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Linked Control Columns & Loading – Part 2 – The Pitch Axis

It has been a long while since I wrote Part 1. Hard to believe. It took time to get things finished up and generally working, and then the rest of the sim had to be built back up on top of it. Throw a bit of “life happens” and dips in motivation and time just …

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ProSim737 Navigational Data Updates Using Navigraph

Introduction To keep the ProSim navigational database (Navdata) updated with real world data, you update its AIRAC (or Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control) database. ProSim uses Navigraph AIRAC data for its updates. Navigraph requires a small monthly subscription fee to access the latest AIRAC data. In my opinion, it is one of the best values …

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Cockpit Panel Lighting

SimObsession Cockpit Lighting

Real world cockpit panel lighting is dependent on the active power bus. I explain how I set up my panel lighting to function in a similar way, resulting in a more realistic cockpit lighting environment.

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Downloads

On this page you’ll find some of the random 3D-printable models I created in Fusion360 of hard-to-find items, or things that just needed to be improved upon to meet my standards. Free to download for personal use. Do not share or post them elsewhere without my permission. NOT to be used for profit in any …

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Hands-On Review – Using the Pimax Crystal Light VR Headset for Immersive Flight Simulation

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I try out the Pimax Crystal Light VR Headset in MSFS 2020 and 2024. How good is it?

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Still kicking. Lots of new updates coming soon!

It has been a long while since the last post but that doesn’t mean things have been quiet. A lot has been happening behind the scenes over the last year and there are certainly a lot of new things to write about. It just takes time to sit down and write them out, so thanks …

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Welcome to SimObsession.com, a site about my home-built Boeing 737-800 Flight Simulator or, as my wife would say, my “Simulator Obsession.” Building a full-sized airliner flight simulator at home can be a very challenging, satisfying and exciting hobby, while simultaneously an immensely frustrating black hole of time and money.  You really do need to be …

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Linked Control Columns & Loading – Part 1 – May the Force be with you!

โ€œTry not. Do or do not. There is no try.โ€ โ€”Yoda, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Introduction One of the things I’ve wanted for a long time is linked control columns, and it’s the last major item needed to complete my reasonable recreation of a Boeing 737-800 cockpit. In Part 1 of …

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Boeing 737 Sim Update – May 2023 – Bulkhead Paint and Detail

Rear bulkhead cabinet with Instructor station shown.

It has been a while since my last update. While it may seem things have been pretty quiet, I’ve made quite a bit of progress over the months since then and thought I’d share. Bulkhead Progress The rear bulkhead has been a pretty big project these past months, but it’s mostly complete (for now). I …

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Combined Config Item Lookup Table

Config Item Lookup Table

A comprehensive lookup table for all configurable items within the ProSimB738 Combined Config menu.

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