Building a Boeing 737-800 simulator

[Quarlow]

Takes more than a little hammer to knock a good plane out of the air. LOL

[Flyboyandre]

Here she is, dumped at the landfill station. Took 3 truck loads to get it all out of my damn driveway and garage but this time Man beat Plane.
I can still see Gene's head shaking while he mutters "Vapor barrier, really?



However, look at all of that space she left behind. Now comes a slight adjustment to my workbench area to create room for the curved visual setup.

[Tenpoint5]

Your not S*&^(^(G me any! Momma told you she was parking HER car in the garage by the weekend didn't she!!

[TedEbear]

I've never seen anyone turn a 737 around in their garage before.   ;D

[Sam3]

I've never seen anyone turn a 737 around in their garage before.   ;D

I just spit out my coffee!  ;D

Looking good Andre!

[Flyboyandre]

Your not S*&^(^(G me any! Momma told you she was parking HER car in the garage by the weekend didn't she!!

Lol, no way in hell because now I start the work of building the 14ft curved projector screen :)
Now I'm heading out to celebrate the parking job by buying a big flat of brisket to throw in the smoker :)

[pikeman_95]

I figured you had forgotten that you had a smoker.LOL

[Sailor]

I figured you had forgotten that you had a smoker.LOL

With the nice job on the cockpit I am thinking it would not take up much room to build a galley for the smoker  :o

[Flyboyandre]

I figured you had forgotten that you had a smoker.LOL

With the nice job on the cockpit I am thinking it would not take up much room to build a galley for the smoker  :o

Heck no Kirby! I finally dug all my smoker stuff back out of the construction zone so now I will relocate the sausage stuffing station and start cranking out goodies again. Neighbors and friends have been nagging me for way too long so it's time to get off the pot!

[Flyboyandre]

Received an email from Krzysztof at Simworld today stating that they were done machining my MIP and that it left Poland today.
This is in many ways the key component for the interior build as it houses all the digital displays.

Additionally I tracked down a pair of 737 seats from Nick at APHS in Florida today so they should also be on their way across the country shortly.

My SSD drives arrived today as well and I built a temporary shelf unit that I hauled into an upstairs bedroom in order to start the main software installation.

Time to enjoy a cold drink while kicking back nearby the air conditioner. Cheers!

[Tenpoint5]

Looking forward to some sausage and brisket pics

[Flyboyandre]

As I await panel parts and other components for the build, I decided to start working on the avionics software.
After installing the 3 new SSD drives this morning I got the OS up and running and started building the software layers for the sim.
This looks to become a 6 or 7 PC powerplant by the time I'm done, which is right in line with what I envisioned when I started.
Love the Prosim 737 software!

[Flyboyandre]

Alrighty! The first x-mas present has arrived from Santa in Poland. These guys make quality stuff and it's the first time I have seen anyone rival what my dad could do with tape, bubble wrap and a box. I'm sure that customs just took one look at it and said "we ain't dealing with that one" and on it went.
Still can't figure out how that many goodies can fit in a small box.

Thank you Krzysztof and Filip!











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[3rensho]

That is some great looking workmanship.  Do these folks build parts for simulators as a full time business?

[Flyboyandre]

That is some great looking workmanship.  Do these folks build parts for simulators as a full time business?

Yup, 2 engineer students in Poland.
Http://www.simworld.pl