Me too... took a deep breath... and keyed the mic!

From my experience, I couldn't tell the difference between a real world
controller and one onf flight sim. Controllers have ratings you can
see if you use Serv Info... such as student or instructor, etc. Most
of the students I've some across are working at a non-busy airport or
perhaps ground control.

I saw Flight Sim X last weekend at Canadian Aviation Expo and it was
pretty sharp... Lots of nice new touches (cars moving around, animals,
etc)... also the cloud textures look great. I can imagine that you'll
need quite a machine to run it though!

-dr



wrote:
Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
Very cool. I'll have to give Squawkbox a try.


The best place to start is he
www.vatsim.net

I've been using it to practice my IFR stuff and it's been pretty
amazing. Very impressive controllers, it's just like the real deal. I
even felt a little nervous the first time I called them up, lol.