Could I Land An Airliner?
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I did it! 
It took about 5 minutes to get the hang of the controls and a few fly by's.
No instruction, just a bunch of fellas giving me a ribbing and saying they'll give me a six pack if I make it! How much motivation does a bloke need?
It was about the time I did my first solo on a C150.
Does flight sim 2000 on a mates pc count?
It took about 5 minutes to get the hang of the controls and a few fly by's.No instruction, just a bunch of fellas giving me a ribbing and saying they'll give me a six pack if I make it! How much motivation does a bloke need?
It was about the time I did my first solo on a C150.
Does flight sim 2000 on a mates pc count?
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You make some good points. Also, no matter how well the sim models the actual handling of the a/c, there is no danger. You could just stand up, lower the "drawbridge" and walk away...... try that in a real plane!
So what would be the effect of danger induced stress on the performance of the unfortunate PPL in the real world? Pretty severe I would guess.
The good things about the sim experience for me were:
a- really improved my flying accuracy
b- made me much more aware of energy management and how to do it
c- gave me an interesting insight into multi-crew ops (although I am not a wannabee)
d- reinforced the benefits of following proven, robust processes (i.e. checklists)and the importance of care in doing this
All of these things have improved me as a PPL and I hope to do more sim sessions in the future as it is a great learning environment.
[ 27 September 2001: Message edited by: Final 3 Greens ]
You make some good points. Also, no matter how well the sim models the actual handling of the a/c, there is no danger. You could just stand up, lower the "drawbridge" and walk away...... try that in a real plane!
So what would be the effect of danger induced stress on the performance of the unfortunate PPL in the real world? Pretty severe I would guess.
The good things about the sim experience for me were:
a- really improved my flying accuracy
b- made me much more aware of energy management and how to do it
c- gave me an interesting insight into multi-crew ops (although I am not a wannabee)
d- reinforced the benefits of following proven, robust processes (i.e. checklists)and the importance of care in doing this
All of these things have improved me as a PPL and I hope to do more sim sessions in the future as it is a great learning environment.
[ 27 September 2001: Message edited by: Final 3 Greens ]
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Removed my comments to Thomas Coupling because his post is not worthy of a reply. Just hope he gets out more.
Thanks to Final 3 Greens for his input.
Walt,,
[ 28 September 2001: Message edited by: 28thJuly2001 ]
Thanks to Final 3 Greens for his input.
Walt,,
[ 28 September 2001: Message edited by: 28thJuly2001 ]
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Thomas,
As the moderator I can assure you that the thread has not been edited by me or by anyone else. There is nothing in any of the replies that remotely comes close to requiring the intervention of a moderator. If you think otherwise please contact [email protected]
Between the 11th of September and your posting, there were 13 postings so as you can see nothing was edited, unless the poster chose to edit their own posting.
I may be misunderstanding the nature of your question, but I cannot really see your concern. If it is the subject matter of the original question that is concerning you I have to say that it is a question that has been asked a million times before (even if not on these forums). Suspicious ? I think not.
As the moderator I can assure you that the thread has not been edited by me or by anyone else. There is nothing in any of the replies that remotely comes close to requiring the intervention of a moderator. If you think otherwise please contact [email protected]
Between the 11th of September and your posting, there were 13 postings so as you can see nothing was edited, unless the poster chose to edit their own posting.
I may be misunderstanding the nature of your question, but I cannot really see your concern. If it is the subject matter of the original question that is concerning you I have to say that it is a question that has been asked a million times before (even if not on these forums). Suspicious ? I think not.
