John Doe wrote in news:jR0Oi.2629$y21.1720
@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net:


Recently I was at a local airport talking to some pilots. One of
them (obviously a real pilot) said that doing a simulator with a
force feedback joystick and then flying a plane made for a smooth
transition.

I'm not a pilot so I didn't argue with that, but I was thinking
"huh?"

Isn't the general consensus here that force feedback is unrealistic?
Maybe I've read the wrong threads or those comments were from non-
pilots?

Partly curious, thanks.




Even the best sims are a very very poosr substitute for a real airplane,
and learning to fly using a sim is not a good idea.

Bertie