Accrington plane-lover builds flight simulator in van after buying parts while 'tipsy' - and vows to fly it to Blackpool
Steven Fletcher, 55, is a plan enthusiast and has had a passion since a young age. While stuck in Spain because of Covid, he came across a decommissioned Piper PA24 plane on eBay. And the ex-removals firm boss was stunned to find out that his late night £1,000 bid had been successful after he'd indulged on “a few Sangrias” and awoken the next morning.
“Bored one night, I came across a real aircraft, a decommissioned Piper PA24 Aircraft on eBay and to be honest a few Sangrias had passed my lips. In haste, I pressed 'bid' and thought nothing of it. In the morning, to my surprise, I woke up to find I was the proud owner of said aircraft. “The build began once I returned to England after the lockdown. I picked up the van in October 2020 after buying the plane in about June of the same year. The Iveco van cost about £3,500 and it had done about 35,000 miles when I bought it.“When I was satisfied with the quality of the van and aircraft, myself, a few burly friends manipulated the Piper into the van. Once the Piper was in the van, I set about integrating all the software and hardware.
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