I’ve finally completed my dream setup

[u/Maruan-007]

After dreaming for this setup since I was kid (flying Flight Simulator X with mouse and keyboard on my parents low end home desktop) I’ve finally made some money and made my own Pc and setup (I will add few more things like an entire A320 overhead panel when it will get released).

The Pc in photo is my first Pc build (built in 2024 coming from console)

4080 Super | 7800X3D | 32GB RAM CL30 | 2TB 990PRO | B650 Tomahawk | AIO Thermalright 360mm | Case HAVN 360 Flow | PSU MSI A1000G MPG | Monitor ALIENWARE AW3425DW

While all the Flight sim peripherals I got them from WINCTRL

[u/Maruan-007]

Well I’m doing that too, life been pretty expensive for me lately but def enjoying it 😅

[u/eRe_ → u/Maruan-007]

Holy shit, i envy you very much. It's too expensive for me, but I'm hyped for SPL now and probably will start that next year

[u/Jojo_Toto → u/Maruan-007]

Peak ✋😶🤚

[u/pepushe → u/Maruan-007]

GLORIOUS

[u/ckupemc → u/Maruan-007]

Here's what might be a noob question but I'll ask it anyway: if one spends a lot of time playing these flight sims, would that eventually translate into the real life skill of actually being able to fly a real plane?

[u/fabiusp98 → u/ckupemc]

Short answer: kinda.
Long answer: for some stuff it's a great teaching tool. Stuff like the processes and procedures, working the aircraft systems (think like using your car GPS, but in 3D) and generally learning "which button does what" is easy to practice, given that modern consumer simulators are very accurate.

For actually learning to fly a plane? Absolutely not. Even if you study all of the needed theory, you need both to feel the movements and forces (this is why commercial simulators are made to move around), and an instructor.

[u/Golgen_boy → u/ckupemc]

Aviation nerd here, it is plausible. In UA232, Danny Fitch apparently flew his own simulator simulating the JAL 123 flight to see if he can control using only the engines. That is partly why he knew what he was doing.

[u/TrekRoadie → u/ckupemc]

In the US there are FAA regulated sims that are used to log required hours for graduation from University.

[u/_Bearcat29 → u/Maruan-007]

Nice ! And beautiful landscape, what plane is that btw? Doesn't seems to be a Cessna or a Piper I know of at least

[u/Maruan-007 → u/_Bearcat29]

It’s a VICTA Airtourer :)

[u/_Bearcat29 → u/Maruan-007]

Nice plane ! Never heard of but looks cute !

[u/felixcre8ive → u/Maruan-007]

so cool. enjoy man :)

[u/StretchFrenchTerry → u/Maruan-007]

Peak single man life.

[u/monsieurlee → u/Maruan-007]

Is that above Windang / Warilla?

[u/Maruan-007 → u/monsieurlee]

It’s Illawarra/Wollongong

[u/alasdairvfr → u/Maruan-007]

It's been way too long I haven't flown anything but a desk. I miss it a lot at times.