A question for die-hard flightsimmers

Kapitan_Phillips · 03-26-07, 02:28 AM

i.e. those who pay lots of money for bits and pieces for your 'home cockpit'

Why?

I can understand it if you were studying for a pilots license, say, but if you're just a casual gamer, why spend so much when the same effect can be achieved with the bare minimum?

Dont get me wrong, I love my FS 2004 (cause I have an Airwolf chopper!

) but I cant imagine paying hundreds to have a 'virtual radio stack' and a full cockpit on my desk. (Besides, I'd never hear the end of it from my mother :rotfl

Illustrates my point (though I think he's playing Falcon 4.0 - it'd probably be less confusing with his setup :rotfl:

Dowly · 03-26-07, 05:50 AM

For the immersion I guess... now, wouldnt it be fun to turn your room to a submarine´s commandroom with every valve actually doing something in-game?

HunterICX · 03-26-07, 06:02 AM

HEY ! WHO TOOK THAT PICTURE OF MY ROOM!

:rotfl: nah, its not a die hard flight simmer,
its just a overgrown with a big wallet addict

Seeadler · 03-26-07, 06:12 AM

so much effort for flightsim equipment but none for real fighter-pilot boots:rotfl:

Kapitan_Phillips · 03-26-07, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dowly

For the immersion I guess... now, wouldnt it be fun to turn your room to a submarine´s commandroom with every valve actually doing something in-game?

My mum would have a field day with that, every school morning. *ARROOOOOOOOOOOGA!* "WAKE UP!"

Egan · 03-26-07, 03:49 PM

It's cuz it's coooool! :rotfl:

can you imagine doing the same with something like Dangerous waters and spending a couple of grand doing out a sonar shack?

Gf enters room: Whatchya doing?

Me (staring at screen,): trackin' a boomer.....

GF: Oh, ok. I'm going out for a few hours

(hours later GF returns home.)

GF: Whatchya doing?

Me (staring at screen,) : trackin' a boomer......

Hmm, maybe it works for some sims and not others.....

Hellcat · 03-26-07, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kapitan_Phillips

i.e. those who pay lots of money for bits and pieces for your 'home cockpit'

Why?

Because you can, if it's a hobby that brings you hours of entertainment then there is no limit to what you can invest. Who would'nt want a full blown cockpit to fly from ?

Enigma · 03-26-07, 05:51 PM

As a real world pilot, and an avid flight simmer, I would love to have a multi million dollar simulator like you might find at, say, Boeing.

For my home flight simming, I dont even have a yoke. Just a joystick. I admit I would like a yoke, pedals, and a 4 engine throttle quadrant, but I agree that buying all the radio stacks etc is a bit much....

Also, those spending hundreds of dollars on home flight sim products might want to consider a trip to the local flight school...you might well be able to afford a bunch of hours int he real thing!

03-28-07, 02:18 AM

It could be worse, you could spend several million on a real boeing, set up hydralics, then hook up your computer to really get into it.... :rotfl:

Or, buying a Sub, doing the same, and never leaving for weeks at a time...:rotfl:

Kapitan · 06-20-07, 04:07 PM

I know a guy called kevin saker well know of he has a full boeing 757 / 767 cockpit in his house he made himself every single flight deck switch buzzer light and whistle works he runs 5 pc units that will run the sim but it takes up an entire room.

watch kings of sims on discovery chanel.

Linton · 06-20-07, 04:39 PM

You can fly a real flight sim for about £200 an hour ,and if you ask me nicely I might even come along and offer a bit of advice!

STEED · 06-20-07, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Linton

You can fly a real flight sim for about £200 an hour ,and if you ask me nicely I might even come along and offer a bit of advice!

Dare I ask?

Chock · 06-20-07, 06:30 PM

Well, even though I've actually got a pilot's licence, I have also got a full airliner cockpit halfway constructed in a spare room, and I'll tell you why:
It's a challenge to build it and I enjoy doing that, working out how to build the controls and such. I'm in no rush to complete it though (and yes my wife hates it), it's just a fun thing to mess around with whenever the mood takes me. I can go and fly the real thing when I like, but it doesn't stop me building the thing, as it's more like 'building a convincing movie set' that I find the fun part.

Chock

fatty · 06-20-07, 09:47 PM

That image is nothing; there's folks out there who go to painstaking lengths to build entire full-scale accurate cockpits and go the extra distance to find proper matching bolts, knobs. toggles, etc.

Hey, if I had the cash, I'd do it!

Chock · 06-21-07, 01:31 AM

Yup, it's not that out of the ordinary to do that kind of thing:

http://www.simpits.org/

Chock

03-26-07, 02:28 AM	#1
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,902 Downloads: 202 Uploads: 0	A question for die-hard flightsimmers i.e. those who pay lots of money for bits and pieces for your 'home cockpit' Why? I can understand it if you were studying for a pilots license, say, but if you're just a casual gamer, why spend so much when the same effect can be achieved with the bare minimum? Dont get me wrong, I love my FS 2004 (cause I have an Airwolf chopper! ) but I cant imagine paying hundreds to have a 'virtual radio stack' and a full cockpit on my desk. (Besides, I'd never hear the end of it from my mother :rotfl Illustrates my point (though I think he's playing Falcon 4.0 - it'd probably be less confusing with his setup :rotfl: __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

03-26-07, 06:02 AM	#3
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	HEY ! WHO TOOK THAT PICTURE OF MY ROOM! :rotfl: nah, its not a die hard flight simmer, its just a overgrown with a big wallet addict __________________

03-26-07, 05:51 PM	#8
Enigma The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: At comms depth, obviously. Posts: 1,476 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	As a real world pilot, and an avid flight simmer, I would love to have a multi million dollar simulator like you might find at, say, Boeing. For my home flight simming, I dont even have a yoke. Just a joystick. I admit I would like a yoke, pedals, and a 4 engine throttle quadrant, but I agree that buying all the radio stacks etc is a bit much.... Also, those spending hundreds of dollars on home flight sim products might want to consider a trip to the local flight school...you might well be able to afford a bunch of hours int he real thing! __________________ "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain

06-20-07, 04:07 PM	#10
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,090 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 7	I know a guy called kevin saker well know of he has a full boeing 757 / 767 cockpit in his house he made himself every single flight deck switch buzzer light and whistle works he runs 5 pc units that will run the sim but it takes up an entire room. watch kings of sims on discovery chanel. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

06-20-07, 04:39 PM	#11
Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You can fly a real flight sim for about £200 an hour ,and if you ask me nicely I might even come along and offer a bit of advice! __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/

03-26-07, 05:50 AM	#2
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	For the immersion I guess... now, wouldnt it be fun to turn your room to a submarine´s commandroom with every valve actually doing something in-game?

03-26-07, 06:12 AM	#4
Seeadler Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1,096 Downloads: 169 Uploads: 0	so much effort for flightsim equipment but none for real fighter-pilot boots:rotfl:

03-26-07, 03:49 PM	#6
Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,019 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	It's cuz it's coooool! :rotfl: can you imagine doing the same with something like Dangerous waters and spending a couple of grand doing out a sonar shack? Gf enters room: Whatchya doing? Me (staring at screen,): trackin' a boomer..... GF: Oh, ok. I'm going out for a few hours (hours later GF returns home.) GF: Whatchya doing? Me (staring at screen,) : trackin' a boomer...... Hmm, maybe it works for some sims and not others.....

03-28-07, 02:18 AM	#9
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	It could be worse, you could spend several million on a real boeing, set up hydralics, then hook up your computer to really get into it.... :rotfl: Or, buying a Sub, doing the same, and never leaving for weeks at a time...:rotfl:

06-20-07, 06:30 PM	#13
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well, even though I've actually got a pilot's licence, I have also got a full airliner cockpit halfway constructed in a spare room, and I'll tell you why: It's a challenge to build it and I enjoy doing that, working out how to build the controls and such. I'm in no rush to complete it though (and yes my wife hates it), it's just a fun thing to mess around with whenever the mood takes me. I can go and fly the real thing when I like, but it doesn't stop me building the thing, as it's more like 'building a convincing movie set' that I find the fun part. Chock Last edited by Chock; 06-21-07 at 01:33 AM.

06-20-07, 09:47 PM	#14
fatty The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,448 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	That image is nothing; there's folks out there who go to painstaking lengths to build entire full-scale accurate cockpits and go the extra distance to find proper matching bolts, knobs. toggles, etc. Hey, if I had the cash, I'd do it!

06-21-07, 01:31 AM	#15
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yup, it's not that out of the ordinary to do that kind of thing: http://www.simpits.org/ Chock