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Old 20th Aug 2002, 16:53
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bodstrup
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I think that the real problem for us 'simmers' would be the feel of the controls.

While a autoland might be possible, I feel quite certain that I would end up in an increased amount of self-induced oscilations if I ever tried a manual landing after just PC practice.

The 6-7 cm movement of a PC joystick can hardly compare to a flight yoke with feed-back and much more travel.

Equally, just how much do you kick the rudder pedal to compensate for cross wind etc ?

How exactly do you disengage the autothrottle - which would be a very nice thing to do when you flare (or touch down) ?

Autoland ? - maybe, manual: - probably a crash, but fairly close to the airport

The while a MCP can be emulated (and even bought) for a PC, the feel of the controls can never come across.

Some dead serious simmers have reported landing 777's in the Heathrow simulator (BA ?), but they are probably far between.

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Michael
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