Anyone have this yet?

[muzik]

Sweet. And economical too.

I used a single seat, F-16 simulator version of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1t5fYlwhe0&feature=related  years ago. Shame I dont see them around anymore.

[Reaper90]

I think the change is more to simulate G forces..  F1 cars produce 5+ G's in a turn, 4 braking, and 1,5 on acceleration.  Of course this chair would only produce a max < 1.....  

This. To accurately impart the true g-forces exerted on the driver of a GP car, the machine would have to brutalize the driver way more than this device is even capable of.

For it to work best, I think it needs to be enclosed so the user doesn't have the visual reference of being able to see the rest of the room.

Like this?  





http://www.acesim.com/ready.html

I'd love to spend a few hours in that thing!

[ink]

This. To accurately impart the true g-forces exerted on the driver of a GP car, the machine would have to brutalize the driver way more than this device is even capable of.

Like this?  

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http://www.acesim.com/ready.html

I'd love to spend a few hours in that thing!

I have wanted one of these since the first I saw it....looks awesome

[VAMPIRE 2?]

you know.... the idea of a sim pit would be to be cheaper than the real thing....  the further people get into it, they might as well buy an old cessna... well i guess youll still be lacking the COMBAT experience...

[GNucks]

you know.... the idea of a sim pit would be to be cheaper than the real thing....  the further people get into it, they might as well buy an old cessna... well i guess youll still be lacking the COMBAT experience...

You also don't get to spawn on the runway with a fresh new Cessna if you wreck it.

[Devil 505]

You also don't get to spawn on the runway with a fresh new Cessna if you wreck it.

But you can respawn on the couch if you crash the simchair. 

[Ack-Ack]

Wondered if any of you arm chair pilots have constructed one of these for AH yet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBt77mGnyfI&feature=player_embedded

It would be so fun right?!!!

At the '98 WB Con, there was a guy that made custom motion simulators that brought one along.  Wolfala may remember him, the guy was from Alaska and the one he brought was a mock up of either a Wildcat or a Hellcat.  It had a far greater range of motion than what was shown on that video and it really did give the sensation of rolls and loops. 

ack-ack

[W7LPNRICK]

I have seen this before. How ever I have a hard time believing a GP vehicle would be pulling that much of a degree change on a flat race track just from breaking & accelerating.

In AHII I would imagine a lot of motion sickness is in the cards with that unit.

It's not to simulate the angle but the G's or to a much lesser extend the pull on the body.

[PFactorDave]

At the '98 WB Con, there was a guy that made custom motion simulators that brought one along.  Wolfala may remember him, the guy was from Alaska and the one he brought was a mock up of either a Wildcat or a Hellcat.  It had a far greater range of motion than what was shown on that video and it really did give the sensation of rolls and loops. 

ack-ack

I don't suppose you remember what he was charging for one?  If I could get one that would work with AH, and wasn't hugely expensive, I might just buy one.

[Ack-Ack]

I don't suppose you remember what he was charging for one?  If I could get one that would work with AH, and wasn't hugely expensive, I might just buy one.

This was back in '98 and I think he said somewhere around $10k for that particular motion simulator.  What made it really cools is that the main guts were an Epic Gamecard and a CH Force FX.  For some reason, when I try and remember teh guy's name, "Lord Frog" or something similiar to that always comes to mind.  Very cool guy from Alaska.

ack-ack

[Bear76]

Hmm, think I'll file a patent for a "Vomit Wiper" attachment for monitors