Author Topic: Real Pilots (Read 2086 times)

LEDPIG · « **on:** May 24, 2006, 08:00:13 AM »

How many actual pilots fly the game? It seems to take so much skill to fly this game i've always wondered how non pilots can fly it. Just to understand the aerodynamics or even read the instruments you'd have to go to ground school. So who are you out there when'd you start flying in what capacity and ratings, introduce yourself? Me i'm just a private pilot with a good bit of instrument training, before that financial winfall that seems to stop a lot of private pilots from gettin flight time. So who are you?

Shane · « **Reply #1 on:** May 24, 2006, 08:11:29 AM »

most of the "real" pilots suck at dogfighting these cartoon planes. but to be fair, the "gud" pilots in the game might suck at flying a real plane... too many frickkin' rules!!

SlapShot · « **Reply #2 on:** May 24, 2006, 08:17:03 AM »

WOW !!! ... from out of the shadows he emerges.

mars01 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 24, 2006, 08:39:58 AM »

Yep shanes right. My fligth instructor and I became good friends. I had him over once to try AH out and while he thought it was cool he hated the game.

Another good friend, was a Nazy A4 pilot, while he liked the game he also had a hard time flying without the feeling.

The reason many real pilots don't like the game at first is the lack of seat of your pants feel. They are always over pulling and over correcting, not to mention having to look around with your thumb. It is kinda a total different mind set.

As for the noobs learing to fly, well it's not rocket science. IMH.

1Duke1 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 24, 2006, 09:51:34 AM »

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The reason many real pilots don't like the game at first is the lack of seat of your pants feel.

Bingo!

When flying, and especially during ACM, the aircraft talks to you....thru your bellybutton and hands

Even after 5 years in this game, I still have problems with that......or it's just that I sux!:aok

Golfer · « **Reply #5 on:** May 24, 2006, 10:12:31 AM »

No real pilots play this game anyway. They're too busy making lots of money and getting hundreds if not thousands of women to waste time with a stupid game.

68DevilM · « **Reply #6 on:** May 24, 2006, 10:28:17 AM »

i learned the instroments working on helicopters for the marine corps

Balsy · « **Reply #7 on:** May 24, 2006, 12:51:41 PM »

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Originally posted by mars01

Another good friend, was a Nazy A4 pilot, while he liked the game he also had a hard time flying without the feeling.

I thought the Nazy's had the 262.... when did they get the A4??

Balsy

Guppy35 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 24, 2006, 01:06:52 PM »

Interesting. My son flew Airwarrior with me when he was younger. I bought him a flight in a Cessna 152 and the instructor said he was a 'natural' Having flown the flight sims helped him in how it seemed normal to him to go in flight.

I took lessons when I was in high school all those years ago now. I don't know that it has an affect either way on how I 'fly' AH.

Our old AW buddy Earl who had 250 combat missions in the MTO and another 250 flying A1s in Vietnam as an Advisor said flying the sims was nothing like flying the real thing. He also said that RR in Airwarrior flew closer to the real thing then FR, but he said it quietly

That was because of the lack of 'feel' as he put it. RR compensated for that lack of 'feel'

DAVENRINO · « **Reply #9 on:** May 24, 2006, 01:21:31 PM »

I have to agree with all the above. I have maybe 14,000 hours in civil aircraft including
gliders, floats, helicopters, corporate and heavy transport jets. I still suck at dogfighting but I takeoff and land really well.

BBQ_Bob · « **Reply #10 on:** May 24, 2006, 01:27:08 PM »

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Originally posted by mars01

Another good friend, was a Nazy A4 pilot, while he liked the game he also had a hard time flying without the feeling.

Warspawn · « **Reply #11 on:** May 24, 2006, 01:48:03 PM »

Heya Ledpig!

Since being discharged from the service as a disabled vet, I'm now letting the VA 'rehabilitate' me for civilian life

. I was instructed to pick something I was interested in and would provide an income for me and my family. Long story short: I decided to work towards my CFI, certified flight instructor.

I flew AH for a few years before I actually climbed into a cockpit. I think I made my instructor nervous asking him if neg G's would choke off a Cessna 172's engine. By the way, it does. And THAT made him even more nervous...

Still can't get 'em to do an Immelman though!

SkyRock · « **Reply #12 on:** May 24, 2006, 01:49:36 PM »

My brother-in-law is an instructor and his father has a strip in the backyard. Last summer I went to visit and he took me up in their cub. He's been over to my house and flown on AH and knew I was into the Flight sim pretty heavy. So, when we reached 3k he asked if I wanted to give her a go. He was amazed at how well I adjusted to the movement of the plane. Only thing he told me was keep it above 40mph and I was good. I had a blast as he let me fly for about 20 minutes. Was a dream come true!

Warspawn · « **Reply #13 on:** May 24, 2006, 01:53:51 PM »

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Originally posted by Golfer
I fly low, I'm in high demand. Go 15 feet over the Rio Grande. I blow the mesquite right off the sand I'm seldom seen 'specially when I land...I'm a treetop flyer

Stephen Stills! Love that song!

People been askin' me where'd ya learn to
Fly that way
Was over in Viet Nam
Chasin' N.V.A.
The government taught me
An' they taught me right
Stay down under the treeline
You might be all right

mars01 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 24, 2006, 02:04:22 PM »

Yeah people going from Flight Sim to Real deal are in much better shape than those that go in cold.

The only thing you have to watch for with the sim first guys, is they sometimes concentrate on the instruments more than outside. And 80% of the Private is about learing the sight picture outside the window as well as the feel.