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Man Builds 747 Flight Simulator in His Warehouse, Earns Guinness Record

Flight enthusiast Matthew Sheil has built a 747-400 flight simulator in his Sydney warehouse that can stand up to any $40 million training version—and he did it for under $200,000.


January 24, 2009
Gaming

Tragic Casualty of Microsoft Layoffs: Flight Simulator Grounded, Forever

The first blow to us from the layoffs Microsoft announced yesterday cuts deep into our childhood memories: Flight Simulator is permanently grounded. The entire development team is gone.