Thread: Sectional use
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Old January 31st 07, 05:19 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Jay Honeck wrote:
No need. YOU do NOT fly.


I flew last night for several hours. Unfortunately, I had an
accident when someone who hadn't bothered to contact the tower
decided to take off on the same runway in the opposite direction.
He flew right over me, I hit the runway, and skidded across the
taxiway onto the apron of Terminal 3. The aircraft was a write-off
but my pax and I got out safely. One of the risks of online
simulation is that ill-behaved pilots will pop into existence on a
runway and take-off without ever even noticing you on short final.
Oh well. Thank goodness I had a spare Baron waiting as back-up.


Yes, you really need your meds adjusted.


Although MX is wrong (again) in not clearly stating that he "flew" in
virtual reality, until you see how realistic a good flight simulator
can be, it's hard to imagine how all-immersing (and real) the
experience can be.


Jay, we've had this discussion before. MSFS is very pretty and with a set up
like the Kiwi is very immersive. But look at what Anthony wrote and where he
wrote it. It would be like me going into one of the military newsgroups and
saying, "last night I killed 24 Nazi soldiers" because I played Call of
Duty.

Anthony seems to becoming MORE delusional as time goes by. At least in his
earlier posts he didn't say he was actually flying he made the separation
between simming and flying even if it was to say there was no difference.