I'm new to all of this. I found this site by accident. I am really intrigued.
This is probably going to get me a lot of flack (I have thick skin, so take your best shots :twisted: ), but why are guys building these sims? Is it to "experience" flight in an affordable way? Do some play Air Combat games?
Don't get me wrong, I think it's really cool.
I don't have a lot of computer background, so I'm a real imbecile when it comes to this.
Somebody, please, EDUCATE ME.
I was a fighter pilot in my younger years, so I understand the Air Combat games.
A lot of my old Air Force buddies tell me I'm just a bus driver and wonder how I have fun flying these huge "trash haulers", as they call them.
My response is, I have fun by being precise in my flight profile. It is like playing golf. You play against yourself. I grade my flights by how well I keep all of my numbers exact... Altitude, airspeed, decent/climb rate, engine numbers, etc.
Even though I fly AB-320s, I still have a lot to do with precision. I fly by hand a lot. I love hand flown instrument approaches. The most fun approaches, however, are the River Visual approach to RWY 19 in DCA, and the Expressway Visual to LGA RWY 31.
Thanks