OK, so a little background on why I am building this VC10 flight simulator....

When I was about 6 years old (so that would be around 1969), my Father took me to Manchester Airport. The very first aircraft I saw landing and taxiing to the stand was a BOAC standard VC10 - I can't recall the registration, but there are still some photographs around somewhere that my Father took that day. I was totally in awe of the appearance of the VC10 (as well as the sound of those Conway engines), and a year or so later, the first Airfix model kit I built was of.....a VC10! Alas, the model didn't survive, but since then I have manged to find a complete and un-assembled example of the kit, along with many original parts from actual VC10s.

As I have been a keen Microsoft Flight Simulator user since the early 1990s (in the days of FS5 and MSDos), it seemed a logical progression to translate this love of flight simulation into creating a life-sized simulator. I could have stuck with creating a Cessna or maybe a B737.....but I wanted to create something more original and unique - so my VC10 project was born.

I have written several add-ons to FS2000 to allow me to achieve my goal (the reason for FS2000 will be explained in future blog posts), and as soon as I clear the space in my garden summerhouse, construction will start in earnest. In the meantime, check back soon for some updates!