Friday, September 30, 2005

My first encounter with a home built 737 Sim



On Augutst 27th, I drove approximately 3.5 hrs each way to visit a fellow new england builder's home to see his 737 sim.

First, James..a big thank you for letting me have the time of my life and for your kind hospitality. You are amazingly kind to spend a lot of time with a total stranger and at the same time making me feel at home all the time.

After imagining how it looks for so long, finally it was exciting to see it in real. In terms of reality, it is more than what i imagined (see the pic for yourself). I jumped into the pilot seat and we tried a brief flight. But since i am not apt at flying, we didn't do much. James has built throttles all by himself and they were really cool and worked great. Overall, the cockpit looks so real, that it is surreal.

I stayed until late into the night and the long drive was worth every minute in my book. After visiting James's, i am eager to start building mine soon.