Near miss from space junk.

*sigh*

I had yet again fooled myself into believing that you were something
other than a simulator Fanboy irrationally raving about his chosen
hobby... That somehow, if I managed to express myself in a way you
could relate to, you would be interested in actually learning
something, instead of just carrying on about how anything your
simulators don't portray well is irrelevant.

I used to see this kind of behavior constantly back when I spent time
on photography boards... "X is irrelevant/not useful, so its not a big
deal that Y doesn't have it!"

For your information, flying an aircraft is about synthesizing ALL
available sensory input in an attempt to keep in constant
understanding of the aircraft's state at that moment, that includes
motion, visual cues, and instrument readings- its all tremendously
important.

To Fly IFR, you must be able to already fly VFR, to fly VFR, you must
master an understanding of how the aircraft moves, and how those
movements feel.

The sensations are not trustworthy, except to help you make
coordinated turns or in a few other very isolated circumstances.

Yes, such as takeoff rotation, climbs, descents, turns, landing
flares, and practically any other situation where you change the
aircraft's attitude and energy state. When an IFR pilot begins a 500
FPM descent, he does so by pulling back the power until he feels the
aircraft enter the correct descent, only using the gauge to confirm
that the aircraft's attitude is what he expects it to be. (Just as in
a car, a driver chooses the amount of braking pressure required to
stop the car based on his sensory memory of how much braking force is
necessary to stop in time for the light).

Nobody flies for more than a few minutes just by depending on
sensations.

Nobody flies successfully for a few minutes just by depending on ANY
one source of information available to them, whether it by
instruments, seat of the pants, visual cues, or audio. A safe and
prudent pilot uses all information available to him, and knows how and
when to crosscheck and account for conflicting information. Gauges
Fail, Vertigo confuses, Haze obscures- only a fool would make a rash
generalization that "Only Use X, then only Use Y". It's retarded.

I am a former Simulator Jockey (FS8/Xplane 7). I know first hand the
confidence you feel because of your simulator experience. I know
first hand how that confidence screwed up the first few hours of my
flight training, as I constantly chased needles instead of bothering
to learn to positively control the aircraft. I have first hand
experience flying VFR. I have first hand experience flying IMC.

You have none of this. You know nothing but your pride in your
simulator experience, and your stubborn refusal to consider that sed.
experience is anything but the pinnacle of aviation knowledge, and
you'll argue until your blue in the face about it.

Just like some other fools will argue themselves blue in the face
about Canon Vs. Nikon, SLR vs Rangefinder, whatever...

Its a shame to see such intelligence wasted on such inane
fundamentalist fanboy nonsense. But I've had enough of it.