"Robert M. Gary" wrote in news:1160420220.458438.276940
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A. Sinan Unur wrote:
Hello All:

I am *not* a pilot. Can't fly MSFS worth a damn but have been up in a
C172 once (discovery flight in 1995).

I am a pilot and I can't fly MSFS worth a damn either. Welcome to the
club!!

Hey, thanks for the encouragement ;-) Back in the 80s, I used to play
flying games on a ZX Spectrum. The sky was blue, the ground was green. No
one was quite able to relate to me sitting in front of the TV screen
trying to keep the horizon centered and level while making fake engine
noises (the spectrum had rather feeble sound facilities).

What I remember from the discovery flight was how natural everything felt
once I was in the air. Obviously, I was familiar with the basic physics of
control surfaces, but still I had not expected to feel so at home.

Now, the PT39 was an altogether different story. Being behind the pilot,
not having a clear idea of where the nose was made me feel somewhat lost.
But it was still much better than a computer game ;-)

Sinan
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