I read Kurt-Olsson's note about stopping his hobby project.
Well, on a related note..... I finally started mine after some 40 years and wanted to share it with you.
I started the flightsim hobby back in 1976 and got into the 'IT' industry because of it (worked at a newspaper at the time). I even programmed a 'landing simulator' in Assembler on an IBM mainframe around '79. After that I had EVERY PC based simulator ever published and ultimately even rolled into a professional career in the industry as self-employed add-on publisher.
But apart from a few attempts, usually limited by money and mostly by time (not to mention a spouse), I never got to build and fly a real home cockpit.
But now being retired and after 5 years of renovating this house we bought, I FINALLY started the project SERIOUSLY.... and yesterday I hooked up two old TV's and an monitor, my yoke, throttles and pedals, and my Saitek multipanel ran by SPADNext, and I
MADE MY FIRST FLIGHT WITHOUT USING THE HATSWITCH TO LOOK AROUND !
Now, I know ya'll are laughing your heads off about this post, but hey, for me it was a revelation and in spite of all the troubles still ahead, a confirmation of the urge to actually continue this until I have a working cockpit in my new mancave.
I am truly grateful for the gazillion of posts I have read over the decades from simmers who went ahead of me and shared their knowledge, and for groups like these with like-minded enthusiasts!
Francois
Well done Francois, you have begun another chapter. But keep it flyable while you build, it will help to maintain the enthusiasm.
Best
Joe