Comments on: Does MS Flight Sim make you a better pilot? http://flypatchfly.com/does-microsoft-flight-simulator-make-you-a-better-pilot/ Making the most of your private pilots license. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:17:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: benjamin http://flypatchfly.com/does-microsoft-flight-simulator-make-you-a-better-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-6387 benjamin Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:33:28 +0000 http://flypatchfly.com/does-microsoft-flight-simulator-make-you-a-better-pilot/#comment-6387 I am a student not in flight school i am doing a paper on ms flight sims and thanks to you guys i can answer a few questions quick and easy thanks once more. I am a student not in flight school i am doing a paper on ms flight sims and thanks to you guys i can answer a few questions quick and easy thanks once more.

]]> By: Patch http://flypatchfly.com/does-microsoft-flight-simulator-make-you-a-better-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-4008 Patch Mon, 25 May 2009 14:46:11 +0000 http://flypatchfly.com/does-microsoft-flight-simulator-make-you-a-better-pilot/#comment-4008 You've made some GREAT points. You're right, the computer can't "overlook" a slight deviation from what is expected. The comments about the mental game of flying are spot on. The thing it won't help you with is that "feel" you acquire when you're airborne and trying to get your round-out just right in your landings. Thanks for the great comments! You’ve made some GREAT points. You’re right, the computer can’t “overlook” a slight deviation from what is expected. The comments about the mental game of flying are spot on. The thing it won’t help you with is that “feel” you acquire when you’re airborne and trying to get your round-out just right in your landings.

Thanks for the great comments!

]]> By: Salman http://flypatchfly.com/does-microsoft-flight-simulator-make-you-a-better-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-3014 Salman Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:04:51 +0000 http://flypatchfly.com/does-microsoft-flight-simulator-make-you-a-better-pilot/#comment-3014 I hav been using flight sim since 1998 and have experience of all versions to date. As far as the argument of whether it helps u to be a better pilot: I think this depends on how you use it. one of the software developers of microsoft flight sim 2004 (who happens to be a part time flight instructor) is confident that if one uses flight sim properly, then over a period of time it can develop and polish your 'mental' flying skills. Accoding to him, flying is 90% mental and only 10% physical. I have heard RAF harriar pilots that landing a harrier on an aircraft carrier on a simulator is more tough than in the real world! I personally think passing checkrides on micrsoft flight simulator is tougher than in the actual checkrides since in flight sim, your examiner happens to be computor and is very rigid about all the flight criteria. This inturn pushes you to be more skillful and develop more precise flying skills. by the way, I failed my PPL checkride in flight sim about 7 times before finally passing it since the examiner (computer) expected me to do things that were strange. e.g. when I started to level off 50 ft below my target altitude, she expected the VSI to move from about 700 fpm to 0 fpm at a constant rate during the leveling off and to turn 0 precisely when the target altitude is hit! even if I stayed within all the tolerences but if my leveling off resulted in a non-uniform VSI needle deflection, she woud fail me! So, I gradually became more proficient and only failed my CPL checkride 3 times (similar reasones) before passing it. currently i am taking ATP lessons with Rod Machado-he's awesome! I think (although it is arguable) that a real-world pilot (ppl, cpl etc) would not be able to pass the relevant ppl, IR, cpl rating on a microsoft flight simulator (at least not in a few attempts)!!! I hav been using flight sim since 1998 and have experience of all versions to date. As far as the argument of whether it helps u to be a better pilot: I think this depends on how you use it. one of the software developers of microsoft flight sim 2004 (who happens to be a part time flight instructor) is confident that if one uses flight sim properly, then over a period of time it can develop and polish your ‘mental’ flying skills. Accoding to him, flying is 90% mental and only 10% physical. I have heard RAF harriar pilots that landing a harrier on an aircraft carrier on a simulator is more tough than in the real world! I personally think passing checkrides on micrsoft flight simulator is tougher than in the actual checkrides since in flight sim, your examiner happens to be computor and is very rigid about all the flight criteria. This inturn pushes you to be more skillful and develop more precise flying skills. by the way, I failed my PPL checkride in flight sim about 7 times before finally passing it since the examiner (computer) expected me to do things that were strange. e.g. when I started to level off 50 ft below my target altitude, she expected the VSI to move from about 700 fpm to 0 fpm at a constant rate during the leveling off and to turn 0 precisely when the target altitude is hit! even if I stayed within all the tolerences but if my leveling off resulted in a non-uniform VSI needle deflection, she woud fail me! So, I gradually became more proficient and only failed my CPL checkride 3 times (similar reasones) before passing it. currently i am taking ATP lessons with Rod Machado-he’s awesome! I think (although it is arguable) that a real-world pilot (ppl, cpl etc) would not be able to pass the relevant ppl, IR, cpl rating on a microsoft flight simulator (at least not in a few attempts)!!!

]]> By: Perry http://flypatchfly.com/does-microsoft-flight-simulator-make-you-a-better-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Perry Sun, 11 May 2008 02:20:51 +0000 http://flypatchfly.com/does-microsoft-flight-simulator-make-you-a-better-pilot/#comment-228 Nice site, by the way! I'm adding it to my blogroll and to my RSS feeds list. Nice site, by the way! I’m adding it to my blogroll and to my RSS feeds list.

]]> By: Perry http://flypatchfly.com/does-microsoft-flight-simulator-make-you-a-better-pilot/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Perry Sun, 11 May 2008 02:20:23 +0000 http://flypatchfly.com/does-microsoft-flight-simulator-make-you-a-better-pilot/#comment-227 I'm a big fan of FlightSim and have been using it since the Apple II days. I don't think you get the feel of flying, but you do get practice with some of the systems, particularly the nav. I think, generally speaking, it's pretty helpful. I’m a big fan of FlightSim and have been using it since the Apple II days. I don’t think you get the feel of flying, but you do get practice with some of the systems, particularly the nav. I think, generally speaking, it’s pretty helpful.

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