"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Jay Honeck writes:

While they were waiting, I set him up in our newly upgraded Kiwi
flight simulator (see it he
http://www.alexisparkinn.com/flight_simulator.htm),
at their home airport.

A few days ago I nearly ended a flight in tragedy when I got caught on the
outer edge of some thunderstorm activity while trying to reach KJFK (I use
ActiveSky now). I diverted to KEWR and survived, but not without injuring
a
FA in turbulence. I saw the anvil-shaped thunderheads from miles away,
but I
didn't make the connection and recognize the danger until I was nearly in
it.
And lately the winds along the Pacific coast have been quite hellish,
too--great for challenging simulation but not something I'd want to fly in
for
real. You also get turbulence over the mountains, thermals to order, and
wake
turbulence, as well as severe icing if the circumstances warrant it.


Oh jeez. The line between fantazy and reality just keeps getting thinner
with our expert simmer.

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DW