"TxSrv" wrote in message
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What's the default position in my 1972 American AA-5 Traveler? No mention
of it in the Pilot Operating Handbook. If relevant to safety of flight,
FAR Part 21 says the POH must tell me so.

F--

In MSFS, if the gamer does not enter inputs for trim and/or W&B the
aircraft data revert to defaults. No such thing exists for our real
aircraft. Likewise, DA defaults to runway altitude regardless of local
meteorology. These are some of the errors in the game.

MSFS was originally developed by a company called subLOGIC and is
supported today by Microsoft Game Studios which develops and publishes video
games for Windows-based PCs and the Xbox and Xbox 360 video game consoles.
To some naive people the word simulator elevates the game's status far
beyond its reality -- it is a game, nothing more.
In the US, the FAA does not recognize any time spent on the game as
valid time for anything.
I loaded MSFS onto my computer and spent several hours with it using
yoke, rudder pedals, and throttle controls. I did a serious comparison of it
to the Cessna 172SP that I was flying at the time and as a legitimate
simulation I rated it poorly.
On the other hand, as a game for which it was intended, it was mildly
enjoyable. I still have it on my computer although the only use it gets is
when my grandson comes for a visit. Since he has many hours in the right
seat of 172s with both his dad and me, including lots of stick time, I once
asked him what he thought about flying the 172 in MSFS. Using the cliche --
out of the mouth of babes -- came the quote: "It's bogus."

So, don't look for any defaults in your airplane's POH it is a term used
in games, not real life.