From a frustrated simmer's desk — to cockpits in 191 countries.
In 2018, our founder Stryker Aero was just another passionate flight simmer (flying since FS2004). While building his own A320 home cockpit, he hit the wall every simmer knows too well:
- Either insanely expensive "professional" gear that blew the budget,
- Or poorly made, DIY-heavy replicas that felt nothing like the real thing.
"What we wanted was real switch feel, backlit panels, and the ability to do a cold start without touching a mouse. But nowhere could we find products that were both affordable and truly immersive."
So Stryker made a decision: Stop waiting. Build it ourselves.
He brought together a team of engineers equally obsessed with precision, and invited several retired airline pilots as advisors. From the damping force of each switch to the color temperature of the backlight, everything was calibrated against real aircraft documentation.
Rowsfire was born — to give every flight simmer access to professional-grade cockpit hardware, without breaking the bank or becoming a programming expert.
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