On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 02:25:02 GMT, Sydney Hoeltzli
wrote:

Paul Bookham wrote:

[snipped many tales of woe]

and here I thought they were descriptions and questions....

All your problems stem from your misconception that MSFS98 is a
'flight simulator', whereas in fact it is a 'game'.

I really appreciate all the folks who've tried to help me
on group and in email. Thanks a bunch Guys! Many of my
problems are fixed, and I'm off to download what look like
some promising solutions to others. Upgrading is in the
works.

Talk to your RL instructor about purchasing a flight simulator that
will count IFR hours towards your PPL.

As phrased, this statement makes no sense; there is no such
thing as "IFR hours towards your PPL".

I agree now that I've read that again.

I'd be happy to explain
the aeronautical experience requirements for a PPL and for the
rating which lets a PPL fly under IFR, the instrument rating,
as well as to what extent simulator time of various sorts can
be counted.

But, not knowing if folks here are interested, I'll skip it.

Suffice to say, I already have my PPL, I already have all the
hours I need for an instrument rating, so I have no interest
in whether or not the FAA will let me log the hours.

Sorry, I didn't realise that.

By the way, I have 20 FAA-allowed sim hrs in a device
called an "ATC 710", and you might be very surprised at
how poorly the old FAA-approved sims actually operate.
You might say they suffer from the misconception that
it is a flight simulator, while in fact it is a game,
hee hee.

Well, I could in no way describe one of those things as entertaining.

Paul
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