"gatt" wrote in message
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"Neil Gould" wrote in message
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Some of us have a lot more sim experience than anyone whose sim
experience began with the use of personal computers. And, we, too have
told you that MSFS isn't all that correct in its representation of
flight.

Okay. I'm IFR rated and on occasion when I can't fly, I take my approach
plates and shoot them in FS2004 in the Mooney or C-172.

It allows me to remember to set and ident freqs, follow the instruments,
time the approach (I use my kneeboard and timer), plan the course with an
E6B and fly it with a sectional. Teaches reliance on the instruments
(you can simulate instrument failures), reinforces use of checklists such
as GUMPS and procedures for radio navigation as well as remain sharp on
concepts such as reverse sensing and maintaing course headings.

My flying experience began in high school on the first MS Flight
Simulator. It helped me through groundschool and my private because I was
already familiar with navigating using one or two VORs and quickly
interpreting and responding to instruments.

I highly recommend it. It won't make you, say, IFR current, but it'll
sure polish your edge for much less than it costs to shoot practice
approaches each month.

I guess that's why they have flight simlators.

-c

Gatt this thread and many others lately are here because of posts written by
an idiot named Anthony aka msxmaniac who not only has never flown and
aircraft and has no desire to, thinks that most of us that do fly don't know
what the hell we are talking about because our real world experience doesn't
jive with his playing of MSFS.

There is no doubt that MSFS is great for use as you describe but it doesn't
make anyone an aviation expert as Anthony thinks it does.