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Dec 16^th, 2011 at 8:50am

BlackAce Offline
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Ok, I want to make a full cockpit 737, running the PMDG software. I want to get an estaminet of how much would it be, and how much time would I have to put in?

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Reply #1 - Dec 17^th, 2011 at 10:36am

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Blackace,

Welcome to the simpit crazyness.

That is a hard question to answer.... but in general it will take more time than you plan for and more money than you plan for. This is not cheap nor easy.

The more of it you can actually build (solid craftsman and electronics skills) ..... the cheaper. But that is not to say "cheap".

My simpit is not done yet and is in the 8 year build range. And it is not a "full fidelity" unit. Sometimes it is one step forward and two steps back (hardware issues). Sometimes it is that life gets in the way (right now).

Full scale and full realism and full fidelity 737 ........ you are going to need a mortgage. Wink

Unless you have a GOOD job that pays really well....... it will be a serious stretch to attempt it.

Look at past threads here and you'll find a lot of ideas and info.

best,

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

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Reply #2 - Dec 17^th, 2011 at 11:20am

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Hello everyone,

Yep, John is right you are going to need a mortgage. My wife have already told me to choose between "the monster" in my basement and the mortgage of the house.

I think what I have learned from my experience is to plan and think very well before starting. I have a lot of things that I tore up and rebuild and wasted time and money. And still very far away from getting finished if there is such a thing called "finished" in sim building.

I would say,at least in my view, it is a process which lasts long and never ends. Partly it is the process which part of the fun rather than trying to finish it.

Check many resources on the web and you will probably find something that matches and suits your needs and skills.

Good luck,
ermias

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Reply #3 - Dec 18^th, 2011 at 1:17pm

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If you want to make a full 737 cockpit, then one way to go and to save you a lot of time and effort is a scrap nose section. If you Google scrap 737 for sale or 737 cockpit section you get lots of hits and at around $1800 a ton, a stripped of cockpit section would not be that expensive. The guy below paid only $1000.

Check this guy out, Matt's 737-700, it is just what he did.

Matt (no a different one Grin