Sims

Mxsmanic wrote in
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Jay Honeck writes:

For the older guys who are now unable to fly "for real",
it's something of a moot point. For them, it's all there is.

Alas, older guys are not the only ones who cannot fly for real.


More than you can do


I would not trade my first solo flight for any amount of money. It
was a magical mixture of joy, excitement, personal satisfaction, and
wonder that could never be duplicated or replaced. Even if I had
never flown again, all the time, money and effort I had invested
would have made that 30-minute flight worthwhile.

So the hours of real flight after that weren't as good?


You're an idiot.




I've investigated flying in France a bit further, and the more I
learn, the worse it looks.


They wouldn;t have you and you wouldn't be able to do it anyway.


I think most pilots are familiar with flight sims, although in my
experience much of their knowledge-base is pretty out-dated, being
based on what flight simulator could do years (or even decades) ago.
Many real pilots are quite amazed at what our Kiwi can do.

That is my impression also.


Yes, gleaned from your vast experience of jerking off.

Bertie

I would not trade my first solo flight for any amount of money. It
was a magical mixture of joy, excitement, personal satisfaction, and
wonder that could never be duplicated or replaced. Even if I had
never flown again, all the time, money and effort I had invested would
have made that 30-minute flight worthwhile.

So the hours of real flight after that weren't as good? And you _would_ be
able to trade those subsequent hours for a suitable amount of simulation?

Um, no -- that's not what I said.

I wouldn't trade a minute of real flying for an hour of sim time.
Every moment I can spend in actual flight is another minute in
heaven. (Or as close to it as one can get in this life...)

Remember, time spent aloft is *not* deducted from one's lifespan...

The same can't be said for sim time...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Nomen Nescio writes:

Speaking strictly for myself....No, there has never been a moment
of flying that has been quite as good as my first solo. There were many
moments that were close. But no, never quite as good as the first time
I sat at the end of the runway and pushed the throttle forward knowing that
once I cleared the ground, nobody but ME was going to get that plane back
down in one piece.

Of course, you will never understand that, let alone experience it.

Yes, nobody _ever_ experiences a moment of independence except for pilots on
their first solo.

Mxsmanic wrote in
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Nomen Nescio writes:

Speaking strictly for myself....No, there has never been a moment
of flying that has been quite as good as my first solo. There were
many moments that were close. But no, never quite as good as the
first time I sat at the end of the runway and pushed the throttle
forward knowing that once I cleared the ground, nobody but ME was
going to get that plane back down in one piece.

Of course, you will never understand that, let alone experience it.

Yes, nobody _ever_ experiences a moment of independence except for
pilots on their first solo.


Oow, for you it will be the first time you go down the corner shop to buy
candy!


good luck with that, BTW, We're all rooting for you.


Bertie