Full motion sims
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athomeinthesky
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What is wrong with the continental sim? I don't think there is any company after 9/11 that will let you just pay to play around with a sim, but I could be wrong.
Nick
Well-Known Member
Yes. One of the legacy carriers gave instruction to several of the terrorists that actually were the ones on 9/11. They somehow were able to keep it very hush-hush.
One of the recent ALPA magazines had a picture of a retired line pilot turned sim instructor receiving an award for reporting the suspicious training interests of some simulator renters in to the FAA or FBI.
I did a just-for-fun sim session in one of them. It was kind of eerie to sit in that B-757 simulator because an Al Qaeda guy could have sat in that same one too. If not that one then it was the one next to it in the same bay.
Nick
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Wow, the prices have gone up.
I remember seeing that United one in the 90s where you could get someone a gift certificate in it for about an hour and I think that was in the $300 range for a Boeing.
rjmore
Gastrointestinally Challenged
I was deadheading on AA last month and there was an ad in their Skymall for some sort of flight experience thing in the sim. I tried to find it on their website but didn't see it there. You might want to call skymall and ask about it for a start. I doubt there is really any instruction going on so it would be what you're looking for.
sorrygottarunway
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moxiepilot
Well-Known Member
you might google the guy who built a 737 sim in his garage - full panel with all the bells and whistles
n57flyguy
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A friend of mine took me into a full motion sim, flew for about 1.5 and after doing the math would have been $3,000....:buck:
mastermags
Well-Known Member *giggity*
CRJ sim at flight safety Atlanta is about $600 per hour I believe.
ComplexHiAv8r
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ALTEON used to do it for $200/hr (just last year). That was at the now closed Long Beach facility. The Man! (MPenguin) set me up 
for the 717 while I was out there. Some M&G he has gotten them for FREE to attendees!:nana2:
for the 717 while I was out there. Some M&G he has gotten them for FREE to attendees!:nana2:
stuckingfk
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Full motion sims rock.
I'm in my third currently. CJ3 sim in ICT was $1200 an hour. Definitely not cheap.
I'm in my third currently. CJ3 sim in ICT was $1200 an hour. Definitely not cheap.
BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
Mike will have costing details, but a sim price really depends on the demand. Good luck finding a CRJ or 170 sim around right now. But I bet there are a whole bunch of 737-300/400 sims sitting unused. We used to interview guys in an old US Air 737-300 because our CRJ sim was in constant use, and nobody was using the 737s.
Honestly though, if you have the money to spend, and you already have some sort of rating, go out and do some upset training or get tailwheel certified. Sims aren't really all they are cracked up to be.
Honestly though, if you have the money to spend, and you already have some sort of rating, go out and do some upset training or get tailwheel certified. Sims aren't really all they are cracked up to be.
SIUav8er
Narcosis
The only im trying to figure out is why anyone would want to go play in an extremely expensive sim and get nothing out of it! Theyre not that fun, they feel kinda cool the first time you fly it, but after that its not so great.
If you wanna play in the sim, sign up for a type rating at Flight safety or Simuflite.
If you wanna play in the sim, sign up for a type rating at Flight safety or Simuflite.
He doesn't post much these days (if I'm thinking of the right guy) - know where he ran off to?
n57flyguy
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Nah, different guy, but I think I know who you are talking about. I was going to go up to see him a couple months ago. Very busy last time he checked back...managing two aircraft and a family, I don't blame him!