Enhance the realism for FREE !!!! :

[Ryanamur]

timcclayton wrote:

Well, certainly, if you are flying a twin-prop aircraft, I think a couple of large desktop fans with the cage removed from them should do the
trick
(and do please remember to sharpen the fan blades on a regular basis).

In fact, you could bolt one fan onto each end of a 10-foot wooden plank and balance the plank on your knees...

Yes, but don't forget that if you are too close to the fan of a turbine engine, you can get sucked in. So it can't be only limited to props!

[timcclayton]

It's going to be hard to mimic a turbine engine in a house, but how about this:

If you are just flying props then just use the plank of wood with 1, 2 or 4 fans bolted onto it.

If you are using a turbine aircraft, keep the same setup but place a bar of chocolate or sweets just behind one of the fans. When the victim, I mean
passenger, gets sucked in towards the chocolate, then BANG, massive lacerations and a damaged "turbine".

Just a word of warning though: if it's your wife, fiance or girlfriend don't, under any circumstances, shout "Bird strike!" at this point.

[Dutch64]

Thinking on about this fan now... It's also useful when you are more of a helicopter addict. Remove the fanblades and replace
them by long metal
blades (check your shed for some old tools). Now strap the fan on top of your head (you can even simulate forward movement
etc by slowly nodding your
head forward. (This will require some training of course otherwise you will keep buying new monitors.) See some picture here
from the tutorial flight

(Picture MIA since change of Provider)

[Ryanamur]

LOVE IT

You know, this is my favorite thread on all the forums!

[timcclayton]

Dutch, have you been plagiarising material from the Internet again? Looks just like something out of a Sikorsky owner's manual or something, just
after the intro about "Congratulations on purchasing a Sikorsky helicopter. To get the best results from your new purchase, please ensure that you pay
careful attention to the following installation diagrams...."

Perhaps we ought to start building prototype "cockpits" and selling them in an online sim shop somewhere? Might need a fairly lengthy disclaimer though...

[Dutch64]

I know the picture looks almost like real!