Skylune wrote:
The sim is better than real life. I've done both. In the little planes,
when u need to urinate, you do it in your pants or into a container. As
for the other bodily functions, you just gotta hold it and hope that there
isn't alot of traffic ahead of you before its your turn to land. (And the
pilots wonder why more women don't want to deal with this).

Or you could just land at the next airport. It's just like waiting for
the next freeway exit.

In the little planes, you are oftentimes dealing with 1960s technology.
The little planes are either too hot or too cold. They can't get you
where you want to go unless you have an IFR license and a capable plane.
In the little planes, you have to worry about other marginally trained
pilots running into you (either on the ground, mid-air, or in the traffic
pattern).

Never had someone hit me in a plane, in the car is another story. We
fly VFR rather frequently and get where we are going and back.

In the little planes, you will waste at least $100K between the training,
equipment, insurance, gas, etc. (Better off buying a really nice BMW or
Audi or Porsche, which will get you where you want in less time, and where
you can pull over at a rest stop when you want).

On trips shorter than 100 miles I can beat the plane with the Audi.
Longer trips the plane does much better. I also don't risk getting a
speeding ticket with the Navion.

And, best of all, in the sim world you can fly into and out of Megis Field
to your heart's content!


All without leaving your living room :-(

Margy