I’m 15 and I’m gonna do everything you did. I was gonna work hard and rack up 50,000 for a full cockpit and an overkill PC, but If I can build it myself, and save thousands, I’d gladly do it. Especially now with the help of Father Dane. This is going to be a great learning experience. I will learn construction skills, soldering skills, coding, and aviation skills. Thank you, Father!
Hey dude! I would recommend you save up for flight training if you are thinking to fly. And save up for a smaller aircraft sim. Which is way cheaper. And will translate directly into your flight training aswell. Safe skies!
This is fantastic Father. What a great job. I'm a brit (from Cumbria) thats lived in the US for the last 20 years. Also a private pilot and flight sim enthusiast.I work as an electronic design engineer for a robotics company so this video was especially interesting. I find all your videos very enjoyable, and your explanations detailed and delivered with such a friendly, familiar and relaxing voice.
As a retired B737 Series Captain, I was amazed at the incredible job you did assembling this maze of wires and electronics. Well done. I enjoyed your video very much.
Thank you. I also had the assistance from a 737 pal of mine who flies for Ryanair. I had him sit in the captain's side (where he always sits) and with his eyes closed, I had him reach out to all the switches and other controls that he would reach for in the normal run of things, and everything was where his hand went. That was my biggest challenge: getting the angles and positions correct. He had some valid criticism regarding the tension on the yoke - mine is a little soft (but you should try the yoke on the C-47 I used to fly if you want to build up your upper body muscles) and of course, he did note that my seating was not up to Ryanair's (or Boeing's) standards :). Otherwise he was able to make a successful and comfortable flight (with me in the FO seat) and was quite impressed. That was all I needed to feel that my work with all those tiny wires (and magnifying glass) was vindicated. He assisted me with dimensions and proportions so I could make sure it was a true 1:1 construction at every stage. If you are ever in South Yorkshire, please let me know and you can try it out for yourself.
Father Dane Haven’t traveled much since retiring, but should the opportunity present to visit, I will. Thank you for your gracious invitation. How long did it take you to complete (this far), start to finish? May I ask what the cost is on this project?
@@iwmtrainingroom7516 It all began 16 years ago with a single computer and a joystick using FSX. I am an old pilot now (I used to be a young bold pilot) but I still like the touch of the controls so piece by piece and part by part I bought and assembled and expanded as I went. The major purchase of the MIP from Opencockpits in Spain was the start of the final version I have now - that was in 2018. It took many months to put that together, and I had to check the circuitry and connectivity as I went along - and it was a few more months after that and after assembling timber and vinyl flooring to form the tight and almost "claustrophobic" effect of the cockpit that it appeared as it does today. As to cost. Well, if there was a fire I suppose I would be needing around £25,000 to rebuild it the next day. But that cost has been spread out over 16 years to get it to this today, as you can appreciate. But I do enjoy it - even the low frame rate doesn't take away from the joy of flying once again.
Father Dane - Old Pilots all share at least one thing in common, we survived. I knew many who did not for one reason or another. I’m sure your Sim provides many hours of enjoyment for you. Thank you for the added detail, and for doing such an amazing job filming your project. 😊
if i was on a plane and the pilot suddenly had a issue, i would want father dane on that flight. I can here him now, "Now come on son, you go and sit in the back and let me take over". Absolutley brilliant job. god bless father dane and all those who fly with him.
I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to film and edit this absolutely perfectly detailed video. I have been looking for such a good description for years so that I could start planning my 737 cockpit. I am about to start construction of an outdoors building that will house the sim as well as my film editing sweet and workshop. I just hope that my finances are going to cover the lot so that I can start replicating your good work to finally enjoy some more realistic and immersing sim flights. Once again thank you so much for your help.
Thank you for the comments. Building yours in an outdoor building is certainly a better option than taking over a small bedroom. As an aside, I always desired a motion rig but I didn't have the space but if you plan a building, then may I suggest you look at putting in some hydraulics to give you motion? They don't have to be long but enough to give you the "feel". Also, if you have the space, may I also suggest that you ensure you have width to put in a 180 or 270 degree screen as that is so much better than what I have. I keep promising myself that if I got a windfall of cash dropping into my lap, then that is what I would do for my own simulator. Happy landings
@@FatherDane Hello there and thank you so much for your kind reply. I also was envisaging the possibility for some hydraulics, hight requirements and finance permitting, being a retired mechanical engineer that would make the project much more appealing and exiting. My only concern is haw to interface that to P3D using one of the existing interfacing additional softwares. I have successfully added my personal micro controllers such as my own gear down with lights and my conversion from throttle potentiometers to encoders for much more sensitive and precise engine thrust control. Pots are very susceptible to temperature and humidity variations as opposed to encoders which are essentially endless rotary switches with fixed values for a given position. I am open to suggestions on the hydraulic interfacing note. Kind Regards
The people at www.opencockpits.com/ have done it so I suggest speaking to them for more info. Contact support@opencockpits.com and see what he can tell you. I haven't got that far yet so I don't have specific details but this is a way to start. Good luck
@@FatherDane ! . . Excellent . . I shall follow your advise and thank you for pointing this out to me. Unfortunately, my building work has been interrupted by this absurd virus as I can not get machinery or materials. However, I shall invest this time to investigate further the possibility of a full-motion sim and will let you know the outcomes. Kind Regards, Mauro Andreini
As an electrical engineer....i am having a conniption just looking at that wiring lol .... Absolutely fantastic job and i wish you many hours of pleasant flying
It was a doozy - and I needed a magnifying glass for a lot of it because the wire was so small and the sockets were even smaller. I had a wiring schema but following all those lines with these old and tired eyes was a challenge. It took me several weeks to complete the wiring part and then there was the testing part where I had to track down any connections that were loose or crossed. That is worked after all that was a miracle 😉
@@aidyford7946 I would guess that the cost to replace it now would be somewhere around £30,000. It's hard to say as I purchased the parts bit by bit over 16 years, but this is a rough estimate. Does this help? 😊
damn, this is something that i would love to build for my kid to encourage him to go for a professional pilot as he grows up. very nice setup you have there
So detailed I could smell the circuit boards! One of the best "How I did it" videos out there, clear and steady presentation, good tips and ideas. Plus a thing most presenters forget - the intro where you are told what and when to expect things during the video. Now I just need to get back into fsimming, this video is a strong push forward. Thank you ⭐
Looks amazing. I'd swear it was the real thing. My neighbour has a dream cockpit of a space flight sim in his head. All we need to do is build it. I deal with smart home tech mainly, but i do like his dream.
Absolutely fantastic Father, excellent video thank you very much for sharing and your time in making this video. You have given me inspiration to build my own. Happy flying
@@jumbledsiren8190 Yes sir. I started buying parts years ago: a yoke; some pedals, then an EFIS and an MCP. Bit by bit accumulating what I needed until I could afford the MIP and put it all together. But let me tell you this in no uncertain terms: it was all worth it! So, go for it!
@@classonbread5757 Money was my problem too. So, I purchased parts as I could afford them over a 16 year period. I don't know what it is worth today but some have estimated it to be around £25,000 if I had to replace it all in one afternoon :)
This is the most amazing fit of DIY engineering. You are a GOAT Father Dane!!! This is incredible!! Wow ! WOW!!!! Amazing!! You can actually learn how to fly real planes using this setup. One day I'll build something like that for myself and my future kids
Hi. So happy you shared all this. So explaining for me that is currently building my own cockpit. More in mdf and by my own speed because of the cost. Soon finished a CNC-macchine to carve out most of the panels. This hobby is Amazing. Now i am not scared to continue. I know whats coming up. Once again, thanks for this video. /Mikael
Amazing job Father Dane. I'm from El Salvador and my classmates and I tried to do something similar in a 737-200 cockpit with non equipment inside. Unfortunately we couldn't continue the work. We were trying to do everything; like, the software with Labview and Matlab and the avionic part with Arduino but we faced several problems with the interfaces with those programs. Now a days we are looking forward to continue the work. This video will help us a lot in order to continue. Thank you very much.
I have their single seat MIP, Pedestal & AFT overhead. I still need to get their FWD overhead. I would like to get their yoke & pedals too, but currently using Saitek. Initially I was using SIOC, P3D and Prosim but I had too many instability issues, which I think were caused by SIOC, so I moved over to XPlane with the zibo mod and OCUSBMapper. No SIOC needed :) .. Was the best move I did.
I agree with you that having too many device driver programmes is a complication all by itself. They start competing with each other. I looked at Prosim and a few others, but decided to stay with SIOC as the one I use and with SIOC scripts from Roar Kristensen and his OC4BA as that gave me the greatest stability. Besides, then I have only one thing to check when things go wrong. I experimented with an earlier version of X-Plane but was turned off by the need to keep adding stuff on. Plus at that time, the add-on sceneries were in shorter supply. I went with P3D as it used the same core as the old FSX and as I was able to port my sceneries over, it made more economic sense to me. Currently I have 171 sceneries that I have purchased over the years and were I to switch to another platform now, all that goes out the window.
really cool video. Great work too! Have great fun with your simulator. When you make upgrades in the future I would love to see what and how you are doing!!
@@FatherDane I sadly saw you sent the sim to Italy, all though fantastic for their parish!! Have you stopped flying altogether or have you still got a sneeky set up?
@Triple Seven In english they say "I just can't anymore lmfao" meaning, that they are laughing hard af. So... Hopefully you've learnt something new today.
Just picking my jaw off the floor.....😮 That was a fantastic job....👌 Incredible amount of effort put into that....much appreciated you showing this...I hope you have hours of fun.....👍
It all depends on how far you want to go with your simulator. I have been building mine for over 15 years and I suppose it is worth somewhere around £25,000 now if I were to start again. Does this help?
@@FatherDane It helps persuade me its far too expensive for me. And over time I would think VR is going to make cockpits like this largely redundant. I appreciate that VR lacks sufficient resolution at present but in terms of what you see visually, it isn't that many years away and will be far cheaper, about 1/10th of the price I would think and more immersive. I admire what you have done though, it looks very impressive.
@@cbcdesign001 Yes VR will be an economic alternative for many people. However, there is still a sizable number of people who can't use VT for various reasons, and I am one of them. Another drawback to VR us the lack of tactile ability - the lack of proper touch sensation. I had a set of touch screens I used for an earlier model but there is nothing like the feel of a switch or the twist of a knob.
@@FatherDane Yes, until VR is further developed to add touch (gloves?). In particular, the stereo vision VR offers is a major advantage. Adding motion is another difficulty with full cockpit builds. Also, VR offers the flexibility of flying a Cessna for a bit and then a 747. Your build is amazing and commands respect, enjoy!
You need an electrician to come in and wire all those power switches onto one switch to turn the whole thing on. Nice setup. Does your congregation know their tythes went to your sim? lol
Wow..great job! Video was exceptional! ..so is the cockpit! Glad you got the opportunity to enjoy and share this project! I presume you've recieved plenty of humor as to who your flight crew are, and especially who crews the right seat! Amazing, thanks!
Thank you for the comments. Much appreciated. And yes, various people have sat in the right seat over the last year. Whenever I have a visitor who want to fly, they are always encouraged. The last visitor I had before the quarantine was imposed was the local bishop! Who would have guessed he would like flying a 737?
Haha! Love it! I fly RC scale airplanes, I understand the passion for "engineering the experience", researching, learning, building, then sharing the joy! Many good flights to all!
That is fantastic that you made this kind of video! It was imformative and really helpful! I have a suggestion: Use monitors as a view, not a projector for higher-level realism. Again, thank you so much
Hello - I am glad you liked the video and found it useful. I actually did change the projector to large screens later on when I could afford them. I made a series of videos showing how I did that here: ruclips.net/video/tf08mGaQIi8/видео.html&pp=gAQBiAQB
not for the faint of heart - kudos to you for doing the hard work it took to build this behemoth. I hope you enjoy flying your new sim cockpit for many many hours. Ii applaud the investment of time, money, sweat and tears. Cheers!
Use Velcro ties to bundle wires. They can be replaced with ties after final test but it's great to have them organize the wire but removed and reapplied when a change or mistake if found.
Thank you for sharing this! It’s given me the inspiration to make my own flight deck! I’ll most likely be DIYing it since I don’t have the money for this whole setup!
You are very kind, but I am in my 80s now and I won't be doing any new builds - I fear age has caught up with me. The simulator is on its way to a parish in Italy where a much younger priest will be using it with a group of young hopeful aviators. Many thanks for your kindness. 😊
Congratulation with your new home cockpit. It sure looks very good. The video itself is also very good and should be used by Opencockpits in their marketing of the modules. Happy flying.
Amazing, but I think VR is the way forward for me, although I imagine you couldn't beat the tactileness of real buttons. I want to get a moveable chair one day like a Yaw 2 which lends itself to VR.
Yes, VR is an option for many people, however, I am one of those who doesn't take well to VR as it causes headaches. So hardware was my only choice. And as an old commercial pilot, I really do enjoy the tactile contact 😊
Saying that this is impressive is the understatement of the century! Simply, WOW! I did scroll down the comments to see if you mention anything related to the cost but I did not find anything. Also, in the video, you do mention that you had to sacrifice the week's groceries to buy some additional parts at some point, but I did not hear anything more specific. So here goes the question: how much did the entire thing cost you? There is no need to give a figure down to the last penny. Just a ballpark figure will do. Please, include the cost of the PC. Cheers & happy flying! 😎
Your message is very kind - as it took almost 16 years to purchase and assemble the parts I can only suggest a rough figure of what it would cost to replace today: £25,000 - and that is based on the costs at opencockpits.com for pricing. I hope that helps. Happy landings 😊
Thank you - I have made some improvements on it since this video: I replaced the projector with three large television screens which makes the illusion so much better. 😉
I look at these about once a week and still want one so bad. Then I realize, this costs nearly as much as both my truck and motorcycle. Maybe one day I'll have one. Until such time, I shall continue to live vicariously through you. Enjoy!
Father Dane, what an excellent video on all of the nuances of how to complete a 737 cockpit. I thought it was a most excellent video and presentation with excellent detail. I have a much smaller scale cockpit that I am in the process of upgrading but you provided a lot of excellent ideas on finishing the cockpit. Thank you very much for making this video even after your long journey in completing your simulator.
Fantastic. One suggestion though. I have found that if you paint the edges of the TV screens a light blue or grey colour you do not notice them as much especially when in the air which is for the majority of the flight hopefully..
Wow that amazing you must be good with electronics and have a lot of patience. It looks great, I can imagine you have some fab flights, well done for a great build👍
Thank you for sharing this! Wonderful job, not only creating it, but showcasing it in this video. Perhaps when I retire, I will have the time to do something similar, but not to the grand extent you have. --Fr. Gene
I found that the project helped me enormously with the transition from active to semi-active retired and then to retired. When I noticed so many of my friends suffering from dementia it caused me to do something about it - and building a 737 in my spare bedroom was the answer. The experts say that if the mind can be constantly challenged it will prevent the onset of dementia. So, fiddling with small wires and tracking down connection errors certainly presented the challenge. As does the exercise of planning an ILS approach in the working cockpit. I still have my commercial pilot's licence (with IFR etc) and while I couldn't pass a flight physical to actually fly anymore I can at least keep my skills up-to-date. Enjoy the videos.
@@FatherDane Yes I am sure it is a great past time. I am away from my X-Plane and stuck until International flights start up, so missing it terribly....enjoy..!!
Hola saludos desde Calama, Chile tengo que contarles que soy un viejo admirador de FS lo jugaba en los años 80 y algo; y en los 90 Mi sueño frustrado de ser piloto. FS fué fuente de inspiración para mi hija en cuarto medio en vez de dar más importancia a la Universidad decidió postular a la FACH para ser pilota junto con eso dió la PSU y se fué de paseo de fin de curso a Argentina y de regreso se entera que fué aceptada en la FACH y que quedó en la carrera de ing. química en la UCN. Por motivos de arduo trabajo no he vuelto a FS pero si disfruto igual viendo los videos que suben ustedes. Acá en Chile existen creo 3 formas de ser piloto la más conveniente es la FACH después en DGAC de cada aeropuerto de regiones del pais deben cobrar el curso entre clp $4.000.000 a $8.000.000 de pesos chilenos. tengo un hijo ingeniero electrónico quiere hacer el curso en DGAC Bueno y yo ya con casi 59 años de vida me conformaré con poderlo jugar y como pasajero en la vida real.... Yo volaría el FS 2020 desde Calama Chile a Santiago Chile y desde ahí escala en Panamá para llegar a NY USA Después países de América Latina Finalmente Europa etc de a poco... Que cumplan sus sueños atte Luis Beltrán Martínez
Hola y saludos desde Inglaterra. Empecé en la aviación a través del ejército. Era la mejor opción que tenía disponible. Entonces, si su hija tiene la oportunidad, la animo. En FACH, una persona puede volar muchos tipos diferentes de aviones y ganar mucha experiencia. La forma DGAC es muy cara. Les deseo que su hija y su hijo todos los buenos deseos y bendiciones sobre su futuro. Y al igual que usted, estoy ahora más allá de ser capaz de volar. Para personas como nosotros, solo el simulador está disponible para satisfacer el sueño. Te deseo lo mejor con tu simulador y te deseo ¡felices aterrizajes! 😊
Yes indeed - many hours. In fact, 16 years altogether. As for VR, I am one of those who have difficulty using this technology so I am not able to take advantage. But I salute those who are.
It took me over 16 years to obtain the parts and build this cockpit. If you have the plan and the desire, you will have one too. Happy landings my friend 😊
Loud & Clear, I love your voice sir, reminds me of someone's narrator in a documentary (don't remember which). Keep it up Father Dane, greetings from Brunei.
This is quite awesome Father. If I was one of your parishioners I would gift you a Brother Label maker for all your labelling needs. Such as the TV remote.
Yes it is - if you have the cash up front. But as I didn't and could only buy the parts as I had enough to pay for them, then it took me 16 years to build this as it is today. It's all about what you can afford 😊
@@FatherDane seriously sir, by all means of respect. Just super authentic, skilled and just not what I would have expected from a priest to be fully honest. Thx for the eye opener.
I’m 15 and I’m gonna do everything you did. I was gonna work hard and rack up 50,000 for a full cockpit and an overkill PC, but If I can build it myself, and save thousands, I’d gladly do it. Especially now with the help of Father Dane. This is going to be a great learning experience. I will learn construction skills, soldering skills, coding, and aviation skills. Thank you, Father!
Your are very welcome. And yes, you will learn all those skills - and more. I wish you all the best with the project. 👍
Hey dude! I would recommend you save up for flight training if you are thinking to fly. And save up for a smaller aircraft sim. Which is way cheaper. And will translate directly into your flight training aswell.
Safe skies!
This is fantastic Father. What a great job. I'm a brit (from Cumbria) thats lived in the US for the last 20 years. Also a private pilot and flight sim enthusiast.I work as an electronic design engineer for a robotics company so this video was especially interesting. I find all your videos very enjoyable, and your explanations detailed and delivered with such a friendly, familiar and relaxing voice.
Thank you. You are very kind. 😀
As a retired B737 Series Captain, I was amazed at the incredible job you did assembling this maze of wires and electronics. Well done. I enjoyed your video very much.
Thank you. I also had the assistance from a 737 pal of mine who flies for Ryanair. I had him sit in the captain's side (where he always sits) and with his eyes closed, I had him reach out to all the switches and other controls that he would reach for in the normal run of things, and everything was where his hand went. That was my biggest challenge: getting the angles and positions correct. He had some valid criticism regarding the tension on the yoke - mine is a little soft (but you should try the yoke on the C-47 I used to fly if you want to build up your upper body muscles) and of course, he did note that my seating was not up to Ryanair's (or Boeing's) standards :). Otherwise he was able to make a successful and comfortable flight (with me in the FO seat) and was quite impressed. That was all I needed to feel that my work with all those tiny wires (and magnifying glass) was vindicated. He assisted me with dimensions and proportions so I could make sure it was a true 1:1 construction at every stage. If you are ever in South Yorkshire, please let me know and you can try it out for yourself.
Father Dane Haven’t traveled much since retiring, but should the opportunity present to visit, I will. Thank you for your gracious invitation. How long did it take you to complete (this far), start to finish? May I ask what the cost is on this project?
@@iwmtrainingroom7516 It all began 16 years ago with a single computer and a joystick using FSX. I am an old pilot now (I used to be a young bold pilot) but I still like the touch of the controls so piece by piece and part by part I bought and assembled and expanded as I went. The major purchase of the MIP from Opencockpits in Spain was the start of the final version I have now - that was in 2018. It took many months to put that together, and I had to check the circuitry and connectivity as I went along - and it was a few more months after that and after assembling timber and vinyl flooring to form the tight and almost "claustrophobic" effect of the cockpit that it appeared as it does today. As to cost. Well, if there was a fire I suppose I would be needing around £25,000 to rebuild it the next day. But that cost has been spread out over 16 years to get it to this today, as you can appreciate. But I do enjoy it - even the low frame rate doesn't take away from the joy of flying once again.
Father Dane - Old Pilots all share at least one thing in common, we survived. I knew many who did not for one reason or another. I’m sure your Sim provides many hours of enjoyment for you. Thank you for the added detail, and for doing such an amazing job filming your project. 😊
@@iwmtrainingroom7516 Thank you
if i was on a plane and the pilot suddenly had a issue, i would want father dane on that flight.
I can here him now, "Now come on son, you go and sit in the back and let me take over".
Absolutley brilliant job.
god bless father dane and all those who fly with him.
This old dog thanks you for your kind words 😊
I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to film and edit this absolutely perfectly detailed video. I have been looking for such a good description for years so that I could start planning my 737 cockpit. I am about to start construction of an outdoors building that will house the sim as well as my film editing sweet and workshop. I just hope that my finances are going to cover the lot so that I can start replicating your good work to finally enjoy some more realistic and immersing sim flights. Once again thank you so much for your help.
Thank you for the comments. Building yours in an outdoor building is certainly a better option than taking over a small bedroom. As an aside, I always desired a motion rig but I didn't have the space but if you plan a building, then may I suggest you look at putting in some hydraulics to give you motion? They don't have to be long but enough to give you the "feel". Also, if you have the space, may I also suggest that you ensure you have width to put in a 180 or 270 degree screen as that is so much better than what I have. I keep promising myself that if I got a windfall of cash dropping into my lap, then that is what I would do for my own simulator. Happy landings
@@FatherDane Hello there and thank you so much for your kind reply. I also was envisaging the possibility for some hydraulics, hight requirements and finance permitting, being a retired mechanical engineer that would make the project much more appealing and exiting. My only concern is haw to interface that to P3D using one of the existing interfacing additional softwares. I have successfully added my personal micro controllers such as my own gear down with lights and my conversion from throttle potentiometers to encoders for much more sensitive and precise engine thrust control. Pots are very susceptible to temperature and humidity variations as opposed to encoders which are essentially endless rotary switches with fixed values for a given position.
I am open to suggestions on the hydraulic interfacing note.
Kind Regards
The people at www.opencockpits.com/ have done it so I suggest speaking to them for more info. Contact support@opencockpits.com and see what he can tell you. I haven't got that far yet so I don't have specific details but this is a way to start. Good luck
@@FatherDane ! . . Excellent . . I shall follow your advise and thank you for pointing this out to me. Unfortunately, my building work has been interrupted by this absurd virus as I can not get machinery or materials. However, I shall invest this time to investigate further the possibility of a full-motion sim and will let you know the outcomes. Kind Regards, Mauro Andreini
@@9111logic :)
That intro is to good 😂👍👍
I like having a bit of fun
I just was going to say this
As an electrical engineer....i am having a conniption just looking at that wiring lol .... Absolutely fantastic job and i wish you many hours of pleasant flying
It was a doozy - and I needed a magnifying glass for a lot of it because the wire was so small and the sockets were even smaller. I had a wiring schema but following all those lines with these old and tired eyes was a challenge. It took me several weeks to complete the wiring part and then there was the testing part where I had to track down any connections that were loose or crossed. That is worked after all that was a miracle 😉
@@FatherDane Fantastic job, i am so envious it must give hours of joy, especially in recent months
@@gabrieldillon11 Yes it does - I can "go" anywhere in the world I want and that is a great bit of natural home therapy 😊
What an amazing kit. This is serious flight simming taken to a new level.
It took a long time but it's worth it
@@FatherDane how much was it
@@aidyford7946 I would guess that the cost to replace it now would be somewhere around £30,000. It's hard to say as I purchased the parts bit by bit over 16 years, but this is a rough estimate. Does this help? 😊
@@DamienRyanUK yes thank you
You really are a delight to listen to! Thank you for sharing your experience!
Thank you
Thank you for your documentairy, you explain it very well and relaxed, it is a long sit and you had the patient to build this amazing complex room.
Fr. Very nice job. Your a great storyteller. From Los Angeles California USA 🇺🇸
Peace be with you. ✝️
Thank you. And from the UK I hope you are staying well. Happy Sim flying to you
Amazing work. Thanks for sharing.
You are very welcome 😊
Thank you for sharing - the obvious excitement in your voice reflected exactly as I would feel - enjoy
Will do - thank you
damn, this is something that i would love to build for my kid to encourage him to go for a professional pilot as he grows up. very nice setup you have there
Thank you
So detailed I could smell the circuit boards! One of the best "How I did it" videos out there, clear and steady presentation, good tips and ideas. Plus a thing most presenters forget - the intro where you are told what and when to expect things during the video.
Now I just need to get back into fsimming, this video is a strong push forward. Thank you ⭐
You are more than welcome. Happy landings
You’re a clever man.
I must confess I had to skip in the end to the bit where it’s working . Hats off to you
Thanks for the compliment
Looks amazing. I'd swear it was the real thing. My neighbour has a dream cockpit of a space flight sim in his head. All we need to do is build it. I deal with smart home tech mainly, but i do like his dream.
A dream is how mine started - so live the dream! Happy landings 😊
@@FatherDane You have given a good idea of what can be done. Far more than the original dream. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
@@garyseaman6105 👍😊
Absolutely fantastic Father, excellent video thank you very much for sharing and your time in making this video. You have given me inspiration to build my own. Happy flying
Thank you
very well explained, very detailed video. I'm now confident that I can build my own cockpit.
the only thing I need now is the money
It took me 16 years, so unless you are rich, you will need patience
@@FatherDane It took you WHAT?!?
@@jumbledsiren8190 Yes sir. I started buying parts years ago: a yoke; some pedals, then an EFIS and an MCP. Bit by bit accumulating what I needed until I could afford the MIP and put it all together. But let me tell you this in no uncertain terms: it was all worth it! So, go for it!
@@FatherDane how much did it cost?
@@classonbread5757 Money was my problem too. So, I purchased parts as I could afford them over a 16 year period. I don't know what it is worth today but some have estimated it to be around £25,000 if I had to replace it all in one afternoon :)
This is the most amazing fit of DIY engineering. You are a GOAT Father Dane!!! This is incredible!! Wow ! WOW!!!! Amazing!! You can actually learn how to fly real planes using this setup. One day I'll build something like that for myself and my future kids
go for it 😂
Love your quiet, detailed way of explaining and your precise way of working. Thx a lot.
Thank you for your kind words😊
Amazing outcome! I am inspired, now! Time to start saving!
You will not be disappointed. 👍
this guy *builds a entire plane cockpit*
comments *i lIkE tHe iNtRo*
Thank you
Hi. So happy you shared all this. So explaining for me that is currently building my own cockpit. More in mdf and by my own speed because of the cost. Soon finished a CNC-macchine to carve out most of the panels. This hobby is Amazing. Now i am not scared to continue. I know whats coming up. Once again, thanks for this video. /Mikael
You are most welcome. Enjoy your cockpit
Amazing job Father Dane. I'm from El Salvador and my classmates and I tried to do something similar in a 737-200 cockpit with non equipment inside. Unfortunately we couldn't continue the work. We were trying to do everything; like, the software with Labview and Matlab and the avionic part with Arduino but we faced several problems with the interfaces with those programs. Now a days we are looking forward to continue the work. This video will help us a lot in order to continue.
Thank you very much.
es un placer servirle
The best intro I have ever seen in my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you
im absolutely speechless! GREAT JOB!
Thank you
I have their single seat MIP, Pedestal & AFT overhead. I still need to get their FWD overhead. I would like to get their yoke & pedals too, but currently using Saitek. Initially I was using SIOC, P3D and Prosim but I had too many instability issues, which I think were caused by SIOC, so I moved over to XPlane with the zibo mod and OCUSBMapper. No SIOC needed :) .. Was the best move I did.
I agree with you that having too many device driver programmes is a complication all by itself. They start competing with each other. I looked at Prosim and a few others, but decided to stay with SIOC as the one I use and with SIOC scripts from Roar Kristensen and his OC4BA as that gave me the greatest stability. Besides, then I have only one thing to check when things go wrong. I experimented with an earlier version of X-Plane but was turned off by the need to keep adding stuff on. Plus at that time, the add-on sceneries were in shorter supply. I went with P3D as it used the same core as the old FSX and as I was able to port my sceneries over, it made more economic sense to me. Currently I have 171 sceneries that I have purchased over the years and were I to switch to another platform now, all that goes out the window.
You make it sound easy ,however i think you have worked hard to get it right . GOOD JOB
Thank you
after this video his electricity bill came in 6 figures
Jan Raid r u sure I think 10 digits
Actually it pulls less than 1 kwh when everything is one and running
XXxxPhil_is_the_onexxXX 522 I’m prettifying sure it’s 10,000 figures. Well, maybe I’m exaggerating a small bit
@@FatherDane Still much cheaper then the real thing ;-)
you need a powewr IPU in the back of your livingroom
really cool video. Great work too! Have great fun with your simulator. When you make upgrades in the future I would love to see what and how you are doing!!
Thank you
I will be building a real cockpit from scratch soon. Great video. 👍
I'm glad I've been able to help. Good luck with your project - it really is something that is rewarding. 😊
This is so inspiring and a very clear video, found your channel today and out of all the cockpit builders videos yours is my absolute favourite
Thank you, that is very kind of you to say so. 😊
@@FatherDane I sadly saw you sent the sim to Italy, all though fantastic for their parish!! Have you stopped flying altogether or have you still got a sneeky set up?
@@Anythingfortherockstar No, it's all gone now. It was a good run, though 😊
Amazing stuff, thank you for sharing
Thank you
That intro tho lmao... 9 seconds into the video and I just... cant anymore lol
@Triple Seven In english they say "I just can't anymore lmfao" meaning, that they are laughing hard af. So... Hopefully you've learnt something new today.
I did
Really good set up Good to practice and stay fresh ready to flight!
Thank you 😊
What a blessing. THANK YOU FOR THIS!!
You are more than welcome. 😊
Great video. I saw that you had 3 1080's and in the part at 33:40 it shows 3 1060's why is that
connor gibson I also see that I guess he get confused . I think he had 3 GTX 1060
Yes, three 1080 monitors but the graphic cards are nVidia GTX1060 cards which is just the model designation
the only thing that will be taking off is his electric bills XD
Dont worry too much. His parishioners will pay that for him with no problem
@@1110Zappa How do you know that he's not paying with his own payment? Not every priests are bad.
I have been building mine for over 15 years - a bit at a time. And I paid for it out of my own pension.
@@FatherDane 15 years??? You are a very patient man…
@@idekav. It was worth it. And besides, I could only afford the parts a piece at a time 😂
Just picking my jaw off the floor.....😮
That was a fantastic job....👌
Incredible amount of effort put into that....much appreciated you showing this...I hope you have hours of fun.....👍
Thank you. It is a lot of fun. All the best for the new year
Simply extraordinary in concept, construction, and final functionality. Well executed and equally well explained.
Thank you for those very kind words 😊
very good job !! i wonder about the cost of all of this ...seems very expensive!
It all depends on how far you want to go with your simulator. I have been building mine for over 15 years and I suppose it is worth somewhere around £25,000 now if I were to start again. Does this help?
@@FatherDane It helps persuade me its far too expensive for me. And over time I would think VR is going to make cockpits like this largely redundant. I appreciate that VR lacks sufficient resolution at present but in terms of what you see visually, it isn't that many years away and will be far cheaper, about 1/10th of the price I would think and more immersive. I admire what you have done though, it looks very impressive.
@@cbcdesign001 Yes VR will be an economic alternative for many people. However, there is still a sizable number of people who can't use VT for various reasons, and I am one of them. Another drawback to VR us the lack of tactile ability - the lack of proper touch sensation. I had a set of touch screens I used for an earlier model but there is nothing like the feel of a switch or the twist of a knob.
@@FatherDane Yes, until VR is further developed to add touch (gloves?). In particular, the stereo vision VR offers is a major advantage. Adding motion is another difficulty with full cockpit builds. Also, VR offers the flexibility of flying a Cessna for a bit and then a 747. Your build is amazing and commands respect, enjoy!
@@izsakitt3711 Thank you 😊
You need an electrician to come in and wire all those power switches onto one switch to turn the whole thing on. Nice setup. Does your congregation know their tythes went to your sim? lol
Paid for out of my own state pension over 15 years
Wow..great job! Video was exceptional! ..so is the cockpit! Glad you got the opportunity to enjoy and share this project! I presume you've recieved plenty of humor as to who your flight crew are, and especially who crews the right seat! Amazing, thanks!
Thank you for the comments. Much appreciated. And yes, various people have sat in the right seat over the last year. Whenever I have a visitor who want to fly, they are always encouraged. The last visitor I had before the quarantine was imposed was the local bishop! Who would have guessed he would like flying a 737?
Haha! Love it! I fly RC scale airplanes, I understand the passion for "engineering the experience", researching, learning, building, then sharing the joy! Many good flights to all!
@@francisconti9085 :)
Amazing. I am determined to get one of these.
It is a lot of fun! 😊
Watching from Guyana. I absolutely love it. I have this burning desire to have one myself.
Safe flights and soft landings.
And you too!
That is fantastic that you made this kind of video! It was imformative and really helpful! I have a suggestion:
Use monitors as a view, not a projector for higher-level realism.
Again, thank you so much
Hello - I am glad you liked the video and found it useful. I actually did change the projector to large screens later on when I could afford them. I made a series of videos showing how I did that here: ruclips.net/video/tf08mGaQIi8/видео.html&pp=gAQBiAQB
not for the faint of heart - kudos to you for doing the hard work it took to build this behemoth. I hope you enjoy flying your new sim cockpit for many many hours. Ii applaud the investment of time, money, sweat and tears. Cheers!
Thank you kindly! And all the best for 2021
Incredible work! Thumbs up! I can't imagine how much nerves and money you spent for it's building !
It took a long time, but thank you for your kind words 😊
This is amazing. Congratulations. The only thing I would correct is the alignment of the side monitors and color calibration.
You are correct, of course. But it is a tricky thing to do. 😊
Many thanks for your exlant efforts👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you
I was duly entertained while watching this! This has kind of got me thinking about constructing a cockpit for my flight sim as well
Then you should go for it. You will not regret it.
Use Velcro ties to bundle wires. They can be replaced with ties after final test but it's great to have them organize the wire but removed and reapplied when a change or mistake if found.
A great idea - thank you! 😊
This was great to watch, all the saving up and hard work putting it together has paid off, I hope you are enjoying the home cockpit 😊
Yes I am - it's good to have a hobby in one's old age
What a blast! Thoroughly enjoyed the video.
Thank you
Thank you for sharing this! It’s given me the inspiration to make my own flight deck! I’ll most likely be DIYing it since I don’t have the money for this whole setup!
That is how I built mine over a 16 year period. But the result is worth it. Happy landings! 😊
That intro was the best thing I’ve ever seen!
Thank you
Father, we’d love to see an update possibly running modern software and a new computer. So amazing!
You are very kind, but I am in my 80s now and I won't be doing any new builds - I fear age has caught up with me. The simulator is on its way to a parish in Italy where a much younger priest will be using it with a group of young hopeful aviators. Many thanks for your kindness. 😊
@@FatherDane God Bless you:)
@@Bijon-Roy And you too ✝
Congratulation with your new home cockpit. It sure looks very good. The video itself is also very good and should be used by Opencockpits in their marketing of the modules.
Happy flying.
Thank you 😊
Amazing, but I think VR is the way forward for me, although I imagine you couldn't beat the tactileness of real buttons. I want to get a moveable chair one day like a Yaw 2 which lends itself to VR.
Yes, VR is an option for many people, however, I am one of those who doesn't take well to VR as it causes headaches. So hardware was my only choice. And as an old commercial pilot, I really do enjoy the tactile contact 😊
A remarkable achievement - thanks for sharing!
You are most welcome 😊
Saying that this is impressive is the understatement of the century! Simply, WOW! I did scroll down the comments to see if you mention anything related to the cost but I did not find anything. Also, in the video, you do mention that you had to sacrifice the week's groceries to buy some additional parts at some point, but I did not hear anything more specific. So here goes the question: how much did the entire thing cost you? There is no need to give a figure down to the last penny. Just a ballpark figure will do. Please, include the cost of the PC. Cheers & happy flying! 😎
Your message is very kind - as it took almost 16 years to purchase and assemble the parts I can only suggest a rough figure of what it would cost to replace today: £25,000 - and that is based on the costs at opencockpits.com for pricing. I hope that helps. Happy landings 😊
Came to get a quick look at your setup. Ended up watching the entire thing. This is incredibly impressive.
Thank you - I have made some improvements on it since this video: I replaced the projector with three large television screens which makes the illusion so much better. 😉
unbelievable how how good this looks. Congratulations to you sir!
Thank you
I look at these about once a week and still want one so bad.
Then I realize, this costs nearly as much as both my truck and motorcycle. Maybe one day I'll have one. Until such time, I shall continue to live vicariously through you.
Enjoy!
Thank you - I'll try to put some more up in a day or two
@@FatherDane fantastic! I hope you are healthy and well in these crazy times.
@@HvyMetal4Ever So far so good :)
Awesome and superb detailed! Loved watching this video.
Thank you 😊
your the best, for taking your time to give so much info step by step
from start to finish unbelievable thank you much.
Thank you
Wow incredible 👍👍 I love the intro with your Lion roar!
Thank you 😊
Thank you grandpaa you helped mee so much because of you i can start my project🙏🙏
You are more than welcome. I wish you well in your project. 😊
absolutely amazing, never heard of anything like this before. All the best in flights.
Thank you 😊
Father Dane, what an excellent video on all of the nuances of how to complete a 737 cockpit. I thought it was a most excellent video and presentation with excellent detail. I have a much smaller scale cockpit that I am in the process of upgrading but you provided a lot of excellent ideas on finishing the cockpit. Thank you very much for making this video even after your long journey in completing your simulator.
Thank you for your very kind words 😊
Fantastic. One suggestion though. I have found that if you paint the edges of the TV screens a light blue or grey colour you do not notice them as much especially when in the air which is for the majority of the flight hopefully..
You are correct, of course, and some have suggested using tin foil as well. I was just too lazy to try them out 🤣🤣
Wow that amazing you must be good with electronics and have a lot of patience. It looks great, I can imagine you have some fab flights, well done for a great build👍
Not good at all with electronics - I just read the instructions before diving in. But it works and you can see the result. :) Thanks for the comment.
The chairs are the cherry on top
Not to Boeing standards - but they work
@@FatherDane a chair is a chair
@@podium8831 You are so right!
Fully function cockpit in your spare bedroom ... legend !
Yes it is - but it is also a lot of fun
Thank you for sharing this! Wonderful job, not only creating it, but showcasing it in this video. Perhaps when I retire, I will have the time to do something similar, but not to the grand extent you have. --Fr. Gene
I found that the project helped me enormously with the transition from active to semi-active retired and then to retired. When I noticed so many of my friends suffering from dementia it caused me to do something about it - and building a 737 in my spare bedroom was the answer. The experts say that if the mind can be constantly challenged it will prevent the onset of dementia. So, fiddling with small wires and tracking down connection errors certainly presented the challenge. As does the exercise of planning an ILS approach in the working cockpit. I still have my commercial pilot's licence (with IFR etc) and while I couldn't pass a flight physical to actually fly anymore I can at least keep my skills up-to-date. Enjoy the videos.
Fantastic Father Dane....I am impressed and proud of you all at the same time...!!! Go well...
Thank you. I am still in quarantine and this does help to keep me occupied and challenged.
@@FatherDane Yes I am sure it is a great past time. I am away from my X-Plane and stuck until International flights start up, so missing it terribly....enjoy..!!
@@basilkilian5459 👍😊
Hola saludos desde Calama, Chile tengo que contarles que soy un viejo admirador de FS lo jugaba en los años 80 y algo; y en los 90 Mi sueño frustrado de ser piloto.
FS fué fuente de inspiración para mi hija en cuarto medio en vez de dar más importancia a la Universidad decidió postular a la FACH para ser pilota junto con eso dió la PSU y se fué de paseo de fin de curso a Argentina y de regreso se entera que fué aceptada en la FACH y que quedó en la carrera de ing. química en la UCN.
Por motivos de arduo trabajo no he vuelto a FS pero si disfruto igual viendo los videos que suben ustedes. Acá en Chile existen creo 3 formas de ser piloto la más conveniente es la FACH después en DGAC de cada aeropuerto de regiones del pais deben cobrar el curso entre clp $4.000.000 a $8.000.000 de pesos chilenos.
tengo un hijo ingeniero electrónico quiere hacer el curso en DGAC Bueno y yo ya con casi 59 años de vida me conformaré con poderlo jugar y como pasajero en la vida real....
Yo volaría el FS 2020 desde Calama Chile a Santiago Chile y desde ahí escala en Panamá para llegar a NY USA
Después países de América Latina Finalmente Europa etc de a poco...
Que cumplan sus sueños atte Luis Beltrán Martínez
Hola y saludos desde Inglaterra. Empecé en la aviación a través del ejército. Era la mejor opción que tenía disponible. Entonces, si su hija tiene la oportunidad, la animo. En FACH, una persona puede volar muchos tipos diferentes de aviones y ganar mucha experiencia. La forma DGAC es muy cara. Les deseo que su hija y su hijo todos los buenos deseos y bendiciones sobre su futuro. Y al igual que usted, estoy ahora más allá de ser capaz de volar. Para personas como nosotros, solo el simulador está disponible para satisfacer el sueño. Te deseo lo mejor con tu simulador y te deseo ¡felices aterrizajes! 😊
Enhorabuena. Felicidades por el montaje y, que lo disfrutes. Saludos desde España.
¡Hola! Muchas gracias por el comentario. Me alegro de que les guste. Y saludos desde Inglaterra.
wow what an amazing piece of machinery ,looks good, you must of spent many hours setting it up.that's all changed now with x plane and virtual reality
Yes indeed - many hours. In fact, 16 years altogether. As for VR, I am one of those who have difficulty using this technology so I am not able to take advantage. But I salute those who are.
I liked the beginning lion the most 😃👍👍👍 awesome job
I like to have fun 😊
Father Dane, I love your outlook, I could listen to you all day :) have subscribed. Thank you!
Thank you for your very kind words. 😊
I love one of these cockpits
It took me over 16 years to obtain the parts and build this cockpit. If you have the plan and the desire, you will have one too. Happy landings my friend 😊
Thank you
My favourite of the cockpit is the yoke
@@ShaysAnimates Yes, that does make it more realistic
Absolute joy to watch this video- great work Sir!
Thank you
This was the best spending of my time watching ever.Marvelous,you make me jealous .Thanks for sharing
Thank you for your very kind words 😊
I love the way you speak
You are very kind. 🎄
Loud & Clear, I love your voice sir, reminds me of someone's narrator in a documentary (don't remember which). Keep it up Father Dane, greetings from Brunei.
Thank you. You are very kind 😊
Well done! that is absolutely brilliant and you’re so good at explaining everything. Fantastic!!
Thank you. 😀
You did a wonderful job! I learned a lot, thank you. Congratulations and enjoy your flying trips. Greetings from the Netherlands.
Thank you or is that dank je?
@@FatherDane yes, that is a correct Dutch answer! I love your total commitment and perseverance. 👍👍👍👍
Awesome and high detailed video ! Nice cockpit !
😊
Best intro ive ever seen hands down.
I like to have fun - even pensioners can do that :)
This is quite awesome Father. If I was one of your parishioners I would gift you a Brother Label maker for all your labelling needs. Such as the TV remote.
Thank you. That is very kind of you to say so. 😊
...when you get bored building regular 'ol models... you buy this! lol GREAT VIDEO! Amazing!
Thank you
Thought about doing something like this ... but found out it was more cost effective and definitely much easier to buy a surplus 737!
Yes it is - if you have the cash up front. But as I didn't and could only buy the parts as I had enough to pay for them, then it took me 16 years to build this as it is today. It's all about what you can afford 😊
@@FatherDane All Joking aside... I must admit You did a fantastic Job and thanks for posting the Video!!!
@@JamesMiller-lq5rd You are more than welcome. 😊
This is so Amazing.. Thanks for sharing with us.
You are very welcome, sir. 😊
it is very beautiful video............
Thank you for your kind words 😊
easy the coolest human wearing such a collar I've ever seen.
That is very kind of you to say so 😊
@@FatherDane seriously sir, by all means of respect. Just super authentic, skilled and just not what I would have expected from a priest to be fully honest. Thx for the eye opener.
@@anthonysauter5368 👍
Absolutely amazing 🤩
Thank you 😊
gosh darn, padre!! this is killer!! nice work!
Thank you 😊😊
your cockpit is a dream thanks for share it!!
Thank you
Great job and thanks for sharing!
Thank you for watching