bildan wrote:


I'm not really arguing here - I like Condor and would like to see it
more widely used.

Sorry, I didn't mean to argue.

Although, without a really good setup with rudder
pedals, it's somewhat limited.

Yes. I would say that flying a sim without rudder pedals will teach
dangerous habits.

I tend to use it as an "animated
whiteboard" to illustrate a maneuver.

However, if you create a complete cockpit setup, Condor is a VERY
effective training tool.

BTW, Condor is also VERY good at creating flight training
illustrations with its jpeg screen capture feature. Any photo editor
can add text and graphics to the image. I wrote a highly illustrated
winch training syllabus with this technique.

I believe there is also a way to create mini videos in various formats.


Don't discount the peripheral vision thing. Track IR effectively
simulates swiveling your head which isn't the same thing as peripheral
vision. A pilot need to get visual information from the sides while
looking straight ahead.

I don't disagree. But how does one look straight up with 3 screens and
no TrackIR? TrackIR allows one to easily, naturally "look up". Helps
when trying to see where you are relative to a cu or if in a gaggle what
is above you.


Three monitors is a much better experience than Track IR - though more
expensive. I've seen some curved ultra-wide monitors that would
provide nearly 180 degree field of vision - ultra expensive but very
cool.

Yeah. I've seen some very elaborate setups for sims.

My wife still looks at me funny while in my study wearing a baseball cap
and the infrared reflectors. :-)

Regards,

-Doug