judypilot
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Dear Friends,
I just found out that one of my former grad students and his whole family have just been through the ringer healthwise. I talked to his wife, and their young son has been in love with airplanes ever since I gave them all a ride a few years ago (he must be about 6 now). She asked if I knew where she could get old panel parts so he could play pilot. It sounds to me like what she'd like is like a desk-top simulator panel with all the controls and dials, although it could be a toy version. So I have some questions:
(a) Has anyone seen a toy like this? If so, do you know where I could get one?
(b) If not, how much might a junked simulator go for?
(c) How much does Microsoft Simulator with the controls go for?
(d) Could one really fabricate a toy like this out of spare parts and, if so, where might be a good place to look for such parts?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Judy
I just found out that one of my former grad students and his whole family have just been through the ringer healthwise. I talked to his wife, and their young son has been in love with airplanes ever since I gave them all a ride a few years ago (he must be about 6 now). She asked if I knew where she could get old panel parts so he could play pilot. It sounds to me like what she'd like is like a desk-top simulator panel with all the controls and dials, although it could be a toy version. So I have some questions:
(a) Has anyone seen a toy like this? If so, do you know where I could get one?
(b) If not, how much might a junked simulator go for?
(c) How much does Microsoft Simulator with the controls go for?
(d) Could one really fabricate a toy like this out of spare parts and, if so, where might be a good place to look for such parts?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Judy