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Old July 5th 10, 04:04 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim,rec.aviation.student
Mike Ash
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Default Redbird's new full-motion, low-cost flight simulator

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On Jul 4, 11:14*pm, Mike Ash wrote:
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*Mxsmanic wrote:
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http://www.flyingmag.com/safety/trai...ht-simulations


Hmmm, $58,800.... For that much, I could buy my glider outright (no
partnership) and pay for about 8 years of flying it. I think I'll
pass....

It is neat to see this tech become more commoditized, though.


It will be interesting to see how many hours get logged onto these at
a moderately busy flight school -- it could drive the price per hour
pretty low and still offer a nice ROI.


Right, it's obviously aimed at schools that can rent it out to students.
I imagine it could become pretty cheap in that setting. I also imagine a
few rich crazy people will end up with installations in their homes.

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