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![]() "Le Chaud Lapin" wrote in message ... On Jun 9, 10:48 pm, "Robert M. Gary" wrote: On Jun 9, 8:18 pm, Le Chaud Lapin wrote: Both these explanations are true, but one of them eliminates the need for $30 product (or $30,000 aircraft) to know what is going on. I find that its pretty difficult to teach students to fly without the aircraft. That brings us full-circle to a theme that was mildly explored in another post - what utility, if any, is there in using a simulator to learn things that do not require actual flying. So here the question would be whether it is possible to understand how a trim tab works without ever having flown an aircraft. I have flown in DA-20 and Tomahawk, but I do not think actual flight would have been necessary to understand how trim tab works. -Le Chaud Lapin- Well, it's been a long time since I flew a Tomahawk and I never flew the DA-20, and my Tomahawk manual has gone AWOL; but I don't recall the Tomahawk having a tab--IIRC, it had a spring system. That gives a different "feel" and a different contribution to the feel of the primary controls; but there should have been little motivation for MS to attempt to model those subtleties--especially since the purchaser has choices in the physical controls (yokes, etc.) attached to his computer. Knowing how the systems work can be intellectually interesting for the technically oriented; essential for designers, builders and mechanics; and can easily save your life in the event of a systems failure in a real aircraft. Therefore, most members of this group need to know the systems on the aircraft they actually fly; but have no need for all of the possible combinations and permutations. The bottom line is that you are apparently part of the primary market for MSFS and it gives you enjoyment. OTOH, most members of this group (who use it at all) use it as a tool for procedure training, such as practicing intercepts and approaches, and do so for efficiency rather than entertainment. Peter |
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