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PostPosted: 04-19-2012 12:10 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


And has stashed it in his garage:
http://bcove.me/5x9w8cnd

He looks a bit like a gnome, but it's a pretty impressive achievement.
I wonder how he built the software. Did he write a 3D graphics engine from scratch?

edit: embedding fail :( just click the link.



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PostPosted: 04-19-2012 08:57 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I do wonder why these people don't dedicate their efforts into doing the real thing instead.



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PostPosted: 04-19-2012 09:26 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


phantasmagoria wrote:
I do wonder why these people don't dedicate their efforts into doing the real thing instead.


Uhm...it says clearly that he's an air traffic controller and a pilot.

I do wonder why goth fagg0ts don't pay attention to the material they're discussing instead of looking like a moron.
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PostPosted: 04-19-2012 09:29 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


i would like to try that thing!



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PostPosted: 04-19-2012 09:31 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


impressive :up:

there are folks who build these things and don't go near a real plane - with good reason, $$$$ (also, time).
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PostPosted: 04-19-2012 09:38 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Props for dedication. :up:



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PostPosted: 04-19-2012 10:48 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


GONNAFISTYA wrote:
phantasmagoria wrote:
I do wonder why these people don't dedicate their efforts into doing the real thing instead.


Uhm...it says clearly that he's an air traffic controller and a pilot.


no it doesn't



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PostPosted: 04-19-2012 11:08 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


/me waits for Brisk's review.



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PostPosted: 04-19-2012 11:39 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


phantasmagoria wrote:
GONNAFISTYA wrote:
Uhm...it says clearly that he's an air traffic controller and a pilot.


no it doesn't


You're as blind as the bats you fuck, gothboi.



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phantasmagoria wrote:
GONNAFISTYA wrote:
Uhm...it says clearly that he's an air traffic controller and a pilot.


no it doesn't


ffs...you really are stupid. I thought you were joking all those times you seemed thick, but I guess you weren't.

Why don't you watch the video again and wait about 16 seconds...when he starts talking there is text below him.
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PostPosted: 04-19-2012 12:00 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


wtf are you talking about?

at 0:16 he's just blithering about how he's made his plane, at no point does he mention his job.



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PostPosted: 04-19-2012 12:01 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


what the fuck
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PostPosted: 04-19-2012 12:15 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


phantasmagoria wrote:
wtf are you talking about?

at 0:16 he's just blithering about how he's made his plane, at no point does he mention his job.


Yeah...at no point (0:12) does it say on-screen:

Quote:
James Price, of Pleasanton

Aircraft controller and pilot


I'm sorry to report that phantfagsmagoria has suffered brain death at approximately 4 pm EST. :(
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PostPosted: 04-19-2012 12:27 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Eraser wrote:
I wonder how he built the software. Did he write a 3D graphics engine from scratch?

My bet would be that he created something to map all the inputs into keystrokes and made it a glorified controller. Or perhaps he is piecing together professional grade components from real training sims. The only reason I don't think he didn't write it all from scratch is the quality of the world data they were showing and the fact that he said he could fly anywhere in the world.

Also, http://www.737simguy.com/OldSite/intro.htm
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PostPosted: 04-19-2012 12:42 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


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PostPosted: 04-19-2012 01:41 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


:olo:



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PostPosted: 04-19-2012 02:21 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


:olo: :up:



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PostPosted: 04-19-2012 02:41 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Really nice effort & hobby :up:



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PostPosted: 04-19-2012 02:52 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


pfft i know a guy who built a plane out of his simulator...
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PostPosted: 04-20-2012 07:53 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Fuck me in the goat ass, that's awesome. All he needs now is hexapod table to mount it on and he's got the full dealio. :up:
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HM-PuFFNSTuFF wrote:
pfft i know a guy who built a plane out of his simulator...


Gawd, near :tear: :olo: on this. .. ..



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PostPosted: 04-23-2012 02:17 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


damn that thing is awesome... can't imagine the amount of work he put into it.
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