PC flight simulators

Funny you should say that. I was just chatting with a 60 year old pilot who
had recently tried his son's flight simulator (FS2004) for the first time
and was able to land. He said he was impressed with what he saw.

Jarg

"Vaughn" wrote in message
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"Glenfiddich" wrote in message
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I've got MSFS, and also once was paid to play with military-class
full-motion simulators (including Harrier).

I'd like to offer a simple test for whether any device is a game or a
"real" flight simulator - can it give you white knuckles?

I have a better test, one that many PC "flight simulator" fans say is
somehow unfair. Simply put a qualified pilot that has never "flown"
computers in front of your "flight simulator". If he can take off, fly
safely and return to earth (exactly the same as he could undoubtably do in
the real thing), then you MAY have made a real flight simulator. If he
can't, then whatever it is that you are simulating, it is not flight!

That said, even if PC sims are not "real", they should certainly
be counted as valid training aids.

That depends on exactly what you are simulating and what the training
objective is. Have you ever hear of "negative transfer"?

Vaughn

Subject: PC flight simulators
From: "Jarg"
Date: 11/21/03 7:50 AM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

Funny you should say that. I was just chatting with a 60 year old pilot who
had recently tried his son's flight simulator (FS2004) for the first time
and was able to land. He said he was impressed with what he saw.

Jarg

When I first got MSFS I got a big kickj out of shooting carrier landings (no
arresting wire) in a number of different planes. I got so good at it that I
could touch down at the first 6 inches of deck and brake to a stop before
running off the other end. I am certain that if you put me in a real plane I
could do those carrier landings easily even without the arresting wire. You
believe that don't you?. Wanna buy a bridge?

Regards,


Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

You seem to think the MS sims are etched in stone. New ones are release
every couple of years to take advantage of the newer and better technology.
While I'm sure they will never be as good as the state of the art stuff you
used in WW2, still they are getting pretty good. Buy a decent computer and
try out the latest, you might be surprised.

Jarg

"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Subject: PC flight simulators
From: "Jarg"
Date: 11/21/03 7:50 AM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

Funny you should say that. I was just chatting with a 60 year old pilot
who
had recently tried his son's flight simulator (FS2004) for the first time
and was able to land. He said he was impressed with what he saw.

Jarg

When I first got MSFS I got a big kickj out of shooting carrier landings
(no
arresting wire) in a number of different planes. I got so good at it that
I
could touch down at the first 6 inches of deck and brake to a stop before
running off the other end. I am certain that if you put me in a real
plane I
could do those carrier landings easily even without the arresting wire.
You
believe that don't you?. Wanna buy a bridge?

Regards,


Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer