Author Topic: Just signed up for my first Introductory Flight (Read 484 times)

cpxxx · « **Reply #15 on:** July 12, 2006, 11:07:48 AM »

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Originally posted by Mustaine
I am not going to ask for that, NOR landing. honestly that spooks me more than anything. there are too many ways I could screw up a landing. heck I can barely do it in AH

I find the real thing easier to land than sims. Many 'real' pilots apparently do when the try sims. Probably something to do with visual cues or peripheral vision that we normally use when landing. Or it could be that we are useless at games!

Chairboy · « **Reply #16 on:** July 12, 2006, 11:23:52 AM »

Also, you can feel the ground effect, and the resolution of 'real life' is somewhat higher than your video card, so you can judge visual cues more reliably.

The sim experience does come in handy when doing instrument reference maneuvers and night flight. Flying at night in LA looks almost exactly like MS Flight sim of about 15 years ago.

cpxxx · « **Reply #17 on:** July 12, 2006, 11:33:05 AM »

True Chairboy, I found night instrument flying in a MS flight sim as close to real as any sim can be. I replicated some of my Instrument training at Dublin Airport on the sim. The only thing missing was the heart stopping moment when I realised we had been vectored out to sea, at night in a single engine aircraft:eek:

Chairboy · « **Reply #18 on:** July 12, 2006, 11:36:58 AM »

No problem, just hit pause, go to 'File', select 'Open Aircraft' and select the 747-400. I prefer the one with the United livery, looks sweet.

....wait

rpm · « **Reply #19 on:** July 12, 2006, 11:37:44 AM »

Just out of curiosity, what happens when Skuzzy trips over a cable while you are in real flight?

expat · « **Reply #20 on:** July 12, 2006, 12:03:10 PM »

crash to desktop