Well, for the last 2 or 3 months, when not traveling for work or whatnot, I’ve been pulled away from normal wood working projects building a flight simulator for my son. This has been completely made up on the fly using some purchased parts and some scraps on hand in the shop. We are getting close to being ready to move this to his room and get it connected to the 55” front screen. Phase 2 will be framing in two side walls with 23” monitors as the planes side windows.
As my 13 year old has taught himself to fly, and taught him self air traffic control, we have been slowly embracing his interest. 2 years ago we gave him 2 hours in a real 737 simulator to which the facility owner indicated he was blown away and offered him an internship when he turned 18, and now we are building a Cessna style home simulator. Don’t know if he will be a pilot but I’m hopeful that as we finish this it helps him realize his dreams.
Figured i would share some progress pictures for anyone interested.
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