First impressions of flight

Ir. Hj. Othman bin Hj. Ahmad writes:

I heard from a PC salesman that a pilot spent more than RM18,000 for
PC and peripherals, just to be able to play MSFS. This price is more
than of the RM30,000 required to get PPL on a cesna 172P at our local
flying club.

But on a continuing basis, it's cheaper, since once he has the setup, he can
fly the sim for free. In contrast, every hour spent in a real aircraft costs
money. In fact, everything about real aviation costs a fortune. A fancy
computer provides more bang for the buck.

Perhaps he is so addicted to the multi-scren 3-d effect and true
motion that he had to get similar effects all the time.

It was probably the more economical of two options. He could fly for an hour
a month in a real aircraft, or fly for several hours a day in a simulated
aircraft.

I also heard from him that these people who play MSFS are also Boeing
737 commercial pilots. The salesman guessed that probably the pilots
would like to experience aerobatic flights, such as flying inverted
which will not be allowed on real commercial planes.

Or they may simply want to fly their own 737s, which would never be possible
in real life.

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