Man builds flight sim out of real airplane

Post by **Eraser** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:10 am

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.

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:57 pm

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

Post by **GONNAFISTYA** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 5:26 pm

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.

Post by **plained** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 5:29 pm

i would like to try that thing!

Post by **4days** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 5:31 pm

impressive

there are folks who build these things and don't go near a real plane - with good reason, $$$$ (also, time).

Post by **Transient** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 5:38 pm

Props for dedication.

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:48 pm

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

Post by **obsidian** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:08 pm

/me waits for Brisk's review.

Post by **Captain** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:39 pm

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.

Post by **GONNAFISTYA** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:43 pm

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.

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:00 pm

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.

Post by **Doombrain** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:01 pm

what the fuck

Post by **GONNAFISTYA** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:15 pm

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:

James Price, of Pleasanton

Aircraft controller and pilot

I'm sorry to report that phantfagsmagoria has suffered brain death at approximately 4 pm EST.

Post by **bitWISE** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:27 pm

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

Post by **GONNAFISTYA** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:42 pm

Post by **phantasmagoria** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:41 pm

Post by **losCHUNK** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:21 pm

Post by **Whiskey 7** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:41 pm

Really nice effort & hobby

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:52 pm

pfft i know a guy who built a plane out of his simulator...

Post by **Nightshade** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 3:53 am

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.

Post by **Whiskey 7** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:23 am

HM-PuFFNSTuFF wrote:pfft i know a guy who built a plane out of his simulator...

Gawd, near

on this. .. ..

Post by **andyman** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:17 pm

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

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