Boeing 737 real cockpit simulator conversion 

Took me 6 years to assemble a chest of drawers from IKEA.

This man has a Hanger... an actual plane... a house big enough for a cockpit installation... the money for a cockpit simulation.... AND the free time to put it all together. That is the dream. That is a hobby budget I could only dream of having.

Speaking as a B737 pilot (15 years, 10 thousand hours on type, flown all generations,except the Max which I was about to fly before ours were grounded) and simulator enthusiast.....I've never seen such up close pictures of the intricacies of our control setup, only technical diagrams during training. Also, you're a maniac, and I mean that in the best possible way! Yes, for us, simulator time is pretty close to a root canal or something like that, I'd rather not step in one again, but this is true dedication. I'm not sure anybody who just sees the final product would appreciate the level of tenacity and skill this took to set up. An absolutely amazing job! As far as simulators go, I peaked at making a custom stick extension for my Thrustmaste Cougar, and adding hall effect sensors!

"pfff, 45 minutes??? no way, just gonna skip trough it to get the idea." *45 minutes later: "oh... guess I did watch everything.."

I have worked for an airline company for 30 years, where i got so lucky to be part of the development and the construction of several cockpit mock-up trainers of different airplanes like B-747, B-737 -200, -300 and even a Lockheed C-130 Hercules. And when i reflect back upon that, those were the best years of my whole career i had. Nothing brings more fulfillment to make something that looks just like the real deal when it is finished. Seeing this video brings back all of those good memories.

I’d love to see a video in this sun when FS 2020 comes out.

I'm blown away by your skills here. Wow, just wow.

Really awesome. I love all of the hard-work and detail you put into this project. Thanks for the video!

Unbelievable...A truly AMAZING work of art you’ve created!!!

This is an absolutely incredible project! I love it and wish I could see it. I have a great deal of respect for your perseverance and commitment to finish such a huge project.

Thanks for sharing your build in so much detail, hope you're enjoying the end result!

Sir, you are a pleasure to listen to, your explanations of how you accomplished this feat are amazing. Good luck in all of your future projects and flying.

Outstanding video Peter. Your narration was a joy to listen to.

I love how you put all the links at the end, very helpful for inspiring enthusiasts

For me the last picture at the end of the video makes the whole project worth its while. I've undertaken a few projects where I found out there were a zillion more things to learn about than i bargained for at the start, just like you and seeing the joy on that boys face as he sits in the pilot's seat made me smile. What a great experience for him. And for you! Congratulations on getting this far and here's to the last 10% of the job.

This is by far the most impressive simulator build I have ever seen ! Congratulations my friend !

Thanks for taking the time to share your project. Its hard to keep up taking photos and recording the process especially when its a long project like this!

You are, in a word, amazing. SO much technical prowess, ingenuity, and (as mentioned) support from the fam... very very cool.

Peter - Totally amazing! I really enjoyed watching this video - excellent.

Congratulations on this project, Peter. Really inspiring.

Best 45 minutes of my day. Thank you for sharing, that is an amazing project.

Thanks for taking the time to share your work, very impressive. Look forward to some flight videos. The smiles on the faces say it all.

Amazing! Thanks for sharing such detailed info about your build.

I'm completely blown away by this. It's beautiful. So much dedication and hard work. Wish you all the best and flying sims hours of fun

You did like what most of us do - this is done for the love of the hobby. My hobby is model railroading, yours was flight simulators. We both try to do the most realistic representation of our particular hobby, Mine was trains and yours was creating an Airliner. And yes, both are very costly when adding all the realistic details and operations. Though your simulator setup is more costly and harder to create. Thanks for showing this amazing cockpit of an Airliner Simulator. Take care.

You are a very clever man. My goodness what a massive project and amount of work. Amazing.

Super work. Hard core dedication and determination. Those kids faces...looks like you hit a home run. Well done.

Fantastic work Peter and thank you for taking the time to share the journey, a throughly enjoyable 45m of video :)

Peter, It really is beautiful! But I am looking at it from an engineer's eyes! You have an amazing talent! Top Notch!

Amazing work and dedication, I love my flight sims but I've never gotten much further than a desktop, keyboard, joystick and a set of pedals. The projects I tend to get myself into are more automotive related. I have a big project to start on in the next few months and seeing the shear amount of dedication and time you've spent building a flight sim for simple pleasure and a risk free in-depth immersive experience for essentially playing a video game really gives me inspiration to push through the leaps and hurdles I'll experience in my next automotive project. Kudos to you man, absolutely amazing setup.

working @ Boeing Renton 737 Final Assy I've seen the Assy Process from Flow Day 1 to 9 (Roll Out) sat in the seats as well but never flown or anything of the like. but I'd say you have done a pretty good job getting it pretty damned close! It puts a smile on my face to see the photos of the kids enjoying what you've done here!

Awesome ........................ your final comments about how the project has influenced the children who have visited it, I found very moving. WELL DONE!

Absolutely amazing, you must have a very understanding wife. I can only imagine the complexity and challenges you faced. Great job!

9:00 I'm a pipe welder and just to let you know, you should not only wear Safety Glasses but also a face Shield. Probably not to critical with the "Tiger Paw"/ Flap Disc but any grinding wheel, Cut-off wheel or wire wheel most definitely. And don't forget your handle. The Jobs I work at, Safety Personal will fire you on the spot for not having a Guard, handle or face shield. I see many people who are DIY'ers that ignore any of that. I've been to the Eye doctor myself 2 times removing metal from my eye balls. They had to use a small grinder to get it out. When it comes to my eyeballs I don't take any chances. BTW Your Simulator is Incredible !!!

Absolutely amazing! Your commitment and talent are truly impressive. My hat is off to "Mrs. Sim" LOL!

awesome, thanks for sharing your journey into this project.

Absolutely amazing!!!!! Love you dedication to perfection and perseverance. I was so sure by the end you,d say you were now single but your also blessed with a wonderful wife. Thank you for a wonderful video.

Simply put...Incredible Job! I cannot believe that your wife and family stayed with you through this epic proje ct! I wish I could do one-tenth your knowledge and ability to make this work. You ARE MY HERO PETER!! AWESOME JOB! GREAT VIDEO!!

Thanks so much for taking the time to do this video, loved it.

You are a genius Peter. This is a dream of mine to build my own too. And yes I would like to have the actual 737-800 NG nose- my favorite of the series. I have always wanted to be an airline pilot as a child but that never materialize due to financial constraints. Now, I am grown man in my early 40s. So the next real thing to being an actual airline pilot is to be in a Sim. You are an inspiration to me and I am certain to many others. For now, enjoy safe flights and soft landings.

That is truly amazing! Congratulations on the excellent job. I've been working on my panel upgrade (on my real airplane- Vans RV6-A) and I'm 8 months into it and exhausted. Your project is exceptionally well done. I'm jealous :)

Congrats Peter, super super work. Enjoy it, cheers!

I'm a pretty handy guy, but that is several levels above anything I could ever hope to do. What an awesome thing to have built!

Sir, you are just amazing!!! You left me speechless the whole time watching on your video, your amazing breath taking art work!! Of course I have subscribed!!

Stunning work :) I want to make a simpit, but to the scale and budget of someone living in a rented flat in a European city, and making full use of the 80/20 rule. Just replacing a desk and swivel chair with a fixed seat and fixed controls makes suuuch a huge difference.

Peter, this is amazing. I am a simtech and I am wowed by your attention to detail and this project. Love to see it sometime.

This Project was obviously a labor of love man....Documented so well, and The project itself was one of the most compelling things I have ever seen...I would have love to work on this for free just to learn.....like the preverbal "Grasshopper" of Kung Foo old series...Man I am truly impressed..Thanks for sharing this..God Bless you and your family...!

You can be very proud of yourself! Thank you for sharing!

Wow! what an undertaking. Well done.. Ive been toying with a similiar idea for a sim project but man thats on a whole other level. thanks for the post.

You deserve a price of some sort. What a perseverance. Well done!

Absolutely amazing! It has only taken 5 years for this video to appear on my recommended watchlist - but I'm so glad that it finally did

Cheers to you sir. Amazing job. Incredible to see such dedication put to work and in the end realising a dream. 👍👍

Amazing job! Congratulations from Basque Country.

Well done Peter, your project looked liked a momentous task. Congratulations on completing your sim, unfortunately I never finished mine, moving house and my private flying taking most my time. I used some of the FDS products and can agree, they make fantastic parts. Safe flying in the real world.

Incredible ingenuity and perseverance. Safe Skies!

Phenomenal project...loved watching that!!

Reading the comments of those before me almost makes me not need to say anthing but..."What they said!" I have a huge respect for you in the thoughtful organization and filming as your project progressed and for your friendship in sharing it all with us! And as said before, "Wow, just WOW!"

What a great project! We'd like to see some flight videos ! All the way through your video I was thinking " what does his wife think about all this?"...Got my answer at the end of the video. Peter, she's a keeper.

Man, that's awesome. You need to make videos of you flying and post them into your channel. Use your channel for sharing your flight experiences. Congrats to your excellent job

Wow, what a project. Love it and the video.

Absolutely awesome! That video made my day! Thanks for sharing!

This is the most impressive cockpit build by anyone Ive ever seen.

Absolutely nuts . The amount of smart and knowledgeable that went into this is crazy . How does one learn all of this , mechanical engineer or electrical . Awesome stuff,

What an incredible project! First time I’ve watched a slide show on RU-vid that ran for 45 minutes!

Fantastic Peter, Well done mate..!!

Awesome, and informative! The information here is applicable to all cockpit (even Airbus) builders!

Congratulations, awesome project!

linking that video in with the corny tunes almost blew my eardrum, but this is truly a solid vid. I appreciate your dedication to your craft!!!

GOOD JOB MAN YOU GUYS HAVE THE PATIENCE OV SAINTS TO BUILD ONE OV THESE, BIG RESPECT 🔥👊😎👊🔥

I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it !

wow Peter, an amazing achievement - thanks for sharing this.

Loved every second, amazing commitment to a dream.

What a great video for simulator builders and inspiring future pilots.

very nice job is done here !!! thanks for sharing your work

I just watched 45 minutes of madness 😲🤪🤯 😂 and I'm speechless Thank you for putting this into the world!

Absolutely Amazing! good work dude! 😎

With all the whats going on in our country and the fighting and the disrespect you Sir took me on a 45 minute journey of pure bliss. Don't let anyone criticize or take away what you did. If they could do better than more power to them. Let them build one in their basement. You my friend are a artist a picasso of aviation. You took something from scrap and made it truly art for all to enjoy for ever. You have to get this out there for more people to see. Like in have aviation magazine do a article. All I can say is Thank you and Bravo Bravo Bravo and yes Thankyou Mrs.

Wow. I would have loved to have been your neighbor. As an electrical engineer that went into computer science as a profession, mechanical and electrical engineering is still a love and hobby. Computer software and hardware not so much. Anyway, helping out as a second hand would have been a blast. Awesome project, great job. Amazing work. Cheers.

Nice job Peter!

i always wondered why planes cost soo much,,just watching this vid i was amazed at the complexity of this,,just wow,,great vid

Greetings from Norway. Great video! inspiering to watch.

Captain u did very good and hardwork thnk u for having that wonderful spirit.

I have no interest in planes, but knowing just how much time a project like this takes I ended up eating every second of this video! One thing is the build, but your motivation gotta be the best thing about it

Very impressive... well done!

Oh Boy! The wife deserves a gold medal for this :-) !!! Btw: congrats on an amazing project !!!!! WOW !!!!!!!!

This is awesome. Congratulations!!

Nice Thanks for sharing Peter.

Peter, I wonder if you realize just how crazy you are? lol. Wow, what a fascinating project! Loved watching; excellent video production as well.

Man I tskr my hst off to you for the time energy committment knowledge and most of all, patience in building this 737 simulator. I started doing my pilot license years ago but after doing everything with roughly 60 hours cross country completed, never did go and do my final flying test check-off. Here I am 30 years later (63) getting the flyiung bug again, Will never be able to afford or have the time to do what incredible job you've done, but would love to have a decent home simulator to work on protocols for flying instrument approches. If I do start flying again it will include becoming instrument rated! Thank you for sharing!!!

This is a great project. Thanks for sharing. I love to fly. Maybe some day I'll make my own

This is a story about endurance and dedication to hold on to a dream, the simulator is secondary to this monumental task. Wow.

That is really Impressive. It won my👍and subscription. I am a fellow flight sim enthusiast and this really made my day.

Amazing, such a beautiful project

So cool, thanks for the time and effort into the filming and posting of all your hard work. Just think with screens and projectors getting better every year and plus Microsoft flight simulator 2020 will be out soon. Your set brother.

Thanks for sharing this video on your build, it has given me some ideas for mine. so awesome fantastic....

Perfect 👌🏾 your the king of sim cockpits

That's a great candid picture of the kids at the end.

EXCELLENT JOB!!! I want one.

you are my new father ...(mmhmhmm clearing throat) ..."FATHER!" thank you for demonstrating "commitment"and the importance of being thorough ..and seeing things through ...This was so much more than watching a build ..this was pure inspiration ..Dad! kidding w the dad stuff ..but, seriously "thank you"

That’s awesome! Seriously great job!