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as a training tool, MS Flt Sim is a farce!!!



 
 
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Old November 19th 03, 04:57 PM
Dr. Anthony J. Lomenzo
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Dashi wrote:
"Dr. Anthony J. Lomenzo" wrote in message
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Sometimes I think it's a giant crap shoot [choice of video card] of
sorts because there are so many variables involved.



That's true, you just have to buy what you think is best for your system at
that particular time.

Dashi





FYI...for the thread...and those using Nvidia cards...I just downloaded
the latest Nvidia driver from their website... 52.16 ... about
8.58MB...results were excellent! They claim this latest version better
interacts with Direct X and, at least in my case, the visual
enhancements are rather obvious. You can read the tech stuff right on
the website.

Caveat: Two schools of thought here. Nvidia itself [and some computer
mags] generally seem to urge that you take out the existing driver first
and 'then' apply the new driver but I find [using a trial machine] that
if you already have an Nvidia driver in the system, just run the new
driver exe file and it will install itself with no problems and carry
along any existing Nvidia files. For example, I have the E-glasses and
those who use same know that certain files are added to the driver files
to make the E-glasses work so when I used the exe file on the latest
driver [52.16] which I was updating from a previous Nvidia 45.20 driver,
the update went flawlessly and carried all files into the update. So
too, had things gone wrong, I could have immediately reverted [if you're
using XP anyway]back to the old driver using XP's return to previous
driver option. A nice thing to have should things not work out and that
was another reason I didn't delete the original driver because then you
have to go through hoops to get it back plus any add on files to the
original driver file! 52.16 is sharp and moves along nicely whether it's
the sims or simply webpage browsing.

I also like getting the latest driver from Nvidia itself because while I
have nothing against the Guru website where folks go to seek the latest
drivers for 'whatever' peripheral, hey, once there [Guru] you are
literally bombarded with 'multiple' ad spamming PER PAGE like sharks
having a feeding frenzy!

Doc Tony

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Old November 21st 03, 04:04 AM
Tlewis95
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I disagree with anyone who says FS cant be a useful training tool. I learned
@least 1/2 I know about flying on the Sim. You can pratice approches,
manuveres, etc.
+ it looks real! It might not handel real but you can get to understand how
stuff workes the fun and cheap way!
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Old November 21st 03, 05:24 AM
John Hall
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Our local community college has contracted with a small local airline to
provide flight training for people who want to be pilots. It was featured
on a local TV news show and when they went into the classroom to show all
the snazzy computers that were being used for flight training, what did I
see; you guessed it: they were all running FS2002.

JK

"Tlewis95" wrote in message
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I disagree with anyone who says FS cant be a useful training tool. I

learned
@least 1/2 I know about flying on the Sim. You can pratice approches,
manuveres, etc.
+ it looks real! It might not handel real but you can get to understand

how
stuff workes the fun and cheap way!



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Old November 25th 03, 10:11 PM
kalijaa
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It's possible that a community college might offer such a course and call it
"flight training," but even if they did, it would be a poor recommendation.
Never mind about whether the course was related to primary or instrument
flight, FS2002 would be inappropriate for either one. However, a small
local airline receives a contract and some publicity, a community college
fills a classroom with students who pay to be entertained by computer games
and everybody concerned feels good for a while. Your community college at
work!

The originator of this thread was right. MS flight simulators are worse
than useless in primary contact (VFR) flight training and can only be made
useful for IFR practice by eliminating their prime attraction: The external
view. This kind of simulator is a toy, not a real-world flight training
device. Those of you who deny and protest the most are the ones most firmly
and irrevocably deluded.

Kalijaa

"John Hall" wrote in message
ble.rogers.com...
Our local community college has contracted with a small local airline to
provide flight training for people who want to be pilots. It was featured
on a local TV news show and when they went into the classroom to show all
the snazzy computers that were being used for flight training, what did I
see; you guessed it: they were all running FS2002.

JK

"Tlewis95" wrote in message
...
I disagree with anyone who says FS cant be a useful training tool. I

learned
@least 1/2 I know about flying on the Sim. You can pratice approches,
manuveres, etc.
+ it looks real! It might not handel real but you can get to understand

how
stuff workes the fun and cheap way!





 




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