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Old 18th Jan 2010, 16:09
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Originally Posted by my_business
It is not lacking in pheriferal views if you are using the right equipment.TrackIR multi monitors etc.
Also very helpful the use of rc models and FPV Flight.
I wonder how much those cost?

To the OP, it seems to me a lot of people are saying that it doesn't help you develop a good lookout - indeed some are saying it can hinder it - and that is something that is really, really, really important. Crucial IMHO. So maybe to start with flying your PC isn't an advisable thing to do.

BTW When I started flying I had tried flying my PC and had crashed it all over the place. I found real flying, with all the sensory inputs it has, reasonably easy *because* of those inputs. Sensations of G, wind noise, the vario (I fly gliders), the great view from the front seat of a glider*, not to mention the noise from the back seat!

*when first flying my own glider I wondered who the fk was following me around. Then I realised it was my tailplane!
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