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george writes:

Yes. And?

And the same software drives the sim in both cases. It's the same "game."

Those who try the Kiwi appear to, in the main, be real live pilots.

Whether or not the sim is a game has nothing to do with the people using it
(or "playing the game"). If a six-year-old steps into a full-motion sim, that
doesn't turn the sim into a game.

Or do you think that a sim flight game player is a 'pilot' ?

Some are, some aren't. But that has nothing to do with the nature of the sim.

You're making a distinction that doesn't really exist. Better to be
controlled by reason than by emotion.

Mxsmanic wrote in
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george writes:

Yes. And?

And the same software drives the sim in both cases. It's the same
"game."

Those who try the Kiwi appear to, in the main, be real live pilots.

Whether or not the sim is a game has nothing to do with the people
using it (or "playing the game"). If a six-year-old steps into a
full-motion sim, that doesn't turn the sim into a game.


Maybe not, but if you stepped into a photo booth it would turn it into a
horror show.


Or do you think that a sim flight game player is a 'pilot' ?

Some are, some aren't. But that has nothing to do with the nature of
the sim.

You're making a distinction that doesn't really exist. Better to be
controlled by reason than by emotion.




You don't fly, therefore you can't say.

You will never fly.


Ever.

Bertie

On Oct 24, 5:56 am, Mxsmanic wrote:
george writes:
Yes. And?

And the same software drives the sim in both cases. It's the same "game."

The difference is that the 'Kiwi' is populated by pilots who give each
other feedback on real life problems they have observed throughout
their flying careers both as PPL's and CPL's and testing the different
solutions possible in safety.

Those who try the Kiwi appear to, in the main, be real live pilots.

Whether or not the sim is a game has nothing to do with the people using it
(or "playing the game"). If a six-year-old steps into a full-motion sim, that
doesn't turn the sim into a game.

Bad simile.
For the 6 year old it -is- a game!
For trainee flight crew it is a full on 90 minute hour and for line
flight crew it is maintaining ratings, route famil and the constant
training/revision required..

george writes:

The difference is that the 'Kiwi' is populated by pilots who give each
other feedback on real life problems they have observed throughout
their flying careers both as PPL's and CPL's and testing the different
solutions possible in safety.

That's not a difference at all. You're confusing the user with the simulator.
The simulator is the same. No matter who uses the simulator, it will remain
the same. Therefore, if the simulator is adequate in one instance, it is also
adequate in another. It cannot be simultaneously good and bad.

For the 6 year old it -is- a game!

But not for everyone else.

If the user's opinion counts, then my set-up is a sim, since I consider it to
be so.

Mxsmanic wrote in
:

george writes:

The difference is that the 'Kiwi' is populated by pilots who give
each other feedback on real life problems they have observed
throughout their flying careers both as PPL's and CPL's and testing
the different solutions possible in safety.

That's not a difference at all. You're confusing the user with the
simulator. The simulator is the same. No matter who uses the
simulator, it will remain the same. Therefore, if the simulator is
adequate in one instance, it is also adequate in another. It cannot
be simultaneously good and bad.

For the 6 year old it -is- a game!

But not for everyone else.


No, for you it's definitely something else



Bertie