I started building this simulator in December 2021 after I acquired a full cockpit section from a 737-800. The original airplane last flew for the Indonesian airline Sriwijaya Air (MSN 30636) and was dismantled in Arizona in 2020. The cockpit was picked up and transported to my home in Orange County, California where I named it the Orange County 737 sim..

As it normally happens with these aircrafts, most of the interior parts were removed. Over time I have been able to acquire about 95% of the real OEM parts and have been working late nights interfacing it. Even adding Active Control Loading to all 3 control axis using software that I wrote. The goal is to rebuild this aircraft 100% using real parts and make it 100% functional with the simulator software.

Building this simulator and having the full support of my family has allowed me to mix my passion for engineering and aviation, making it an extremely rewarding and fun project. Meeting a ton of great people in my journey who have been extremely helpful. I’m looking forward to making it more and more functional and spending lots of hours with friends and family flying it.

-Fabian