After three years of hard work, a man is completing his lifelong dream by building a 737 flight simulator.
Introducing Alberto Paduanelli. A 43-year-old father of two, he is based in Sherfield, Hampshire, UK and is currently a medical equipment auditor who lives in London.
Paduanelli recently completed a life-sized flight simulator that he had wanted to build for more than 20 years.
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He told SWNS that his passion for travel, especially aviation, began when he was just three years old.
“I remember [when] “When I was three years old, my uncle, who was a pilot in the Italian army, came to visit us,” he recalled.
The father of two spent three years building a 737 flight simulation in his garage. (SWNS)
He continued, “He brought me and my brother a little floppy disk with this flight simulator game on it as a gift.”
Paduanelli said he fell in love with the game, which allows him to virtually sit in the cockpit of an airplane and drive the plane.
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“It was the first time I had seen something like that, but somehow it was very interesting,” he told SWNS.
Paduanelli wanted the simulation to be more than just a computer and a joystick. (SWNS)
Paduanelli said his initial passion led him to choose technology as a career path, and while growing up the advances in simulators were appealing, he said something was missing.
“More and more simulators have appeared from different companies [on] In the mass market, the process was the same: install the game on your PC, connect a joystick and fly,” he said.
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He further added, “As the years have passed, simulations and controls have become increasingly realistic; [and] I didn’t feel like a real pilot since I only had a joystick and a keyboard. ”
Paduanelli said he has had a passion for aviation since he was three years old. (SWNS)
Paduanelli told SWNS that he dreamed of one day creating his own simulation that would make the experience feel as real as possible.
“One day I almost quit because I thought maybe I was chasing an impossible dream, maybe I was trying to do something bigger than myself.”
During the coronavirus lockdown three years ago, Paduanelli said he realized it was finally time to make his dream a reality.
Paduanelli, with the help of his sons, ages 10 and 7, took three years of hard work and about $140,000 to complete the 737 simulation.
Paduanelli built the simulation in his garage with the help of his two sons. (SWNS)
“Construction required advanced electronics knowledge, mechanical engineering, construction, networking, and calibration.” [and] It’s software,” he said.
Paduanelli said she feels accomplished throughout the process of earning her college degree, but it wasn’t an easy task.
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“There were times when I felt depressed, but rarely when I felt high. [and] It was so scary that one day I almost quit because I thought maybe I was chasing an impossible dream, maybe I was trying to do something bigger than myself.” he said.
The simulation was tested by captains working for British Airways and Ryanair. According to SWNS, they were impressed by his work.
The 737 Flight Simulator took Paduanelli three years to create, and professional pilots say it’s a masterpiece. (SWNS)
“The British Airways captain said it exceeded his expectations.” [and] He even said that my simulator had more modules than the real plane,” he told SWNS.
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Paduanelli plans to spend more time researching the simulator in hopes of one day allowing aspiring pilots to practice his creations.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Paduanelli for further comment.
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