Time to stop flying?

Following up to vid Horne, _the_ chancellor

Oh yes, it's a simulator.

Not a real one.

simulations are not "real", thats the point.

Unless there are planes out there where the sensory
experience is limited to a small computer screen and some burring noise
coming out of speakers.

you can perfectly well simulate aspects of flight without simulating the
physical movements. Has it occured to you that nobody on the planet expects
MSFS to simulate physical movement? On this one you are playing the Mixi,
you will be saying the landscape is all triangles next. The same thing has
been done for driving training with no attempt to simulate accelration and
braking forces.
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Following up to Benjamin Dover

Not a game?

game
a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to
rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck.

notice the "decided", PC simulations are er sinulations. On this one Mixi
is right and huffing and puffing things like "ive been in a real aeroplane"
wont make any difference.
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Following up to William Black

Nope. It's a game player.

demonstrate the gameplay

It's a piece of office machinery you play games on.

Nope. The software is legitimate simulation software, not just a game,
although it is sometimes marketed that way for broader appeal. This is
especially true with add-ons.

Stop being silly.

Real flight simulators are vast expensive machines that cost a fortune.

no, comprehensive flight simulators are that. MSFS is a modest simulation
with no gameplay. You can argue its poor, you cant argue its not a
simulation.
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Following up to Mr. Travel

It comes from their game group.

so what, its a leisure product.

What do you mean "sometimes" marketed as
a game? When have you EVER seen it advertised to the airlines as a
simulator?

Its not aimed at airline pilot training, its a simulation for amusement,
(although quite a few amateur pilots do use it, unless the people on its
newsgroup and websites are all lying, which is possible).
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Following up to Mxsmanic

The right wing ripped off it.

That's what happens when you use an Airbus letterhead.

hey, thats good!!!!
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Mike..... wrote:

Following up to vid Horne, _the_ chancellor

Oh yes, it's a simulator.

Not a real one.

simulations are not "real", thats the point.

Professional flight simulators are completely different pieces of
equipment.

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Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins

Mike..... wrote:

Following up to Benjamin Dover

Not a game?

game
a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to
rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck.

notice the "decided", PC simulations are er sinulations.

And they're computer games- and marketed as such.

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onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about.
Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins

Mike..... wrote:

Following up to Mr. Travel

It comes from their game group.

so what, its a leisure product.

What do you mean "sometimes" marketed as
a game? When have you EVER seen it advertised to the airlines as a
simulator?

Its not aimed at airline pilot training,

Absolutely- it's aimed, according to its marketing at "Gamers and
simmers of all ages and skill levels."

OK- simmer. I suppose I like that term.

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onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about.
Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins

Mike..... wrote:
Following up to Mr. Travel


It comes from their game group.


so what, its a leisure product.


What do you mean "sometimes" marketed as
a game? When have you EVER seen it advertised to the airlines as a
simulator?


Its not aimed at airline pilot training, its a simulation for amusement,
(although quite a few amateur pilots do use it, unless the people on its
newsgroup and websites are all lying, which is possible)

It's a simlulation for amusement is right, like my Monopoly simulations
have qualified me to work for Trump.

Yes, it is a "simulator", just like "The Sims".
It's a TOY...........

Following up to vid Horne, _the_ chancellor

simulations are not "real", thats the point.

Professional flight simulators are completely different pieces of
equipment.

of course they are, nobody says otherwise.
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