This man turned his spare room into an Airbus A320 cockpit before revealing surprising cost
- One content creator transformed the spare room of his house for $5,000
- It’s now a functional Airbus A320 cockpit for flight simulation
- He has broken down exactly what upped his expenditure
Published on Feb 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Feb 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Kate Bain
One Australian-based content creator has done the seemingly impossible and transformed the spare room of his house into a functional Airbus A320 cockpit for flight simulation.
It cost him $5,000 including the PC and monitor.
Some costs he hadn’t bargained for.
Let’s break it down.
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Spareroom transformed into an Airbus A320 cockpit
While it sure beats a flounce-trimmed duvet and a dressing table, a lot of hard work went into this DIY setup by Andrew Adedeji, aka TheFlightDoc.
The flight simulator is fully functional and looks pretty impressive in the corner of the spare room.
Some parts he plans to update at a later date and others were gifted for him to review.
However, within the cost of $5,000 (excluding the PC and the giant monitor) – there are certain elements that can push costs higher, as Adedeji explains.
Price pitfalls
Using CNC cutting or 3D printing an MDF cockpit frame can add extra expenses – and using Original Equipment Manufacturer parts from the Airbus A320 can add even more to the total.
Adedeji also confessed that he purchased some screens – like the primary flight display – in the wrong size for the flight deck – which will require a future potentially costly upgrade.
Third-party custom panels for the landing gear, auto brake, and warning panel were handmade by SL3, which can obviously cost more than DIY solutions.
Additional purchases like Winwing’s MCDU, FCU, and rudder pedals made the setup both more authentic and more expensive than using cheaper alternatives.
The Throttle Tech Airbus A320 Flight Box V3 is a premium option and very much like the real deal – however, cheaper alternatives like Thrustmaster are available if they’re outside of your budget.
Last up the Samsung G9 57-inch ultra-wide screen replaced a cheaper triple-monitor setup, while a powerful PC (i9-14900K, RTX 4080 Super) was necessary to run multiple screens and MSFS 2024 smoothly.
Turns out flight simulation can cost as much as real-life air travel.
All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
