Updated 29 DEC 2009

My Sim Pit

To get the most out of MS Flight Simulator you need a certain amount of hardware beyond the obvious high end computer system. 
Over the last five years my set-up has evolved to what you see in the pictures below. 

 

Video of simulator in action:

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Hardware

Saitek Pro Flight Yoke
Saitek Pro Flight Throttle Quads x2
CH Products Rudder Pedals
TrackIR-5 - Head Movement Tracking Device
Matrox Digital TripleHead2Go - Three Screen Display Output
Go Flight GF-166A VRP Radio Panel - COM1/NAV1 Panel
Go Flight GF-46 Multifunction Panel - COM2/NAV2/Transponder/ADF/DME
Go Flight RP-48 Rotary/Push Button Panel x2 - Various functions
Go Flight GF-T8 Toggle Switch Panel - Lights, starters, yaw damper, prop synch
Go Flight Gear/Trim/Flaps Panel
Go Flight Mode Control Panel - Autopilot functions
Audio Adapter for Pilot Head Set - adapts PC sound/mic connections for use with real aviation headset
Desktop Aviator Avionics Panel 1015
Desktop Aviator Throttle Quadrant 1040 - Small aircraft throttle, prop, mixture controls
Desktop Aviator Parking Brake
Desktop Aviator Trim Wheel
Buttkicker Gamer
SimFlyer Seat
Flight Sim Server (Desktop) - See Specs Below
Flight Support Client (Laptop)
Flight Gauges Client (Laptop 2)

Flight Sim Server Specs (updated 12/29/09): 

CPU:  INTEL 3.0GHz DUAL CORE Overclocked to 3.6GHz
MOBO: BIOSTAR TF 570 SLI
MEMORY: 4GB OCZ DDR2 800MHz
VIDEO: EVGA  NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB PCI-E 16
SOUND: CREATIVE SB AUDIGY AUDIO PROCESSOR
HARD DRIVES:

  1. MAXTOR 6L250R0 234GB EIDE NTFS
  2. SAMSUNG SP1213C  112GB  SATA NTFS

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Software

Support Software:


 

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The Planes

I only fly third-party aircraft in FS2004.  These aircraft are professional recreations of the actual aircraft
with every button and knob replicated.  All photos are in game screen captures from my system.

Tweaking FS2004

Press here to view the amazing transformation of FS2004 from out of the box game to world class simulator.