Flight Simulation (PC)

[JRod]

Ok I got a little carried away with the dash 8 I had no business trying to fly that thing.

I bought the RealAir Turbine Duke V2 and this thing is a blast to fly.

Have made three successful IFR flights with live atc!!

This thing is really powerful. I really wanna buy a TBM 850 but my wife might kill me


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[Flying Wedge]

Ok I got a little carried away with the dash 8 I had no business trying to fly that thing.

I bought the RealAir Turbine Duke V2 and this thing is a blast to fly.

Have made three successful IFR flights with live atc!!

This thing is really powerful. I really wanna buy a TBM 850 but my wife might kill me


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It will all come with time and experience. When I went from a light twin to a king air and then to a jet. Each time I felt like I was sitting back in the tail just trying to catch up.

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[Ole Gray]

Any real pilots in this thread?


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[Flying Wedge]

Any real pilots in this thread?


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Yup

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[Ole Gray]

Yup

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Cool. ? Could a person learn the basics of flying a real plane through these simulator programs?


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[JRod]

A lot more than the basics this is the same software Boeing uses and I know other companies do as well.


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[Flying Wedge]

Cool. ? Could a person learn the basics of flying a real plane through these simulator programs?


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Totally. Especially the higher end Sims like P3d that jrod is using. Now could you go straight from that to passing a private pilot checkride? No but it would give you lots of insights.

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[JRod]

Totally. Especially the higher end Sims like P3d that jrod is using. Now could you go straight from that to passing a private pilot checkride? No but it would give you lots of insights.

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No substitute for the real thing but it's cool to learn !!

Do you guys enjoy your jobs as commercial pilots?


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[Flying Wedge]

No substitute for the real thing but it's cool to learn !!

Do you guys enjoy your jobs as commercial pilots?


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It beats sitting in a cubicle answering the phone 50 times a day. It sucks being away from home for days at a time.

I'm going to Havana Cuba tomorrow morning. So that is pretty cool.

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[Ole Gray]

Totally. Especially the higher end Sims like P3d that jrod is using. Now could you go straight from that to passing a private pilot checkride? No but it would give you lots of insights.

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It could help someone find out if they have what it takes to advance towards a pilot license. Very interesting for sure.


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[JRod]

It beats sitting in a cubicle answering the phone 50 times a day. It sucks being away from home for days at a time.

I'm going to Havana Cuba tomorrow morning. So that is pretty cool.

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737-800?


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[Flying Wedge]

No. I'm 16 months from my job at AA. I flying the regional side of AA.

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[Flying Wedge]

It could help someone find out if they have what it takes to advance towards a pilot license. Very interesting for sure.


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For sure

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[Girardcorp]

Ahem some Cubans now that they're no longer embargoed....


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[Flying Wedge]

Ahem some Cubans now that they're no longer embargoed....


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If the possibility presents itself. I kinda doubt it will though.

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[JRod]

Yes please .

I'll take some Bolivar double coronas .


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[Flying Wedge]

Yes please .

I'll take some Bolivar double coronas .


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You guys just want me to get busted so I'm out of the Granddaddy contests!

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[Rusty Dave]

Any real pilots in this thread?


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I'm working tonight as we speak.


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[JRod]

Cockpit selfies FTW

You heading to Hawaii?


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[Rusty Dave]

Cockpit selfies FTW

You heading to Hawaii?


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Domestic flying. In Edmonton. Nothing exciting.


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[Girardcorp]

737!!


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[Ole Gray]

I'm working tonight as we speak.


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I admire the heck out of you guys ?.


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[Girardcorp]

I'd give my left arm for time in an actual simulator.


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[Rusty Dave]

I'd give my left arm for time in an actual simulator.


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I've brought friends before in for a sim session. After we are done our required training we get them to fly the sim for a bit. They are forever grateful. It's also fun for them to see all the emergency training procedures we do.




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[Rusty Dave]

No substitute for the real thing but it's cool to learn !!

Do you guys enjoy your jobs as commercial pilots?


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Flying Wedge nailed it. Cool gig but I'm away a fair bit. Also the fatigue we put our bodies through gets harder as we get older. Pilots have a life expectancy about 10 years less than average. Lots of back of the clock flying. Learning to manage that is huge. That for me is the hardest part of the job.

I still love it though. It's something I've worked hard to achieve and getting paid to do layovers in Hawaii and awesome destinations are great. Also managing a crew and an 80 million dollar aircraft doing 800 km/h+ with 170+ passengers is cool. The thing about flying is that outside of SOP's (standard operating procedures) every situation is unique from weather conditions, 100+ different airports we serve and different challenges presented throughout the flight. It challenges you and I take a massive amount of pride is doing a stellar job.

Professional flying is a lot like golf. You are continually working to improve and maintain your skills. Perhaps that's why I love both.


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