On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 18:03:34 -0600, "Gene Storey" wrote:

http://www.x-plane.com/

There's some simulator companies that use this for FAA certification.
It's pretty complex, as you can have 10 computers running and all
networked together for the different views and gauges, etc.

I believe Scaled Composites uses/has used X-Plane for some simulation work.
But of course, what would they know? They're only building sub-orbital
vehicles, thats all. :-)


This made me laugh:

In 1943 I flew a simulator that was the cockpit and nose of a
B-26 complete with full reality sounds and feeling to the controls plus rough
air effects..My pilot was in the cockpit and we flew the simulator as a crew. I
did bombruns over Berlin that unrolled under us with accurate engine sounds and
flak impacts. It was as close as you could get to actual flying in combat
bombing and navigating. In fact we often got lost in the trainer procedure and
actually felt we were in the air on bomb runs,

Welcome to 2003! Home-built motion cockpits + PC based flight sims have been
achieving far more than this for years!

Comparing that to a PC is just total a stretch beyond all reason.

Indeed. A PC sim would blow it out the water!

1943!! ROFLMAO!!

And yes, I have flown real aircraft. Seems a lot of you guys have only
experienced sims from way back. More modern ones aren't that bad. In fact PC
sims are often more difficult because of the lack of SA and 'feel' of the
aircraft. But they still simulate flight to a degree. Just because you don't
have to be some super-hero, God-like, all knowing fighter pilot, to use them
doesn't mean they're crap.

:-)

--
Steve.