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Here's a tip
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Mon Apr 21, 2003 5:56 amby siemerh
You probably already know this, but I found landing in a sim harder than an actual landing cause you lose your depth perception. I found, however, that by using the virtual cockpit and raising the seat so you could look over the edge of the panel dashboard you got a better reference as to your height to better judge your flare. It is also easier to fly a pattern cause you can look out and back to also better judge your turns for base and final. Took me years to figure that one out.
Bud
Re: Here's a tip
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Mon Apr 21, 2003 8:37 amby Anish
What about the frame rate on slower computers ?!
Re: Here's a tip
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Mon Apr 21, 2003 9:11 amby darkhorse
Raise the seat? Is that the same as just lowering the panel? Sounds like a good idea. I didn't notice much of a drop in FPS whn I switch to virtual cockpit view.
Re: Here's a tip
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Mon Apr 21, 2003 10:19 amby zcottovision
IIRC, shift+backspace is move the seat up, and shift+enter is move the seat down.
Re: Here's a tip
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Mon Apr 21, 2003 6:55 pmby navstrike
I noticed that when I was in naval flight training three years ago. I tried to simulate the pattern and crashed repeatedly. When I did the real thing the next morning, it was easier because of the depth perception. Therefore, I believe that if you can land the computer, you can do the real thing. Your average aircraft is not powered by a pentium chip so it reacts slower. ;)