In context: Military fighter pilots spend a lot of time training in flight simulators. These are much more elaborate than simply sitting behind a desk running an advanced software sim. Instead, they ...

WTF?! PC flight cockpits have become scarily complex, and expensive, in recent times, but an enthusiast wanted even more. His solution was to build one at home that looks positively dangerous, ...

A creative flight sim enthusiast has made a full cockpit setup that folds neatly away, transforming into an unassuming piece of furniture. Posting details of the build on Reddit, James ‘Maverick’ ...

We have featured a number of flight simulator devices and software over the years here on Geeky Gadgets, but this homemade one by Oakland Air Traffic Control Center in Fremont and a private pilot, is ...

When I was about eight years old my best friend’s father was a pilot in the Air Force. He was stationed at the now-shuttered Castle Air Force base, and for months my friend and I begged him to take us ...

In the world of the cockpit simulator hobby, no detail is too small to obsess over. Getting the look and feel of each and every cockpit control just right is important, and often means shelling out ...

Jordanian Muhammad Malhas has long harboured dreams of being a pilot. Now at 76 years old, he’s soaring above the clouds in a cockpit he built in his basement. “Since the beginning of time, man has ...