Yes I agree dressing up is well OTT, but the programme in question, it was the fighter sim person that dressed up. I believe that was because he simulated high G by inflating the G suite. Many people have ask why I don’t put on the uniform, I say “I have not earned the right to were it”, and my work colleagues would take the p***.
I think it’s only a small number of simmer that would were the uniform, and if that rings their bell, good luck to them.
I see that some of you state” why not get a PPL?” well as already said sometimes the simmer can’t. In my case I did it in the end because the fellow simmers and pilots I meet after building the sim gave me to confidence to go out and do it, which before I did not think I had the skills needed. Lucky for me I was wrong, and have now been flying for three years and love every second.
Now my sim cost me less to build than it cost to learn to fly! and I was able to put it together over 5 years, the cost was spared out. To keep up the flying, cost too much as well, I had to stop flying for 2 months as I did not have the money, but I was able to get out on the simulator for free every day if I wished, just the cost of the electric. The other fun part, I am able to share it with like minded people, some of whome have helped improve it
So as you see there are many reasons why people build sims and not learn to fly. Just as a closing statement, I think I learnt most of my flying skills in the sim that helped me with the PPL, and if I had not of built the sim, I don’t think I would have gone for the PPL as I did not think I could.
If any of you are thinking, a sim is a good idea, I found that money was not the problem, it was time! something to think about. As Kevin Saker said on the programme “it’s a problem, for the wife”