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Errors accessing FAA's Pilotweb
"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
... Only if you're a gamer. Normally the enjoyment of simulation requires that many of the same constraints that apply in the real world also be respected in the simulated world. So you don't let gamers into your simulated treehouse? |
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Errors accessing FAA's Pilotweb
On Feb 3, 9:39*am, Mxsmanic wrote:
The key restrictions simulations *don't* have are danger, cost, and training requiremetns, which are the keys to why our friend here sits at a desk instead of in a cockpit. Exactly. *You get 95% of the fun with none of the hassle, depending on which aspect of flying you prefer. You won't convince me of that. You miss out on nearly all the sensations of flying. When I go out to the Aeronca I smell the fresh grass from the runway, I hear the birds. When I get in the plane I smell the wonderful aroma of avgas and oil. I feel the wooden prop on my hands as I give the engine its breath of life. I feel the sensation of bounced down the grass runway and I feel the G load as I make a quick left turn to avoid the nearby class D airspace. I see the mountains 200 miles away on a clear and and see the snow caps on them. I hear the 65 hp. Cont purring away. I honestly would not have the patience to sit in from of a computer but I love smelling the flowers as I make a low pass over the fields. That is what flying is about to me. -Robert |
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Errors accessing FAA's Pilotweb
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Mxsmanic wrote: Exactly. You get 95% of the fun with none of the hassle, depending on which aspect of flying you prefer. I agree with the rest of what you said, but this is ridiculous. YOU may get 95% of the fun (although how you could tell, never having flown a real plane, is beyond me) but that is by no means universal. The number for me is more like 1%, which is why I've basically stopped simming since I started flying for real. You can bet that I'm not driving 90 minutes each way and paying $30+ for tows just to make up that last five percent! Sims are fun, sims are useful in limited ways, but a 95% solution they are not. -- Mike Ash Radio Free Earth Broadcasting from our climate-controlled studios deep inside the Moon |
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Errors accessing FAA's Pilotweb
On Feb 3, 12:39*pm, Steve Hix
wrote: In article , *Jon wrote: On Feb 3, 9:03*am, "Peter Dohm" wrote: "Mike Ash" wrote in message ... In article , "Robert M. Gary" wrote: On Feb 2, 12:27 pm, Mxsmanic wrote: Robert M. Gary writes: I guess I just don't understand simulation (I have a hard time just finding time to mow my lawn, much less play on the computer). However, wouldn't the benefit of playing on the flight simulator be that you could ignore real TFRs and fly right over the White House (land on the grass, etc)? Only if you're a gamer. Normally the enjoyment of simulation requires that many of the same constraints that apply in the real world also be respected in the simulated world. Kind of seems like having a hot blow up doll who's realistic enough to not want to have sex with you. If you're going to be bound by real life restrictions why simulate? Nah, to a non-pilot playing with a simulator, things like TFRs and weird NOTAMs are cool and interesting challenges. There's no certificate that can be threatened, there's no actual travel to be disrupted, so it's just an interesting change of pace. The key restrictions simulations *don't* have are danger, cost, and training requiremetns, which are the keys to why our friend here sits at a desk instead of in a cockpit. -- Mike Ash Radio Free Earth Broadcasting from our climate-controlled studios deep inside the Moon You forgot about the all-important "pause button" to facilitate potty-stops, and visits to the fridge, without the dsiruption and delay associated with a real stop enroute... Peter * ;-) My first long haul ride in a GA plane (Piper Aztec) was with two IFR pilots. It tooks several days (Hanscom AFB to Lafayette, LA). I finally understood what they meant by "running out of ass before you run out of gas" Coming up on 59 years of age, I no longer am so interested in flying something with five or eight hours endurance, as I was when I was 21 and first flying. Darn. I hear ya. This was back in my mid 30's. The Aztec had about a 4 hour range at most, as I recall. The pilot always played it safe, though, and wouldn't push anything (range, flying conditions, etc.). Departed KBED and our first stop was in Roanoke for lunch. Afterwards, I went to stock up at the candy machine for the next leg. Another pilot in the room made eye contact and said words to the effect of "It's amazing we're alive on this diet, isn't it?" Never looked at a vending machine quite the same way since |
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Errors accessing FAA's Pilotweb
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Mxsmanic wrote: The concern in this case is that you could visit a bogus site and receive bogus information, if not necessarily malware per se (although that's also a possibility, albeit unlikely for this type of site). Funny, that's not what you said befo The serious consequence of accepting a bogus certificate authority is that your computer can be infected with malware after you have done so. If you enjoy identity theft, credit-card fraud, or reinstalling machines to eliminate malware, that is your prerogative, but most people don't enjoy that. Sure is a huge leap from "infected with malware... identity theft, credit-card fraud" to "bogus information [for which there would be absolutely no consequences]". I guess consistency is too much to ask from you. -- Mike Ash Radio Free Earth Broadcasting from our climate-controlled studios deep inside the Moon |
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Errors accessing FAA's Pilotweb
Mxsmanic wrote:
Taylor writes: A real pilot would not use FAA's pilot web to learn about TFRs and NOTAMs as part of an official weather briefing (verbal or electronic), which is the only one that counts. Real pilots use it all the time, and that is its main purpose, which is why the site is secured with SSL. Wrong again. Most pilots use http://tfr.faa.gov/tfr2/list.html to get TFRs and DUATS or similar for NOTAMS. Your comment about SSL is just plain silly. -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. |
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Errors accessing FAA's Pilotweb
Mxsmanic wrote:
Jon writes: So the certificate is self-signed. No, it just isn't in the browser database. Yes, the certificate is self-signed. -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. |
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Errors accessing FAA's Pilotweb
Mxsmanic wrote:
writes: So, you think that a FAA site is going to steal your identity, put bogus charges on your credit card or install malware? No, but a bogus site might. And if it's not a SSL connection, impersonation is easy. Babbling nonsense. If you are dumb enough to connect to what appears to be an FAA web site and click on the link that says Buy Viagra Now, you get what you deserve. -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. |
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Errors accessing FAA's Pilotweb
Taylor wrote:
A real pilot would not use FAA's pilot web to learn about TFRs and NOTAMs as part of an official weather briefing (verbal or electronic), which is the only one that counts. Not to mention the F-16 flying next to you, in an extreme nose-up slow flight maneuver, flashing it's nav lights. G |
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