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Title: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: GScholz on March 01, 2014, 01:17:34 PM
http://www.nordlys.no/nyheter/article7200813.ece

Two guys up in Alta, Northern Norway has taken their flightsim hobby to the extreme. The guy on the left in the video is a pilot, and flies 737s for Norwegian. The guy on the right in Kjetil, who owns the simpit. He's a truck driver by profession.


Title reads: "Buckle up, Kjetil has a Boeing 737 in the basement!"


 :O  :rock

Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: Aspen on March 01, 2014, 03:16:52 PM
Kjempeflott!
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: ink on March 01, 2014, 03:32:08 PM
insane  :O
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: Karnak on March 01, 2014, 03:49:15 PM
insane  :O
Those long Scandinavian winter nights do something to people.  Something wrong...  Very, very wrong....

:p

 :aok to our Nordic friends in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and, where my paternal great grand parents came from, Finland.
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: ReVo on March 01, 2014, 03:57:21 PM
Those long Scandinavian winter nights do something to people.  Something wrong...  Very, very wrong....

:p

 :aok to our Nordic friends in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and, where my paternal great grand parents came from, Finland.

I have friends in Norway and I can confirm they're all insane.  :lol
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: ink on March 01, 2014, 04:09:43 PM
I have friends in Norway and I can confirm they're all insane.  :lol

its not only Norway...

if I had the money I would have a full motion fighter sim. :rofl
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: pervert on March 01, 2014, 04:49:35 PM
its not only Norway...

if I had the money I would have a full motion fighter sim. :rofl

Ink chickened out of a fight with zack1234  :rofl zack would wipe the floor with him and he owns a gay dog  :rofl  :old:
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: ink on March 01, 2014, 05:08:50 PM
Ink chickened out of a fight with zack1234  :rofl zack would wipe the floor with him and he owns a gay dog  :rofl  :old:

 :rofl

Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: GScholz on March 01, 2014, 05:12:15 PM
Those long Scandinavian winter nights do something to people.  Something wrong...  Very, very wrong....

:p

 :aok to our Nordic friends in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and, where my paternal great grand parents came from, Finland.

Indeed...   :lol :cheers:
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: Meatwad on March 01, 2014, 07:00:39 PM
Its all because of the lutefisk
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: HL117 on March 01, 2014, 08:23:13 PM
Wife would divorce me if I ever tried something like that...............American women <shrug>
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: USRanger on March 01, 2014, 09:24:08 PM
Single guys get all the cool stuff. :(
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: zack1234 on March 02, 2014, 03:43:59 AM
Ink chickened out of a fight with zack1234  :rofl zack would wipe the floor with him and he owns a gay dog  :rofl  :old:

Yes Ink would be owned by me in a fist fight  :old:

Homodogaphobe!
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: NaTorino on March 02, 2014, 08:28:33 AM
Are they going to do the summer raids to the west?


cj
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: TwinBoom on March 02, 2014, 08:33:57 AM
21 million? Think id buy a P-38 and get lessons to fly for real. Cool though
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: GScholz on March 02, 2014, 10:32:13 AM
That was the price tag for a "real" 737 simulator. His DIY version cost him about a hundred thousand Dollars US.
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: ink on March 02, 2014, 06:20:14 PM
Yes Ink would be owned by me in a fist fight  :old:

Homodogaphobe!

its nice to have dreams :aok
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: XxDaSTaRxx on March 02, 2014, 07:37:38 PM
If I had the money I'd have a B-17G cockpit and if you turned around facing the other way would be my 109F cockpit.  :rock


Seeming as I'm eating ramen noodles tonight, I'll keep dreaming.  :cry
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: XxDaSTaRxx on March 02, 2014, 07:39:51 PM
21 million? Think id buy a P-38 and get lessons to fly for real. Cool though
Fly a Real Man's plane.  :neener:

(http://www.azcaf.org/images/aircraft/B-17G_FlyFort/B-17G_FlyFort.jpg)
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: Chalenge on March 02, 2014, 08:03:43 PM
21 million? Think id buy a P-38 and get lessons to fly for real. Cool though

The translation would be: The professional simulators cost comparison 21 million.  And when we talk about dollars.
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: pervert on March 03, 2014, 07:11:23 AM
its nice to have dreams :aok

Zack wouldn't have to clench his fists to beat you (lucky you) he would just backhand slap you round the room with his girlfriend in the background screamin "just leave it zack its not worth it!!!"  :old:

In an actual fist fight zack would absolutely kill you.  :old:
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: Hoplite on March 03, 2014, 07:28:14 AM
http://www.nordlys.no/nyheter/article7200813.ece

Two guys up in Alta, Northern Norway has taken their flightsim hobby to the extreme. The guy on the left in the video is a pilot, and flies 737s for Norwegian. The guy on the right in Kjetil, who owns the simpit. He's a truck driver by profession.



Pffff.  *sniff* <nose in the air>   ;)

While I'll admit my pit is not as impressive, it is a lot of fun and more flexible i.e. combat sim, civilian flight sim, space flight sims, tanking sims, etc etc.   :D

I really do need to post some pics soon....

Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: GScholz on March 03, 2014, 08:39:23 AM
Yes you do!
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: GScholz on March 03, 2014, 08:40:29 AM
In an actual fist fight zack would absolutely kill you.  :old:

Yeah, but Ink has a sword or an axe...
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: ink on March 03, 2014, 11:46:09 AM
Zack wouldn't have to clench his fists to beat you (lucky you) he would just backhand slap you round the room with his girlfriend in the background screamin "just leave it zack its not worth it!!!"  :old:

In an actual fist fight zack would absolutely kill you.  :old:


 :rofl

reminds me of that song


Next time you're found, with your chin on the ground
There a lot to be learned, so look around

Just what makes that little old ant
Think he'll move that rubber tree plant
Anyone knows an ant, can't
Move a rubber tree plant

But he's got high hopes, he's got high hopes
He's got high apple pie, in the sky hopes

So any time you're gettin' low
'stead of lettin' go
Just remember that ant
Oops there goes another rubber tree plant

When troubles call, and your back's to the wall
There a lot to be learned, that wall could fall

Once there was a silly old ram
Thought he'd punch a hole in a dam
No one could make that ram, scram
He kept buttin' that dam

but he's got high hopes, he's got high hopes
He's got high apple pie, in the sky hopes

So any time you're feelin' bad
'stead of feelin' sad
Just remember that ram
Oops there goes a billion kilowatt dam

All problems just a toy balloon
They'll be bursted soon
They're just bound to go pop

Oops there goes another problem kerplop
Oops, there goes another problem kerplop
Oops, there goes another problem kerplop
Kerplop!



like I said...its good to have dreams, and both of ya can dream about me all ya want. :o
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: pervert on March 03, 2014, 01:32:15 PM
Yeah, but Ink has a sword or an axe...

Zack would take that off him and bend it obviously thus rendering it useless :rolleyes:
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: zack1234 on March 03, 2014, 01:35:33 PM
Yes I would then own Ink  :old:
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: pervert on March 03, 2014, 05:02:22 PM
(https://paulusindomitus.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/guys-speedo-thong-bodybuilder-steroids.jpg?w=261&h=270)

Heres me and zack (left) on holidays ink, I am the skinny one on the right with the tight trunks, still think zack wouldn't beat you in a fight?  :rolleyes: please
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: ink on March 03, 2014, 05:39:27 PM


oh that did it....I will never post in here again....I am scared witless now...... :bolt:
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: Bear76 on March 03, 2014, 11:58:33 PM

oh that did it....I will never post in here again....I am scared witless now...... :bolt:


They make a nice couple though.
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: ink on March 04, 2014, 12:11:54 AM
They make a nice couple though.

 :rofl

that they do
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: Bear76 on March 04, 2014, 12:18:36 AM
(https://paulusindomitus.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/guys-speedo-thong-bodybuilder-steroids.jpg?w=261&h=270)

Heres me and zack (left) on holidays ink, I am the skinny one on the right with the tight trunks, still think zack wouldn't beat you in a fight?  :rolleyes: please

Really? That's you huh?

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03/03/russia-tightens-grip-on-crimea-as-west-scrambles-to-respond/ (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03/03/russia-tightens-grip-on-crimea-as-west-scrambles-to-respond/)

Check the bottom of the page. Same pic for an ad.
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: save on March 04, 2014, 01:22:27 AM
Darn, I understand, like most swedes, Norwegian, but these guys where not that easy to understand.
I met one guy from Stavanger, en route back from Bangkok , was as easy as understanding Swahili :)

Nice sim !!

Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: danny76 on March 04, 2014, 01:31:08 AM
Zack would definately own Ink. Unless Zack showed up in his GMC 4x4.

Then Ink would roundhouse kick it into the nearest wall. :old:
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: ink on March 04, 2014, 03:04:20 AM
Really? That's you huh?

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03/03/russia-tightens-grip-on-crimea-as-west-scrambles-to-respond/ (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03/03/russia-tightens-grip-on-crimea-as-west-scrambles-to-respond/)

Check the bottom of the page. Same pic for an ad.

 :rofl



Zack would definately own Ink. Unless Zack showed up in his GMC 4x4.

Then Ink would roundhouse kick it into the nearest wall. :old:


 :rolleyes:
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: Hoplite on March 04, 2014, 06:41:56 AM
Wasn't this discussion about simpits?  :headscratch:
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: pervert on March 04, 2014, 07:32:25 AM
Really? That's you huh?

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03/03/russia-tightens-grip-on-crimea-as-west-scrambles-to-respond/ (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03/03/russia-tightens-grip-on-crimea-as-west-scrambles-to-respond/)

Check the bottom of the page. Same pic for an ad.

Yes we are in advertising as well  :old:

Do you think Zack would easily beat up Ink or not?  :headscratch:

Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: GScholz on March 04, 2014, 08:16:24 AM
Darn, I understand, like most swedes, Norwegian, but these guys where not that easy to understand.
I met one guy from Stavanger, en route back from Bangkok , was as easy as understanding Swahili :)

Nice sim !!



Mainstream Swedish is easy to understand for me, but I have a hard time understanding anyone from Skåne.  ;)
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: GScholz on March 04, 2014, 08:21:04 AM
Wasn't this discussion about simpits?  :headscratch:

Yeah... But then it became about whether or not Pervert's boyfriend can beat up Ink. Personally I doubt it.
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: Hoplite on March 04, 2014, 08:31:01 AM
A pity.  I'd personally like to hear from others in the community on the topic of simpits i.e. who has one?  who is planning to build buy one?  etc etc etc. 

The ego-driven chest thumping (even when performed in jest, as is the case here) are themes which get more than enough forum coverage.
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: Lusche on March 04, 2014, 08:33:39 AM
A pity.  I'd personally like to hear from others in the community on the topic of simpits i.e. who has one?  who is planning to build buy one?  etc etc etc. 

The ego-driven chest thumping (even when performed in jest, as is the case here) are themes which get more than enough forum coverage.


'cause there are many more people with ego than people with simpits out there...  :old:
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: Hoplite on March 05, 2014, 08:01:11 AM

'cause there are many more people with ego than people with simpits out there...  :old:

 :(
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: Tordon22 on March 05, 2014, 08:12:15 AM
Snail sir dropping the dynamite!
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: GScholz on March 05, 2014, 09:42:13 AM
Um... What?  :huh
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: Hoplite on March 05, 2014, 09:49:17 AM
Um... What?  :huh

I have no idea.   :lol

FYI - One of the SimHQ forum users is starting his simpit business....with motion.  Looks kinda neat!

http://www.cloud-flyer.com/ (http://www.cloud-flyer.com/)

Might have to sell the Obutto for this one.   :D
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: GScholz on March 05, 2014, 04:58:31 PM
Looks kinda neat, but the motion is very simplistic.
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: The Fugitive on March 05, 2014, 07:04:35 PM
A pity.  I'd personally like to hear from others in the community on the topic of simpits i.e. who has one?  who is planning to build buy one?  etc etc etc. 

The ego-driven chest thumping (even when performed in jest, as is the case here) are themes which get more than enough forum coverage.

I no longer have mine. I built it myself and flew from it for many years. Once I started drawing again it was inconvenient to draw on the computer in there and getting a second computer wasn't allowed by the wife ack. So I sold the shell for $100 and built the desk.

(http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii253/maddogjoe_photos/strappin.jpg) (http://s266.photobucket.com/user/maddogjoe_photos/media/strappin.jpg.html)

(http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii253/maddogjoe_photos/simpit005.jpg) (http://s266.photobucket.com/user/maddogjoe_photos/media/simpit005.jpg.html)

(http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii253/maddogjoe_photos/simpit004.jpg) (http://s266.photobucket.com/user/maddogjoe_photos/media/simpit004.jpg.html)

(http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii253/maddogjoe_photos/desk1_zpsb2dd3366.jpg) (http://s266.photobucket.com/user/maddogjoe_photos/media/desk1_zpsb2dd3366.jpg.html)
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: HL117 on March 05, 2014, 08:15:56 PM
Dang Fugi the old blue was nice, the desk set up you have now is what I have used and any future versions will be similar, although the corner desk is unique were did you purchase that if you don't mind, I could use one.  :aok
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: XxDaSTaRxx on March 05, 2014, 09:39:23 PM
I no longer have mine. I built it myself and flew from it for many years. Once I started drawing again it was inconvenient to draw on the computer in there and getting a second computer wasn't allowed by the wife ack. So I sold the shell for $100 and built the desk.

(http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii253/maddogjoe_photos/strappin.jpg) (http://s266.photobucket.com/user/maddogjoe_photos/media/strappin.jpg.html)

(http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii253/maddogjoe_photos/simpit005.jpg) (http://s266.photobucket.com/user/maddogjoe_photos/media/simpit005.jpg.html)

(http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii253/maddogjoe_photos/simpit004.jpg) (http://s266.photobucket.com/user/maddogjoe_photos/media/simpit004.jpg.html)

(http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii253/maddogjoe_photos/desk1_zpsb2dd3366.jpg) (http://s266.photobucket.com/user/maddogjoe_photos/media/desk1_zpsb2dd3366.jpg.html)
Was an awefully neat setup. I'm off to the garage to build me one!

Or maybe off the the garage to try nailing wood together and realizing that I'm as handy as a plastic fork in use of a home defense weapon.  :cry
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: GScholz on March 06, 2014, 06:11:02 AM
Very cool Fugitive! What aircraft did you model the simpit from, or is it just generic?
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: The Fugitive on March 06, 2014, 09:37:18 PM
Dang Fugi the old blue was nice, the desk set up you have now is what I have used and any future versions will be similar, although the corner desk is unique were did you purchase that if you don't mind, I could use one.  :aok

I built the desk myself.

Was an awefully neat setup. I'm off to the garage to build me one!

Or maybe off the the garage to try nailing wood together and realizing that I'm as handy as a plastic fork in use of a home defense weapon.  :cry

Awwww it's not that hard! I built mine to come apart into 6 pieces. The room it was going to go into had a small door so I had to be able to get it in there. Plans changed as to the location....wife didn't want me tucked away in the basement all the time... so It went into the sunroom upstairs. I built it out of cardboard ... refrigerator box..first to get some measurements and off I went!

Very cool Fugitive! What aircraft did you model the simpit from, or is it just generic?

I was flying the hog a lot back then and I thought the shape would fit both the 20 inch CRT under the "windscreen" and my big old self in the seat  :neener: so I kinda went by the hog. Thats why the green interior and the blue outside.
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: GScholz on March 06, 2014, 10:03:27 PM
Nice! And I see you're a fellow Trekkie as well  :aok
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: MickDono on March 07, 2014, 01:14:32 PM
Zack would destroy Ink IRL.  No doubt about it.
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: ink on March 07, 2014, 01:48:39 PM
Zack would destroy Ink IRL.  No doubt about it.

wow my name must taste good in you limmys mouths huh.
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: GScholz on March 07, 2014, 03:38:11 PM
They certainly seem to have a hard on for you... Whatever you do, don't pick up the soap!
Title: Re: The most impressive "simpit" I've ever seen...
Post by: ink on March 07, 2014, 03:41:45 PM
They certainly seem to have a hard on for you... Whatever you do, don't pick up the soap!


 :rofl

no doubt :O