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"Mike Ash" wrote in message ... In article , "Robert M. Gary" wrote: On Feb 22, 11:59 am, John Godwin wrote: It seems as if Microsoft is pulling the plug on MS Flight Simulator. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7902468.stm -- To be honest its a bit sad. I certainly don't have time to do all the real flying I need to do (I have a waiting list of students) much less time to play with the computer. However, I remember as a youth getting version 2.0 of MSFS and playing with that. Back then the graphics were just little white lines and you reallyl didn't know you were at an airport until you overran it. However, the simulation was ok and the gauges looked cool to me. I wouldn't worry. While MS may have hit the point of diminishing returns, there is still certainly a place in the market for simulators. X-Plane is going to get a huge boost from this, and I'll bet than one or two new simulators will be popping up to fill the void. I did see that X-Plane is now sold at Best Buy, that alone has to help sales. |
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Maxwell wrote:
MSFS is so much like really flying, they have to consider the aging fleet. Sooner or later we are going to start seeing structural code failures in versions that have not been properly maintained. OK... Now that _is_ a funny... |
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Steve Foley wrote:
No it cannot. It would end in disaster. Not if they set "realism" to low... G The switch is right next to the eject button in a Baron. I'm sure it's in a similar spot in any "real" aircraft. That's what Sully did! He slid the Airbus "realism" slider to low, which made for an easy landing on the Hudson River. |
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Clark writes:
As usual you miss the point entirely. You claimed that nothing was required but flipping a few switches and such. Go out and stop an aircraft and then come back and tell us all how easy it was. Done. Just apply the brakes. |
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Steve Foley writes:
I have first hand knowledge of what needs to be done. So do I. I contend it cannot be done, and as evidence, I offer that it has never been done. Lightning cannot strike my house, because it never has. |
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"Darkwing" theducksmail"AT"yahoo.com writes:
Bull****. Not even the G1000 in MSX is even close to complete. I'm not sure what MSX is. In MSFS, G1000 simulations vary in accuracy with the source. The Reality XP simulations of Garmin 430 and 530 units are complete and accurate, at least. (I don't use a G1000 and I have no interest in doing so.) |
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Robert M. Gary writes:
I teach glass cockpit training and I see very intelligent, experienced pilots have lots of trouble working with the automation. In fact I have *never* encountered a pilot who thought it was easier to fly with the automation than to fly on old steam gauges. But the person in the cockpit in this scenario would not be a pilot. Steam gauges don't fly the plane. Automation doesn't replace the gauges. |
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ManhattanMan writes:
Has nobody thought of who is going to tune the funking radio to someone to give the newbie driver instructions? Typically the radio is already tuned to an appropriate ATC frequency. |
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