I went the other way. I couldn't have a flying lesson last week due to bad
weather. I decided to fire up my flight sim, and did the best landing in a
small plane I've ever done on the simulator. Normally I don't do too well,
but since learnng to fly for real, my sim performance has been much better.

That makes sense.

A few other things I've noticed:

- When I take off in the real plane, after flying the Kiwi a lot, I'm
taken aback by the motion. It actually feels odd, for a few seconds.

- The autogen scenery in Flight Sim 2004 is far more interesting than
the actual view out the window at this time of year. We need some snow
to cover up all the mud!

- It is absolutely uncanny how real the Kiwi is, especially when
compared to flying in calm air, like today. It's difficult for any
non-motion sim to accurately re-create turbulence, so that part of the
experience is not quite "real" -- but, wow, when the ride is smooth,
like today, it is exactly like flying the Kiwi.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
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