A flight simulator made out of a real 737 cockpit

April 20, 2012 By 8 Comments

[Trent] sent in an awesome story about a single man who bought the nose of a 737, put it in his garage, and built a flight simulator inside the cockpit. His name is [James Price], and right now the only thing we’re wondering is when we can have a visit.

The cockpit came from an aircraft boneyard in Oklahoma. After … Read the rest

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737 cockpit will satisfy even the most discriminating simulator afficiandos

January 6, 2012 By 41 Comments

This isn’t an airplane, it’s a simulator. But you won’t find it at a flight school as this labor of love is a home build of a 737 cockpit (translated) that has been going on for more than two years.

It started off as a couple of automotive bucket seats in a room with two computer monitors to … Read the rest

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