"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Is it safe/advisable to board a small single- or twin-engined aircraft
while
the prop(s) and engine(s) are turning? I'm just wondering if this is
feasible
if you just have someone getting on or getting off (with the pilot being
in
the aircraft the whole time).


Mxmanic,

The people on the aviation newsgroup are giving you a pretty hard time. I
don't fully understand it. Your questions seem relevant to aviation in a
general sort of way. Sorry the group is so middle-schoolish to your
questions.

Your wanting your sim'ing to be as realistic as possible is perfectly
normal. I did it for a long time in MSFS as well as the F16 Fighting Falcon
sim. I wanted to do everything as the real pilot would do on a real mission
(sitting in on the briefing, programming the GPS, starting the engines,
setting the radio frequencies, etc). It adds to the realism and I
understand it's importance if it's something you will never be able to
experience in real life.

The planes we fly can be more fun than an airliner in the way they handle
and maneuver so quickly. They are also more fun than a simulator for those
financially fortunate enough to indulge in such an expensive hobby.
Further, it's not as dangerous as you alluded in a previous post, nor do
most of us fly because we are 'thrill seekers". It is a thrill, but not
because our lives are on the line. It's a thrill because so few people can
do it and do it well. We are proud of our training and the self-discipline
it takes to learn to fly properly and safely.

Also, the simulator is harder to fly than a real (tin can) airplane. In the
real plane all your senses are helping you control the plane. i.e. you
feel the acceleration, you feel the bank, the pitch, the yaw, etc. You can
feel the yoke stiffen as the plane accelerates, you feel the change in pitch
when you roll the trim in and you feel the brake pressure and you can feel
rudder pressure. It's so much different and all these sensations help you
coordinate the plane's attitude and control.

Landing is 10X's easier in the real plane because you can look out the
windows and have a true real life perspective of how high you are and how
fast you are moving. Often in a sim I lose perspective on altitude and
speed and genuinely get disoriented on landing.

Keep sim'ing and maybe one day you'll do what I did. I was flying MSFS one
afternoon and just said, "That's it!" I grabbed my check book and drove to
the local airport and plucked down 45 dollars for a 1/2 hour introductory
flight. I was instantly hooked and continued on to my instrument rating and
commercial pilot's license. I am also the owner of Cessna Cardinal RG and
have flown all over from Toronto, Maine, Georgia, Martha's Vineyard,
Nantucket, Miami and the Bahamas to name a few. It's quite an experience to
fly to far off destinations that I could never get to easily by car and
would be too short by airliner.

All the best, Kobra