Boeing 767 Simulator In a Bedroom

192939495969798999 writes "Here's a brief story about a man who has built a 767 simulator in his home. This simulator differs from others that I've seen by having a pretty clean, professional console and layout, and what appear to be authentic displays. According to the article it cost more than £10,000 to install."

okay..

[Bearded Frog]

Why not just become a pilot at this point..

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[Anonymous Coward]

Why not just become a pilot at this point..

If he wants to fly a real 767, it'll cost a lot more and take much longer.

Seriously, what's wrong with just doing it as a hobby?

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[cherokee158]

It's much more expensive to learn to fly in most European countries than it is the U.S. That's why so many foreign nationals train here.

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[SeaFox]

Because even if he earned his license he wouldn't be able to just take out a jumbo jet for joyride over a scenic desert?

I wonder what MI5 thinks of this

[z4ns4stu]

It seems to me that in our current state of over-blown paranoia, building a jumbo-jet simulator in your basement (while cool) is kind of a bad idea.

me want

[Keep Six]

I am an avid flight-simmer. And I am jealous.

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[kullnd]

Now if we could only get decent force feedback controls for those sims eh... I would be happy with that, although I would also love a setup like that.