Version 1 (2006)

Flight Sim Version 1 was circa 2006, so I could only find one photo.

My day job had just upgraded the team to LCDs, so I dumpster-dived and came up with a monster CRT. I had the yoke and pedals already and a hand-me-down PC from a friend, so I couldn’t resist setting this up. The major expense was a Cessna Switch Panel from DesktopAviator.com ($105), which was one of very few places selling into the hobby market, and I hadn’t even considered making my own switch panels, yet.

This rig was definitely my first step into this whole flight simulator disease.

Two books was just right to see over the yoke and reach the throttle.