Why don't voice radio communications use FM?

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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B A R R Y writes:

Sorry, but you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. The
ability to pull in a signal is important enough that radios
incorporate a squelch defeat feature to open the squelch all the way.

That is common for all sorts of radios.

If you ever decide to learn to fly an actual airplane, which is much
more fun than any simulation, you'd see what I mean.

I prefer simulation, for a number of reasons.

Real flying is fantastic, exponentially better than simulations (real
is better than virtual in everything I've ever done), so I genuinely hope
that you will!

The parts of flying that I like can be mostly simulated with 100%
accuracy, at much lower cost and much higher convenience than a real
aircraft. For example, I like to fly IFR, and I scarcely need a real
aircraft for that; even a full-motion simulator isn't required,
although it would be nice.

The only way to fly IFR or VFRfor hat matter is in an airplane. You are
simulating IFR, you are not by the longest stretch of the imagination flying
IFR.

Dave Stadt writes:

The only way to fly IFR or VFRfor hat matter is in an airplane. You are
simulating IFR, you are not by the longest stretch of the imagination flying
IFR.

The I in IFR stands for instruments. You fly just by reading
instruments. In fact, using a simulator that has no motion or scenery
is a good test for IFR flight; if you can't fly without feeling
movement or looking out the window, you don't know how to fly IFR.

The deficiencies of most popular simulation programs are in their lack
of "feel," and to a lesser extent in many of the compromises made for
practical and other reasons. However, instrument flight is something
that MSFS does particularly well.

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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Dave Stadt writes:

The only way to fly IFR or VFRfor hat matter is in an airplane. You are
simulating IFR, you are not by the longest stretch of the imagination
flying
IFR.

The I in IFR stands for instruments. You fly just by reading
instruments. In fact, using a simulator that has no motion or scenery
is a good test for IFR flight; if you can't fly without feeling
movement or looking out the window, you don't know how to fly IFR.

Thanks for providing that information. Guess I'll sell the airplane and go
play with my simulator.

The deficiencies of most popular simulation programs are in their lack
of "feel," and to a lesser extent in many of the compromises made for
practical and other reasons. However, instrument flight is something
that MSFS does particularly well.

Believe what you want but MSFS is a toy and nothing more.

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Dave Stadt writes:

Thanks for providing that information. Guess I'll sell the airplane and go
play with my simulator.

It's a personal choice, and a matter of economics. If you have lots
of money and time, being a real pilot becomes more practical, if that
interests you.

Believe what you want but MSFS is a toy and nothing more.

Believe what you want, but MSFS is a simulator.

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Mxsmanic wrote:
Dave Stadt writes:

Thanks for providing that information. Guess I'll sell the airplane and go
play with my simulator.

It's a personal choice, and a matter of economics. If you have lots
of money and time, being a real pilot becomes more practical, if that
interests you.

Believe what you want but MSFS is a toy and nothing more.

Believe what you want, but MSFS is a simulator.

Have you flown a real simulator? Ever? If the answer is no, then
again, you have zero idea what you area talking about.

Do me a favor. Get an instructor and rent an airplane for an hour.
Have him let you fly some holds and approaches under the hood. Then
come back here and post his comments regarding your flying? Please?

Emily writes:

Have you flown a real simulator?

Yes.

Do me a favor. Get an instructor and rent an airplane for an hour.
Have him let you fly some holds and approaches under the hood.

I can't afford it, unfortunately.

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Mxsmanic wrote:
Emily writes:

Have you flown a real simulator?

Yes.

Do me a favor. Get an instructor and rent an airplane for an hour.
Have him let you fly some holds and approaches under the hood.

I can't afford it, unfortunately.

Oh, can't afford $150 for an hour of flight time?

Please. Your toy simulator and computer cost way more than that.

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
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Dave Stadt writes:

Thanks for providing that information. Guess I'll sell the airplane and
go
play with my simulator.

It's a personal choice, and a matter of economics. If you have lots
of money and time, being a real pilot becomes more practical, if that
interests you.

Believe what you want but MSFS is a toy and nothing more.

Believe what you want, but MSFS is a simulator.

Sure it is and I just flew to the moon to get a load of green cheese.

Mxsmanic wrote:
Believe what you want, but MSFS is a simulator.

It has it's place, but it's not the real thing... I would have to admit
though, learning how to fly a real plane made me a lot better on
MSFS... Perhaps MSFS could get you a bit familiar with instrument
procedures and as such save a bit of actual aircraft time, but you
still need actual flight time with an instructor to be able to be
competent in actual instrument flight...

Grumman-581 writes:

It has it's place, but it's not the real thing... I would have to admit
though, learning how to fly a real plane made me a lot better on
MSFS...

Conversely, MSFS can also make you better at flying a real plane,
although pilots are often strangely reluctant to admit this.

Perhaps MSFS could get you a bit familiar with instrument
procedures and as such save a bit of actual aircraft time, but you
still need actual flight time with an instructor to be able to be
competent in actual instrument flight...

Perhaps, but I don't plan to fly an actual plane. I'd prefer a
full-motion simulator if given the choice. Simulators don't crash.

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