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On a Friday night for us as well. This is brilliant.

Ok, maybe dreadful is harsh, but the way he pads out most of his sentences with superlatives, “let me tell you”, “I really do”, “it really is” etc. grates on me.

Jesus, Ally “he really is” McCoist is dreadful, he really is.

Our board, prepared? Competent?

Aside from flicking the autopilot on, that’s all there is to it really. The majority of a true airline flight experience would be getting the plane set up for flight whilst on the ground, getting it in the air and following a SID (Standard Instrument Departure) which would see you abide by any restrictions in place (altitude, speed etc) and then it’s pretty much autopilot all the way until 1000ft above on approach, typically. Anyway, I’m waffling! I agree with what you’re describing as your experience - I don’t think an airline experience is appropriate for someone that wants to have a go and a lot of these places get it wrong by setting up a short flight. If I was to run something similar I’d have the person take off and perform circuits around the airfield as I think you’d get way more from that than flying from a to b.

This guy’s CV looks as though he should know a thing or two.

Wear it when seated. It hasn’t got to be tight, it just ensures if the plane drops, you largely stay in your seat and not hurtling into the overheads.

A combination of severe turbulence and bad luck I’d guess. But you tip the odds in favour of injury by not wearing a seatbelt when seated, which I assume is the case here. Always wear a seatbelt.

The Queen Of The Skies (747) are a dying breed. There is a 747-4 that seems to be in out of East Midlands daily at the moment. Eventually they’ll be no more.

Why’s everyone on commentary saying Man City have won the league tonight. Obviously it’s hugely in their favour now, but come on?!

Throwing your money away - it’s only Andy now.

It’s usually Ederson doing the clattering, isn’t it?

A draw would be so spursy

Do you have a link to the swing arm? I’ve got a Boeing yoke that sits on the floor when not in use but I’d like to give it a home in the rig if possible.

I remember it well. I thought I’d finish work, build it within an hour and get to racing. Think it ended up being a two evening job @Rusko187 let us know how you get on with it. If you need any advice or help with iRacing too.

I’ve no experience with the last one I linked, but it’s aluminium profile, so I don’t think you’d go wrong with it. The good thing with that kind of rig is you can build on to it in any way you’d like - they’re completely customisable.

Yeah, you’re right. I just checked my order invoice and I paid £750 for the rig and seat 3 years ago. The same bundle is now £150 more. I used Upshift Store for my rig and I’ve just had a look on their site. I reckon something like this would be decent too. https://www.upshiftstore.co.uk/products/r-pro-black-edition They sell seats for ~£250. It’d just be a case of buying the rails for the seat if either don’t come with them. Check out the reviews for the PlaySeat though, they might have improved and my experience of them rattling and falling to bits may be on the older versions of them.

If you’ve got the room for it then I’d recommend aluminium profile instead. I’ve only ever known playseats to fall apart over time. I’ve got this, with the rally seat - https://trakracer.co.uk/collections/simulators/products/tr80-lite-racing-simulator Had it for 3 years and aside for the odd bolt needing tightening I’ve had no issues.

This is important - there’s a larger second hand sim racing market and I’d guess the primary reason for it is people going all in on equipment early on, to then lose interest. There’s definitely value in starting out on cheaper gear, as you’ll appreciate the step up the better gear gives you.

I’d recommend sticking with the G29 whilst you’re getting started, but if it’s a matter of needing something quieter then you could definitely look to a new wheel that might give you that. As I’ve mentioned, pedals are going to give you the edge, however the better the pedals, the more likely you are to need a dedicated rig. My timeline looked a bit like this - - T150 wheel hooked to desk for a month or so (2021) - Bought dedicated aluminium profile Trak Racer rig with bucket seat and continued with t150 wheel and pedals for 6 months. Also bought a Quest 2 VR headset around this time - wouldn’t go back to screens now. - Upgraded to HE Sprint pedals - took a while to get used to them but they were a massive upgrade on the plastic t150 pedals. - Various PC upgrades over the years

Yeah I echo all of this. I’d also add that a dedicated rig means your pedals and seating position are always the same, which can be important with being consistent. I have a T150 wheel, which is probably as entry level as you can get. I’m looking to upgrade, but it’s not going to give me as much as an advantage as my pedal upgrade did. Pedals are king for sim racing. @Rusko187 what set up do you have at the moment, console / PC? If PC, what are your specs?

“Harry Winks, what’s it feel like to win something?”

Susan? She's living with a fitness instructor. He drinks that yellow stuff in tins. He's an idiot.

Right then, all over to the promotion thread!