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OpenStars, in Flight sim people are on another level
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How do we know that this room isn’t in a plane? :-P

It’s plane-ception?

malean, in aboutme.pdf
@malean@lemmy.world avatar

honestly, I kinda want to write mine too

meliaesc,

Good luck getting your new autobiography published!

Kyrgizion, in Flight sim people are on another level

Very cool but you can have the entire cockpit to detail in VR, with a fraction of the cost.

KillerTofu,

Without the tactile experience.

agitatedpotato, (edited )

I can make do without the tactile in most places but a good force feedback controller for setting trim would be sooooo nice.

Schal330, in Flight sim people are on another level

Indeed they are… (picture 14)

sleen,

😂

FlyingSquid, in Gottem
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

I’ve laughed out loud re-reading this meme five times. The ‘fuck you’ is the icing on the cake.

elephantium,
@elephantium@lemmy.world avatar

Same. I’m cackling

CADmonkey, in aboutme.pdf

“So tell me about yourself”

“It’s all on the resume”

Justas, in Flight sim people are on another level
@Justas@sh.itjust.works avatar

A friend of mine makes force feedback controllers and he has like so much business from guys like that.

DAMunzy, in aboutme.pdf

I would love to get an info dump like that. I could go back to it for the rest or the relationship

Anticorp,

Actually, in article 7, clause 42, you said you’re fine with your SO buying a dirtbike instead of paying for a vacation!

hakunawazo, (edited )

Yes, but in article 12, clause 51, I clearly stated that it only applies to instances where we’re together winning the lottery.

betterdeadthanreddit, in Flight sim people are on another level

The double-standard on display here is just disgusting. Sure, it’s perfectly fine to modify your home entertainment system into a fake airplane but I try a little remodeling to make work feel more like home and it’s all “security will escort you off the premises” and “we’re taking away your pilot’s license”. Boils my blood.

cordlesslamp,

I know, right?

Modified your PC into a flight sim and no one bat an eye.

Modified your cockpit into a gaming rig and everyone losses their mind.

FeelzGoodMan420, (edited ) in Flight sim people are on another level

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  • yurgenst,

    I can 100% promise this cost less than getting a pilots license, especially if you want to fly jets. Most people will pay over $10,000 just to get their private pilot license.

    CptEnder,

    Yeah and the $10,000 is just for single prop. ATPL costs like $70-100k so yeah like Yurgenst said, this setup is definitely cheaper.

    Also this isn’t the craziest setup I’ve seen. On Reddit years ago I saw a F-16 pilot recreate his entire cockpit complete with the FLIR displays and a real F-16 yoke but managed to make it collapsible. So he could stow it into a chest like thing that his wife approved of haha. He was like “I just really love my job, I want to keep doing it when I’m not working”.

    drivepiler,

    Not to mention you can pop a few beers and pull some crazy manoeuvres without the risk of death

    Anticorp,

    This person is probably a CFI, and simulator time is always cheaper than actual flight time. 25% of your flight time can be in a simulator when learning to fly.

    cryostars,

    Yep not to mention flying (renting a plane and paying for fuel is very expensive too)

    Anticorp,

    Fuel and maintenance are the big ones. I had a CFI who owned his own old Cessna 150 and would teach me for free. I just had to pay for gas and maintenance, and it was still almost $200 an hour. Aviation is expensive!

    sunbeam60, (edited )

    Yes but in certified simulators. That ain’t no certified simulator.

    Anticorp, (edited )

    I’ve seen certified simulators that are nothing more than a 27" monitor, a yoke, peddles, and a throttle control. That set-up looks better than any certified simulator that I’ve ever seen.

    sunbeam60,

    You are completely correct. Most certified simulators aren’t used for familiarisation training but basic manoeuvres. Buying a certified simulator is often extremely expensive and getting one you’ve built certified is insanely expensive and very, very complicated (which is why they often come as pre-assembled kits that flight schools can line up themselves).

    I would wager one of my children that this set up isn’t certified.

    Anticorp, (edited )

    I wouldn’t bet against you. This setup looks like it is for a jet, probably a commercial airliner. It seems unlikely that anyone is getting certified flight instructions for a 737 in some dude’s dining room.

    Wodge,
    @Wodge@lemmy.world avatar

    I get this attitude towards my sim racing. The amount of Bentlys I’ve smashed up would be worth billions, and my simrig isn’t even 1% of that.

    FigMcLargeHuge,

    There’s also the issue of medical. Someone might not be able to medically get a pilots license, but can pull up a chair. It might not have anything to do with money.

    brianorca,

    They might already have a pilot license. This setup costs way less per hour than actual flying. And it lets you try things that would be risky in a real plane. Or you can practice bad weather or equipment failures safely, so you can better handle a real situation if it occurs.

    clearleaf, in aboutme.pdf
    Klear, in Gottem

    I like how him replying 6 minutes late means he might have pulled over just to send the fuck you.

    Steve, in Flight sim people are on another level

    Why so few monitors??

    cm0002,

    Lol first thing I thought of, 4/10, cool control panels, but not even a large curved display

    sunbeam60,

    Fuck curved display. You either build a dome or you have three large displays (TVs) arranged in a 270 degree square around you.

    Moose,
    @Moose@moose.best avatar

    I’m going to take a guess that this sim setup is mainly for IFR or instrument flying. I know some people that do virtual airline stuff and they follow real life as closely as they can, so after taking off its auto-pilot on and using instruments for navigation instead of visual landmarks.

    tdawg, in Conjuring one up like it's nothing

    Living near nature is important :)

    mofongo, in Conjuring one up like it's nothing

    macOS is the superior os

    The_Picard_Maneuver,
    @The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website avatar

    Oh no, this is going to get you thrown in Lemmy jail. We’ll remember to write to you.

    Hjalamanger,
    @Hjalamanger@feddit.nu avatar

    Hello, this is the Lemmy police. You are now under arrest for showing sympathy to a MacOS user. You will be forced to write an official, public excuse to Tux, or lord and saviour, for dishonouring him and his OS. Tux SWAT police

    The_Picard_Maneuver,
    @The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website avatar

    I’m sorry, Tux! It was a moment of weakness and won’t happen again!

    blanketswithsmallpox,

    The penultimate being MythOS.

    … Oh hey it’s ‘real’ lol.

    bdonvr,

    Superior to Windows sure. UNIX > NT

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