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LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO DESIGN A SIM AT HOME. (Read 707 times)

Apr 17^th, 2009 at 6:28am

flstudent Offline
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Dear friends, I am a new student here in Houston, Texas looking for anyone who knows someone selling a simulator I can purchase and do my training at home. Which I am sure can help other students down the road to. Besides I would love to try other planes as I study.
If anyone can offer some good information and or can help and leave in Texas that would be good. I have a home with room to build it and I do think I can get financing even if it means refinancing my home and take cash out.
That's the reason why. Please let me know anybody out there.
713-992-3186/713-992-3195/281-934-4454. NELSON

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Reply #1 - Apr 18^th, 2009 at 11:07am

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flstudent,

HI and welcome to the Homebuilt Cockpit fourm section of SimV.

You might want to contact one of the manufacturers of "stand alone" cockpits and see what "turnkey" options they already have avaialble. Maybre someone like Flight Deck Solutions. Yes it will cost a LOT of money to buy a "ready to fly" unit, but building a pit from scratch (even buying all the basic components) is such a HUGE job that I doubt that anyone would build it for you for less than the commercial guys are already charging.

best,

.....................john

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Reply #2 - Apr 18^th, 2009 at 11:25am

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Are you a brand new flight student just getting your private pilot's license or are you already a pilot wanting to get Type rated?

If you are just starting, you can go with a large monitor, yoke and a fast computer and not spend too much. I see no need to start with a 737 cockpit if you are wanting to learn in a 152.

PS: what part of town are you in? I'm in Cypress.

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Reply #3 - Apr 18^th, 2009 at 12:36pm

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stevehookem wrote on Apr 18^th, 2009 at 11:25am:

If you are just starting, you can go with a large monitor, yoke and a fast computer and not spend too much. I see no need to start with a 737 cockpit if you are wanting to learn in a 152.

Steve,

EXCELLENT point!!!!

Building / buying a simple realistic C172 pit would be thousands and thousands and TENS of thousands of dollars cheaper than going for a large AT commercial aircraft.

As an example, a stand alone, fabricated plug-and-play FMC for a commercial jet that you would still have to drop into an already constructed center pedestal will run about $1000 all by itself.

flstudent, don't discoult the "RW useful" training that a simple desktop version of the sim with yoke and pedals would give you until you can solve the "simpit" issue. Talk to Brett Henderson (SimV regular) for his RW opinions on this.

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Reply #4 - Apr 18^th, 2009 at 4:34pm

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I am in Brookshire. Steve, That's a great point. Would you be kind and call me if possible, since you are in Cypress probably we hook and up and I show you what I think we can do.
I am just getting my private license but I am software Engineer student as well and later I would like to use my brains to create software so I Can have the real thing, I may be able to learn and create more.
Reason I want the 737 because that's where I want to go to as far as learning is and then there is a chance for incorporating other crafts.
What do you think?
713-992-3186

give me a call,
I think I can borrow some funds...

Nelson

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