Jim,
You bring up a very good point. I myself am a real pilot, but do use
simulators as well. Without getting pulled too much into mxsmanics
history or trying to sound critical (I'm REALLY holding back here), I
wonder why he posts so many questions HERE? I've used sims for years,
both for fun, and procedures training, etc, and sites like avsim or
flightsim have whole communities that ponder nothing but the types of
questions that mxsmanic posts. They are for the most part friendly,
intelligent, and in many cases, a number of them are also real world
pilots. Most importantly- they specialize in simulator stuff. Mx- you
could be a god over there with all your questions..... OR, why not
enroll in a private pilot ground school class somewhere? It's usually
just a few hundred dollars and gets you around 40hours with an
instructor. A number of FBO's here in Seattle offer classes every few
months- the class can be done in a few nights over 2 weeks. Would teach
you a lot about flight, and you would never even need to leave the
ground. Plus, you could interact with other students who are also
learning the same stuff.

By the way- I use the pedals which connect to the nosewheel for
steering (C182RG), but don't forget to use your ailerons during taxi,
to prevent any x-wind (virtual or otherwise) from lifting one of your
wings. (er, arm rests... depends on what model you are "sitting" in).
You can find aileron taxi corrections in the AIM or FAA airplane flying
handbook.



Why do you think anyone here would know? These are people that fly airplanes,
not computer games. They really don't care how the Barron handles on the
ground. They go out and fly airplanes. In the real air, on real taxiways, with
real controls, not plastic things with a wire going to the back of a computer.

They are different. The computer only simulates, and it poorly simulates
airplanes on the ground, so we have been told.

Go ask you simulator buddies. Perhaps they care.
--
Jim in NC