mgovernali Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Hello everyone, I have been a member on this great site for about ten years. I have been away for about a year or so, busy building my baby (747 pit.) It is far from being finished - most probably it never be - as there is always something else to add or improve upon, but it is now (finally) at a decent - presentable stage. I would like to share what I have done so far. The site is http://www.boeing747sim.com I hope you like it Thank you in advance for visiting. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linc278 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Hi Mark. I suspect everyone else is too stunned to comment. Awesome job! Very impressive. That looks like it was a heck of a lot of work. You're lucky you have the connections for those original parts.----From a fellow Calgarian flight-simmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCD Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 I applaud your effort, your ingenuity, and your dedication, you have a masterpiece there! Unfortunately, it does limit your flying experience of one aircraft type. I could never be that restrictive when it comes to what basically is a game. I know, I know, it's not a game, it's a sim. Really? Seems to me that every version of MS-x costs under $100.00, yet you cant rent an hour in a real simulator for that kind of money; so, it really is more a game than a simulator. Don't get me wrong, I love it, but I wouldn't want to climb into a 747 cockpit just to fly around in a Beech Baron! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragtopjohnny Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o176/ragtopjohnny/patrick.jpg http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o176/ragtopjohnny/NewSig.jpg http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-greet013.gif Checkout my new Facebook Page! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Airplane-Porn/1505438883035386 HP Z820 Workstation Intel Xeon 3.30ghz 8 Core Processor 2TB Hard Drive 16 gig of Ram 1125 Power Supply and 2 Gig Nvidia Geforce GTX 970. (YIPPPIE!!!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgovernali Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Thank you linc278! yes I was wondering why was it that i posted the same on "cockpit builders" site and I got a flood of replies and here - nothing! LOL. Yes I am very happy with my sim. Thank you, Marco. P.S. since you're in cow-town as well, we should get together sometime - we can fly around a bit. and do check out my sim site (http://www.boeing747sim.com) I have added some more material and a couple of test videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgovernali Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Thanks RagtopJohnny! LOL! Much appreciated! marco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgovernali Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 I applaud your effort, your ingenuity, and your dedication, you have a masterpiece there! Unfortunately, it does limit your flying experience of one aircraft type. I could never be that restrictive when it comes to what basically is a game. I know, I know, it's not a game, it's a sim. Really? Seems to me that every version of MS-x costs under $100.00, yet you cant rent an hour in a real simulator for that kind of money; so, it really is more a game than a simulator. Don't get me wrong, I love it, but I wouldn't want to climb into a 747 cockpit just to fly around in a Beech Baron! Thank you for the compliment KCD, much appreciated. Re: your "restrictive comments" - the $100 sim vs. game argument you are referring to - all that, simply does not apply to me - maybe it does to you but not to me. I must say that while I do fully understand where you're coming from - as I had to make that same very decision myself when I first decided to go the one-plane route, it is really not an issue at all. If you visited my site (http://www.boeing747sim.com) I described that very process of choosing a single plane there in detail. But to clarify, firstly, it is not the actual "flying" the plane that makes building a dedicated sim worthwhile but the 'building" process itself, the countless hours you spend in adding more and more detail to it every day - and seeing your "creation" becoming ever more and more beautiful everyday. If I had to quantitate it I would say that 80% of my time goes in "refining" the sim and 20% in flying. Secondly, I never-ever fly anything else other than the queen in this sim, that would be like getting into a Lamborghini and wanting it to behave as a Honda civic - the gauges wouldn't fit the MIP anyways, I do have a second setup however - on a 32" screen if I wanted to fly any other plane - but the funny thing is that I never do, I mean, why would I? So I use the second setup as a test platform basically, to test custom sounds or add-ons before I install them on the 747. Picture this my friend. You open your garage door and you have in there a bunch of Chevy cavaliers, a few Toyotas, fords etc. etc., and one single beautiful Ferrari. Which car would you rather take for a spin? I hope that helps YOU - should you decide to go the one-plane route one day. Cheers! Marco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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