IMO, the maniac is not a troll, just a lonely antisocial person who is
willing to settle for life and flight of the virtual reality varieties.

I tend to agree that he's not a troll. That term gets thrown around
way to much on Usenet. I tend to think that mx really believes he a pilot.
He's constructed a comfortable little bubble around himself and will
not allow that bubble to be burst by reality. The problem I have with him
is that he posts like he's "real". There are probably 100 people who read
this group for every one that posts. Like others have mentioned, he
spouts some "facts" that would be very dangerous if put into practice.

Maybe the best solution would be for ONE person to just post a
"disclaimer"
to his posts. Something like:
"Warning: Mxsmanic is a delusional individual who has NO flight experience
and believes that a computer flight simulation GAME is real. All
information
posted by said individual should be assumed to be applicable to Microsoft
Flight Simulator only and does not necessarily represent events that have,
would, should, or could, occur with REAL aircraft being flown by REAL
pilots
in the REAL world".

Ok, the guy is irritating.

I really think the concern about someone trying the wrong advice is
overstated, and I have heard plenty of bad advice at airports--including a
few "old chestnuts" that just won't die--from people I could have sworn
would have known better.

If you feel that a rebuttal, in the form of a third party disclaimer is
needed, that is anyone's privelege on usenet; but a much less emotional
disclaimer will probably result in much shorter threads.

Peter