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bbgun
09-09-2008, 03:02 PM
Joysticks instead of steering wheels?

http://www.gillesvidal.com/blogpano/cockpit1.htm
joseephuss
09-09-2008, 03:08 PM
That is pretty cool.
Dallas
09-09-2008, 03:41 PM
That is awesome. Thanks for sharing that BB. What a cool room to fly a plane from.
Hostile
09-09-2008, 03:46 PM
That's a cool site. I'd feel weird flying left handed I think.
bbgun
09-09-2008, 03:53 PM
That's a cool site. I'd feel weird flying left handed I think.

One thing's for sure: if the pilots are incapacitated, I ain't landing that plane. Make your peace with God, 'cause I'm steering that baby into a mountain.
joseephuss
09-09-2008, 04:06 PM
That's a cool site. I'd feel weird flying left handed I think.

That part is strange. Some jet fighters essentially only have a joy stick as well. The stick for an F-16 is on the right side of the pilot and not in between the legs like most other fighters.
joseephuss
09-09-2008, 04:07 PM
One thing's for sure: if the pilots are incapacitated, I ain't landing that plane. Make your peace with God, 'cause I'm steering that baby into a mountain.

Yes, but since it a joystick they can just get some 12 year old video game junkie to land the plane.
Rack Bauer
09-09-2008, 04:15 PM
How do the pilots see over the dash board?

:D
bbgun
09-09-2008, 04:17 PM
Yes, but since it a joystick they can just get some 12 year old video game junkie to land the plane.

So true. Maybe my punk nephew is good for something after all.
Hostile
09-09-2008, 04:38 PM
Do any of you have Microsoft Flight Simulator? I do and it is fun as heck to play with.
Rowdy
09-09-2008, 08:36 PM
The viewing angle is a little lower than the pilot's line of site.
DallasFanSince86
09-09-2008, 10:17 PM
That is a great site.