Tim writes:

It seems to me, that by flying a simulator only, and swearing away REAL
flight and REAL life, you are missing out on all of REAL life.

You have your preferences, and I have mine. You should not assume that real
flying is unconditionally preferable to simulated flying. If that were true,
there would be very few simmers and a lot more pilots.

I'll take my "boring", expensive flights in my grumman cheetah over a
cheaper "more exciting" flight in an extra 300 or MU2 on MSFS ANY day ...

That's your choie.

I would bet most people feel the same.

I wouldn't. There are a lot more people playing with simulators than flying
for real.

How can you compare real life to MSFS?

It's a simulation, the comparison is implicit.

Boring parts of flying a REAL plane? Now I have heard everything.

There are parts that are boring. Sitting for ten hours watching waypoints
drift by can get pretty boring. Some pilots fall asleep.

Sitting in front of a computer for hours on end pretending to be flying
with no plans to ever fly a real plane sounds like a perfect definition
of a waste of time...

To whom? I think it's fun, and relaxing.

Obviously you have a lot of time on your hands.

Not really; but I have no money at all, so I still have more time than money.

I know lots of people who have little money who fly.

They have a lot more money than I do.

I think there is more to it than that.

Certainly. It's a question of money, time, red tape, overhead, regulations,
and many other things. It's a lot of trouble to go to for an experience that
is nearly identical to simulation.

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