A new East End venture is bringing the thrill of aviation directly into luxury homes. Founded by Noyac resident Harold Thiers and high-end home automation specialist Tom Mastrianni, Twin Forks Simulation North America designs and builds bespoke, fully immersive flight simulator rigs. By merging photorealistic digital global mapping with high-tech physics engineering, the company creates an elite motion-based experience that blur the lines between virtual reality and actual flight.
The technology behind the venture is rooted in a lifelong passion for aviation. Thiers, who spent decades flying flight simulators and remote-control aircraft, recognized a massive shift in the industry when advanced satellite imagery and artificial intelligence began rendering highly accurate, real-time 3D models of the Earth. Seeking to elevate the standard home setup, he spent years researching aviation platforms developed by agencies like NASA to design a motion-controlled system that could be scaled down to a residential footprint.
The resulting custom rigs are built around a specialized Stewart platform, utilizing six independently actuated legs to deliver a genuine six-degrees-of-freedom movement profile. Fliers are lifted completely off the ground with up to 400 millimeters of vertical travel and can tilt up to 30 degrees in any direction. When paired with a premium virtual reality headset and authentic physical cockpit controls, the simulator accurately replicates complex aviation variables such as turbulence, updrafts, wind shear, and downdrafts with startling precision.
To transition this advanced engineering project into a turnkey commercial business, Thiers partnered with Mastrianni, the president of Smithtown-based luxury smart-home automation firm Extreme AVS. Mastrianni’s background in high-end home theater design and systems integration allowed the duo to streamline their supply chain, define manufacturing standards, and introduce the product directly to a discerning regional clientele looking for completely unique residential entertainment assets.
While the high-end systems are designed as premium luxury items, they have already earned significant praise from the aviation community. The company has hosted approximately 50 active and retired pilots to test the engineering, with testers validating the ultra-realistic flight mechanics and complex aircraft handling. Operating out of private test spaces in Sag Harbor and a showroom in Plainview, Twin Forks Simulation is targeting tech enthusiasts, hobbyists, and aviation purists who want the absolute peak of home escapism.
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