Serious Simulation

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Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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March 21st, 2011 8

Sean’s posting of this week’s Flickr pool roundup, with the Homemade F-16 Simulator Cockpit, had me tripping off to numerous sites where people take their flight simulators very seriously. Check out this site, Viperpit.org, for some very tweaked out recreational flight simulators.

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8 thoughts on “Serious Simulation”

johngineer says:

March 22nd, 2011 at 4:27 am

Wow! I think “very seriously” is an understatement.
VRAndy says:

March 22nd, 2011 at 5:28 am

It’s sad that the screen is so small. After all that effort, he should be projecting onto the inside of a dome.

J says:

March 22nd, 2011 at 6:15 am

My thoughts exactly. Awesome build though!

Anonymous says:

March 22nd, 2011 at 9:27 am

Just watch him when he has to eject, though!
Anton Atom says:

March 22nd, 2011 at 10:44 am

Holy shit, this is freaking hot!!
Ricky Connolly says:

March 22nd, 2011 at 9:12 pm

mfw epic cockpit combined with tiny sad screen :/
Glynne Hather says:

March 22nd, 2011 at 11:05 pm

Too much free time and money…
John Daniels says:

November 5th, 2015 at 7:56 pm

If you build a flight simulator to that extent, why not go the extra mile and build the whole f-16?

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