Mxsmanic wrote:
Jose writes:


Well, I might prefer to emulate Indy 500 racing than actually doing it.


Quite so, and many people do just that. Examples of simulation being
preferred over the real thing are legion. Many people enjoy
first-person shooter games, but have no desire to shoot or be shot at
in real life. Many people enjoy virtual football play, but have no
desire to play football for real. The list goes on and on.

Nothing makes real flying inherently superior to simulation as a
hobby. It all depends on what you want, and how well that matches
what you get.

One would think you've never flown in a *real* light aircraft...nothing
making real flying inherently superior to simulation...sheesh.
Ever had the wind in your face at 75 knots in a open cockpit bi-plane ?
Ever had that *wonderful* experience of an engine-out 50 miles from the
nearest airstrip ? Ever had the dizyiny execeleration of spinning in a
*real* aircraft ? Ever experienced the sudden terror of realizing that
you're in a sprial dive and rapidly nearing Vne ?
I've been in a "couple" of simulators in my time but have yet to find
one that can simulate a loop or an Himmelman...and let's not even talk
about "games" like Flight Simulator !

....Ken