On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 07:24:58 +0200, Mxsmanic
wrote:

B A R R Y writes:

You're not "flying". You're playing a computer game.

It's odd how many real pilots become soaked with sweat while playing
such computer "games."

That is because most of us are used to tactile feed back. The
"seat-of-the-pants" feel experienced by most pilots is not there. As
I spend time on both I do notice the difference, but it doesn't bother
me.

The opposite would be to put a low timer in instrument conditions with
light flicker, or turbulence could cause a case of the leans or worse
yet a case of vertigo. Probably the worst is in instrument training
where you are under the hood on nice warm/hot days with lots of
thermals and your VOR approaches are a step down to 500 AGL or ILS
down to 200 AGL. Great way to turn green in a hurry.

Actually you can do the same while simming with three large screens so
you have all the visual cues and no physical. Eyes and sense of
balance don't agree...instant queasy. IMAX theatres are a good
example of this.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com