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Advanced Tactical F16E cockpit sim STOLEN (Read 1350 times)
Apr 8th, 2010 at 7:32am

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I feel the need to pass this along in this forum. In Sept 2009, a full blown cockpit sim was stolen from private property in the Black Hills of SD. Sheriff and FBI have been investigating without results. The details are listed on the site:  www.stolen911.com   including the reward for finding it. I believe this affects everyone who builds functional cocpits. Also, the need to find that machine before it gets into the hands of terrorists.
 
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Reply #1 - Apr 9th, 2010 at 10:02am

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Why does a search for F15E or "cockpit" not turn up any result at all on that site?

Please give a better direct link to the exact page listing.  Otherwise this feels more like simply a "plug" for this stolen property site....... and it belongs in the "Other SItes" section.

Thanks.

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Reply #2 - Apr 10th, 2010 at 3:25pm

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Hello,
That was my question too. Here is the direct link:

http://www.stolen911.com/category/198/Everything-Else/listings/4111/ATF-F16-Flig...

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Reply #3 - Apr 10th, 2010 at 6:55pm

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Ermias,

Thanks for the link.  So it looks like it is alledgedly a real situation.

How did you find it on the site?

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Reply #4 - Apr 10th, 2010 at 7:15pm

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A dastardly deed... no doubt it will soon appear in the rather limited flight sim marketplace, at which point it will be pretty easy to nab the culprits.
And  I don't think we need to worry about terrorists getting their hands on it... if they somehow manage to steal an F16 (very, very, very unlikely), even this very nice simpit will not prepare them to start the engines, let alone use it to do something terroristic. Grin
 

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Reply #5 - Apr 10th, 2010 at 9:07pm

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Not too worried about the terrorist angle on this...... it is just that pit represents a LOT of money (and time) invested.  I think a lot of the panels are commercial ones... and I have seen the prices on them.

Maybe if a terrorist trys to start the engines on a real F16, they will blow themselves up as they do that.  We can hope Wink.  Of course they don't seem to mind that, do they  Roll Eyes?

If this theft hits the mainstream press...... they will be all over the sensational "terrorist" aspects of the possibilities from this.... realistic or not.  (I can see the headlines now!  Roll Eyes Tongue)

I just hope something like this does not once again start up the whole "flight simulator available to the public is bad" BS that got started after 9/11.  Or generate a "building simpits is bad" mentality.  An Airbus or Boeing air transport simpit then would likely be a "worse thing" than a military craft might be.

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Reply #6 - Apr 11th, 2010 at 8:25am

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Hello John,
It took me some time as it was listed in unexpected page. Just go to the website and click on the "Everything else " link at the bottom left and you will find it there.

Regarding terrorists using the simulator for their purpose ... I don't think it even would give them a hint about using the real thing. I once was in a 737 cockpit in a show and I know how confusing it was to be in the real pit even if I had a fair amount of knowledge about the hardware.

What bothered me is thinking of my own plan to liberate my simulator from the basement to my garage. What if someone who is just is disturbed and can't entertain the idea of an individual building one comes one night and crush the whole thing?

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Reply #7 - Apr 13th, 2010 at 1:04pm

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1000USD reward??

I'd keep the sim to myself... building one would cost a hundred times more  Grin

Just kidding... I'm not a big fan of force sensing sticks  Grin

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