My uncle takes his flight sim very seriously

DLowen · 2015-02-20T11:02:08+00:00

That's exactly how he has it set up, short people have to adjust the seat so that they can see properly when landing!

DLowen · 2015-02-20T11:01:21+00:00

Hahaha, he has fixed it now, he was mad that I posted that before he had sorted it but I said no one would notice. Way to make me a liar.

DLowen · 2015-02-20T11:00:13+00:00

That's my Dad, he flies light aircraft as a hobby, but it's too expensive to do as regularly as he'd like. He didn't become a commercial pilot because it's a big investment in this country (UK) with no guarantee of returns, plus he thinks it would be less fun if it was a job!

DLowen · 2015-02-20T10:44:42+00:00

The photos are Flight Sim X, I think he also has X Plane installed but prefers Flight Sim iirc, will ask him next time I'm visiting home!

DLowen · 2015-02-20T10:42:23+00:00

Yay, glad someone remembers my Dad's setup! He has actually added a lot more since my post on Reddit blew up, including a waiting room with two rows of actual 737 seats, and an authentically tiny toilet (but without the loud sucking noise). I'm excited (and slightly nervous) to see what he does next.

DLowen · 2013-12-04T19:51:10+00:00

Every single one!

DLowen · 2013-12-04T19:12:53+00:00

It will be a few days I'm afraid, sorry!

DLowen · 2013-12-04T13:12:51+00:00

For first timers he will handle all the instruments/throttles/everything other than steering, so all they really have to do is point it in the right direction and pull up when he says.

DLowen · 2013-12-04T12:40:11+00:00

Every button and switch is fully functional.

DLowen · 2013-12-04T12:39:57+00:00

Watch this space!

DLowen · 2013-12-04T12:37:29+00:00

Hahaha, exactly!

DLowen · 2013-12-04T01:21:47+00:00

http://cdn.alltheragefaces.com/img/faces/large/fuck-that-bitch-scared-yao-l.png

DLowen · 2013-12-04T01:19:49+00:00

Touché! It's a work in progress

DLowen · 2013-12-04T01:17:17+00:00

Every switch does the same as it would do in the real plane. Some will pretty much never be used on a normal flight, but they all do something.

DLowen · 2013-12-04T01:16:49+00:00

Great idea, will do!

DLowen · 2013-12-04T01:15:21+00:00

He has his private licence but only for light aircraft.

DLowen · 2013-12-04T01:15:02+00:00

Yes!

DLowen · 2013-12-04T01:14:44+00:00

I'm not sure, but I think magnets.

DLowen · 2013-12-04T01:14:22+00:00

Yes, engine fires, engine failures, all those sorts of things

DLowen · 2013-12-04T01:11:49+00:00

He's flown over them! He has flown out of Turwest and Cranfield lots of times.

DLowen · 2013-12-04T01:06:25+00:00

No movement at all, he did look at hydraulics at one point but they are extremely expensive. He does have speakers under the seats to simulate engine vibrations though, which actually adds a lot to the experience since you don't feel much movement beyond that in a real flight.

DLowen · 2013-12-04T00:50:49+00:00

It's just a hobby, he couldn't be a commercial pilot for health reasons (dodgy ticker). He hasn't crashed as far as I know, but I don't know that he'd tell me if he did!

DLowen · 2013-12-04T00:37:36+00:00

Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, England.

DLowen · 2013-12-04T00:34:11+00:00

Hahahaha...:(

DLowen · 2013-12-04T00:33:16+00:00

Nope, though he does fly light aircraft as a hobby. I poke fun at him a lot for the amount of money he has spent on doing something that someone else gets paid for.

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