Anyone bored yet?

[BFMF]

the other day I logged my 1500th hour in the flight sim this yr!!!!!!!!

All real time at or near the computer?

[flightmedic]

All real time at or near the computer?

REAL TIME AND AT THE COMPUTER!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have my PPL and am in the process of continuing my training to get my multi, instument and CFI ratings so I take this VERY serriously. Everything I do at the sim I try to make it as realistic as possible....heck....my wife even brings me my drinks!! Plus it's a great way for me to wind down from all the crap I deal with on the Ambuance at work all day.

Being ex Airborne.....cheating isn't in my vocab.

Brent

[BFMF]

That's a LOT of flying. You would have to fly atleast 4.1 hours a day, everyday for a year to get 1500 hours

[flightmedic]

With the way my schedule works I usually have around 6 hours before my wife gets home from work and my kid from school. Since the place I am in right now for work is VERY small townish.......nothing else to do when not hunting or fishing....

I know that the sim will never give you the realistic "feeling" of flying with the noise and rattling and so forth.....but I do strongly believe it is a great training tool. I used it durring my PPL training to practice my procedures for engine emerg and procautionary landings, circuits, stalls, ect................once I had the "habit" of what to do down I found it much easier to perform in the real plane. The place where the sim helped me the most was on Navigation. I can use my flight suppliment and my actual flight map and can plot a track and fly it using the map. I have even found that the sim is actually quite acurate for this. Lakes and roads are actually near or where they are on the map.
I am in the process of teaching myself ILS and instument ratings.......so that when I do start in school....I will have a basic knowledge and understanding that will help me execute the way the instuctor wants it done with a bit if ease.

Too much time in front of PC....I know......but the hard work will pay off one day!!
God I hope so cause at 34.....I ain't getting any younger!!!!!!!!!

Brent

[Stratosaurus]

Bored? That is impossible in FS2004.
Try to land at runway 13 at Kai Tak. Ok?. Now with bad weather.
Visit SESM with a "heavy", and good luck.
Fs2004 is a simulator not a video game. And offers to you all the planes, all the cities, all the places, all the world man,  ;)

Take the controls and enjoy

Regards from Spain.

[pete]

Edited by pete:

Posted rude, obscene & ignorant message intended to offent. Member banned

look im sorry 4 that post, ive had a really bad day. I regret that post now, sorry to all i offended.
Thanks for replying in the first place.

[Tweek]

...O...K...

Well you can delete the post if you don't want it to be read...

[Mees]

It is a video game, and locke y u gettin cheeky like that? ill rock ya jaw u dick head, il call the game what i wanna
Pratt, half of ya r grown men, get a life yeah?
Get a job?

I understand you, i feel just the same this age.
But i don't share my feelings within this forum, i more prefer taking a flight in FS2004
But since i think we don't regret naughty language in the forum too much, don't be too upset about it

[expat]

I wouldn't say bored, I just go through phases where I get the urge to fly FS less than usual. I do have other hobbies and a little thing I like to call a "social life".

Could not have put it better

Matt

[Saitek]

Well you can delete the post if you don't want it to be read...

Ay - that should be cleaned away please.

[crocker]

There's one sure fire way of creating lots of posts and that's to be just a teeny bit controversial! I think this has been achieved on this occasion. There's something in Flight Sim for everyone. The World is a biiiiig place, never boring but sometimes challenging and Flight Simulation just brings these different countries that little bit closer not to mention the community which it creates. I am always astounded by the variety of peoples who participate in this hobby of ours. I think someone mentioned the theraputic effect flying in the simulator can bring. I have certainly found this to be true, particularly after a long hard day. So to say boring; never. There's enough shoot em up scenarios going on in this World without participating in them in video = just watch World news occasionally.  ;)