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The photo thread shows the cockpit's journey from the airport to the man's house, which couldn't have been cheap or easy. Some hapless souls hauled it on a flatbed truck and actually pushed it against the house with four dollies and old-fashioned manpower. He repainted the cockpit to 'match' the color of the house, but it's still a bit of an eyesore. Despite the back-breaking labor and absurdity of the project, one has got to hand it to his tolerant neighbors... or wife. [From: NASIOC via Tim_Stevens]
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsMikeSep 21st 2009 10:34AM
This kind of stuff should not be allowed in residential neighborhoods. I don't care what color he painted it. He just brought everybody else's property values down.
SabrejetpOct 21st 2009 12:53PM
"This kind of stuff should not be allowed in residential neighborhoods. I don't care what color he painted it. He just brought everybody else's property values down."
How right you are, I'll bet he whole current financial melt down was tripped by nerds such as this one.
brdbrns3Sep 21st 2009 10:44AM
just don't sell him any box cutters.
htc6600Sep 21st 2009 11:20AM
There are computer flight simulators for PC just as their are locomotive simulators for us railroad fans. They don't encroach on anyone's property taxes and are generally acceptable for most enthusiasts. I can honestly say though, that after having been in a real locomotive simulator, there is no comparison to a PC program and I can see where this guy is coming from. I think the obvious solution would be to require the simulator be housed in a structure like a shed, barn, or garage that follows accepted building codes and placed in the back yard, out of sight from the street. I think the city dropped the ball on this one.
htc6600Sep 21st 2009 11:24AM
Sorry about my incorrect usage of "their" in the first sentence. It should be "there".
OnlyMeSep 22nd 2009 11:12AM
This is how it should be done! Whoohooo!
Matt WietlispachOct 26th 2010 2:23PM
I am the owner of this 747 cockpit. It's against the house only as long as it takes to restore/rewire the interior. I needed it against he house for climate control and electical power access during interior restoration. It will be moved to the inside of a new garage as soon as restoration is complete where it will serve as a flight simulator. I cleared it with my neighbors beforehand and they think it's great. There were no city ordinances against airplane parts on private property. It's not "attached" to the house, only backed up against it where the sliding glass doors to the kitchen open into it. There have been zero negative comments about it being there. It actually attracts people who are amazed at the site of a real plane in a back yard. It's there tempoarily. I have to worry about my property value too, ya know! This doesn't "add" value to my home, which is why it will be moved indoors. I don't understand the negative comments about my project. I didn't even know it wound up on a website someplace. Some people restore cars, I restore cockpits. What's the difference? Yeah, I'm a "nerd", but at least I'm actively restoring something that will hopefully be in a museum some day and not just surfing the web sitting on my ass passing judgement on other people's projects without knowing all the facts. Let's be positive here. Geez!
SJOct 26th 2010 10:03PM
Have to laugh about lowering the property values. This cockpit is located in a City that has just skyrocketed it's accessed property values to make up for all the homes that were destroyed in the 2008 floods. As for a eye sore, it's not. There's no building code violations. I live close to this area and have no problem with it. I understand it's going to be enclosed shortly. This guy is a genuis!