We take pleasure in flying, as we do in driving, but we use both
airplane and car to get to other places.

IMC is a defined condition -- that specific sequence of words has in
the context of flight in the US means something to pilots. That you
choose to ignore its meaning demonstrates something unpleasant about
you.

As for a sim flight taking as long to get somewhere as one in a real
airplane? What an odd mind you have. When we arrive somewhere we are
actually there. We can meet with friends who live there, dine with
them, play golf, whatever.





Your statement that it takes as long On May 20, 3:31 pm, Mxsmanic
wrote:
Tina writes:
You might have noticed it takes a LONG time in a sim to arrive at a
real destination.

It takes the same amount of time in the sim that it takes in real life.

It's not often we climb aboard our airplane without
wanting to actually, after a flight, be in a different place.

Do you fly for travel, or do you fly for the sake of flying?

There are a few real life issues your simming may not correctly
represent. For example, one can fly in IMC and have excellent
visibility and outside reference. IMC does NOT mean being in the
clouds.

IMC that does not include impaired visibility is a legal construct and not
relevant to this discussion.