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Old October 13th 06, 11:50 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Mxsmanic
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Default Why are multiple engines different?

Neil Gould writes:

You simply *refuse* to "see any disagreement between MSFS and real life",
and you do so because you have zero real-life experience flying planes.


I don't refuse to see it; I simply have not yet been shown the
disagreement, despite repeated requests for the evidence.

What exactly does MSFS do that disagrees with real life, and how can
you know how either environment will handle single-engine taxis or
take-offs if you have experience with neither of them?

Those of us who have MSFS *and* real-life experience flying planes do see
"disagreements", some of which have been posted in this and other threads.
Frankly, I don't care in the least *why* MSFS gets some things wrong; it's
only a game and I treat it as such.


Every simulator gets some things wrong. But not knowing exactly what
they are is a lot worse than knowing the discrepancies in detail.

As far as taking off with one engine in a Baron goes, what I don't get is
why you think that someone who is rated in flying those planes would know
less about its capabilities than you do?


That's easy: No matter what he is rated in, I doubt that it includes
taking off from a dead stop with one engine. There is no reason for
anyone to ever do that in real life, so nobody practices it.

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