Ken Chaddock writes:

One would think you've never flown in a *real* light aircraft...nothing
making real flying inherently superior to simulation...sheesh.

It's hard for some people to recognize the subjectivity of such
opinions.

Ever had the wind in your face at 75 knots in a open cockpit bi-plane ?

No. I don't like being in high winds.

Ever had that *wonderful* experience of an engine-out 50 miles from the
nearest airstrip ?

No. I don't like unsafe situations.

Ever had the dizyiny execeleration of spinning in a *real* aircraft ?

See above.

Ever experienced the sudden terror of realizing that you're in a sprial
dive and rapidly nearing Vne ?

See above.

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 ...

Why would you want to simulate these?

... and let's not even talk about "games" like Flight Simulator !

At least in a simulator a bad pilot can survive his mistakes.

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