Whirlybird, not only was his post fairly insulting, he's flat out wrong in many cases. Here are some examples:
Also, if you actually flew in RL and not in some sim, you would realize that only an absolute idiot actually holds the rudder out throughout this, as it is much easier to just add rudder trim (which is one point in the game that fails, the rudder trim is extremely touchy and cannot be fine tuned).
Only a frigging idiot allows trim to fly his aircraft through transient aircraft upsets. Trim is great for eliminating steady-state control forces, but for one-time or short term control force changes, "feeling" the forces and having to manually make control inputs is essential to maintaining aircraft control. I bet this guy trims when he flares instead of pulling back on the stick, and flies aileron rolls by trimming.
And in fact, in twin engine jets, it takes two people to go through the entire process to take off (required by law to have full crew).
Maybe in the twin engine jets HE has flown, but sheesh, the 3 years experience he has is just enough time to develop some bad habits and learn enough to think he knows it all. I have never flown a turbojet twin that requires "by law" 2 people, then again I've only flown 2 engine military jets. On the gripping hand, I read a few years ago how certain learjets are certified for single pilot operation, so ptooie on his argument.
I also noticed that as the plane approaches a stall, the control surfaces still remain as effective. This is a great flaw, as they would be come less affective close to a stall. First the rudders go, then the elevator, and then the ailerons (they fail last because the inside of the wind actually stalls before the outer edge where they are located).
This couldn't be farther from the truth, and even the correct application of his logic isn't true for ALL aircraft. In most planes, you lose ailerons then elevator then rudder and regain effectiveness in the reverse order, but different planes act differently near the stall so there is only a generic application of this "rule" to conventional aircraft.
There is also no penalty for dumping flaps in at full speed, nor is there a penalty for using the variable pitch propeller improperly. Not to mention extending gear or failing to retract. but the one that gets me is how a normally aspirated engine with a float type carb can actually fly upside down. I would think that without fuel, the engine would cease, but not in WWII. Guess they must have secret high tech fuel pumps installed huh?
I'm guessing he hasn't flown AH or WB, both of which model flap limits (by not allowing them to extend) and correct engine fuel/oil starvation based on the particular aircraft design. Once again, this dude is applying a whopping 3 years of experience with a handful of similiar civilian designs to high performance fighter aircraft. Not too credible.
Oh, and pulling out of a dive going at such a high speed? A real plane would slam into the ground because of a stall. Even though it is pointes forward, its momentum is still carrying it down, so in essense, it has exceeded the critical angle of attack (to the relative wind). Hence, a full stall.
If you don't pull hard enough to stall, you don't stall. It's calling pulling G's. Once again, it's a lack of experience and a fundamental ignorance of basic aerodynamics talking.
I'm sure this guy means well, but his experience and knowledge isn't broad enough for him to go slamming you or pretty much any semi-realistic game on the market.
Those are just a few of the points. I could go on if you would like. But to be quite honest (and frank) I dont think that someone who flys planes in a sim can tell a pilot how flight mechanics work. You can say what you want about the game, but when it comes to this, you are WAY out of your league.
This arrogance sums it up quite well, but he should be talking about himself. He doesn't have the knowledge or experience to back up his grand claims. Feel free to let him know where I feel he's incorrect, and if he blabbers on about how sim pilots don't know jack, you can let him in on my background (1000+ hours in everything from Cessna 150's to the F-15E plus over a year as a USAF primary flight instructor). I still consider myself a "new guy" in the aviation business so that ought to tell you how his experience stacks up against those who have really done something in aviation.
He seriously needs to get some aero books and do some reading. He knows just enough to get himself killed. Imagine thinking there's no way to pull out from a high speed dive... I pity any passengers he flies with.
He should also get a damn dictionary. Reading his badly misspelled message was painful to the extreme.
