Homemade Full Size Flight Simulator

Simulator

Please put your seat in the upright position... bathrooms are located down the hall past the living room!

Matsim

In 1998 I began the design and constuction of my 747-400 simulator. The approximate size of the simulator is 13ft wide x 11ft long and 9ft high. It will include every switch and panel in the 747-400. The Simulator has been built to accept full motion and visuals at a later date. -Link

Posted by Bre Pettis | Sep 1, 2006 04:35 PM
Something I want to learn to do... | Permalink | Comments (8)

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  • Simply incredible.

    Posted by: farky on September 2, 2006 at 12:37 PM

  • Dude, that is AWESOME!!! watch out for the government knocking at your door..... "Sir, we are aware that you have a flight sim in your home, have you had 'suspicious people' wanting to rent it?" "are you provinding flight lessons to dubious people?"

    Posted by: OptimusPrime on September 2, 2006 at 1:00 PM

  • Bre, if you would be so kind as to let me know what all i have to do price and parts-wise to get one of these things built, i'd appreciate it...my email's Smoky52086@aol.com, thanks

    Posted by: Smoky52086 on September 5, 2006 at 7:44 AM

  • Bre, if you would be so kind as to let me know what all i have to do price and parts-wise to get one of these things built, i'd appreciate it...my email's Smoky52086@aol.com, thanks

    Posted by: Smoky52086 on September 5, 2006 at 7:44 AM

  • BRE,I WOULD APPRECIATE MORE INFO ON YOUR SIM. WOULD YOU CONSIDER BUILDING ANOTHER ONE OR SELLING YOURS?

    Posted by: WINGS on March 23, 2007 at 5:49 PM

  • I have been wanting to do this for a number of years. I would like to do just a one seater, such as the Korean conflict Sabre jet. But I just didn't know where to start. Seeing your simulator really inspires me. Any tips you may have would be greatly appreciated. If not just let me say, you sure did one heck of a job! I wonder what your profession might be.
    Thanks for the inspiration,
    Bill
    wcarrara@houston.rr.com

    Posted by: wcarrara on April 22, 2007 at 3:34 PM

  • hi how much did it cost to build and will you sell it
    my email is chrischandran@starlee.co.uk
    thanks

    Posted by: chris2000 on September 10, 2007 at 10:59 AM

  • Nice !!!!11
    you want a bit overbord thats the way very cool !!!!!!:)

    Posted by: james on January 3, 2008 at 4:10 AM


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