Simulators

I am dubitative of the pertinence of one’s expertise in simulation having
never experienced the genuine activity being simulated. However, we’ve
explored the possibility that mitigating factors, be they medical, pecuniary
or other could make this the only real option. This is fine, however to
profess any sort of expertise in the matter this shortfall would have to be
compensated by an even greater study of the subject. This does not appear to
be the case with MX.



Flight is flight. Most of the differences between simulation and the real
world tend to be insignificant in the wide world of aviation.



This statement is an open gate to a vast sea of ignorance. The topic of
transfer of experience from simulation to real flight, the role of _realism_
and its subset of components (visual, motion, audio, cockpit resource
management, I could go on and on) are the subject of a large number of
published scholarly works and an even greater number of doctoral theses. All
of this ongoing study is tacitly predicated on the assumption that the above
statement is impertinent at best, and probably patently false.


Things change from one aircraft to another. Lots and lots of things. Things
also change between a sim and a real aircraft. The adaptation process is the
same for both cases.

Another statement that reveals a very shallow depth of inquiry and a
superficial understanding of simulation, aside the fact that it is simply
untrue.

I do not contest the right of any enthusiast to delve into simulation to
extract whatever pleasure and learning they may. It is a low-cost, zero-risk
way of learning a lot about aviation and getting a lot of enjoyment out of it.
This is perfectly legitimate, and I have no criticism of MX or any contributor
her to put in and get out whatever they wish from these desktop simulators.
There is a serious side to simulation though, and is clear that MX is not well
versed in the subject. So while he is free to post his observations, based on
his many hours of experience, we cannot consider his view to be that of one
knowledgeable about simulation.