How many of you have flown real aricraft?

Ancient Seraph · #1 09-30-2009, 05:17 PM

+/- 130 hours in gliders, and +/- 130 in small single-engines. The main difference is the lack of feel for the airplane, and outside forces like turbulence.
But ofcourse the Cessna is in no way comparable to a Spit or La

. It's like comparing a Fiat 500 with a McLaren F1.

akuma · #2 09-30-2009, 05:21 PM

True, although there is the fear factor to take into account as well, I'm pretty confident pulling a 6G diving turn on BOP, not so ballzy in real life though!

Ancient Seraph · #3 09-30-2009, 05:27 PM

Haha, agreed. Although experienced pilots know what they can and can not handle, and by practicing you'll reduce this 'fear factor'. Still, you need balls of steel

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akuma · #4 09-30-2009, 05:29 PM

I got a few hundred hours logged on RC aircraft (plane and heli,) but alas I crash them as much as I crash in BOP so I dont buy nitro, just the cheaper electric models.

Wayfindre · #5 09-30-2009, 06:07 PM

I've been wondering this myself. I've logged a little over 4000 hours total time. About 900 ours of it is as pilot-in-command and a flight instructor. I am a commercial pilot for an airline and the rest of the time is in the First Officer position. (Hoping to upgrade soon to Captain after the recession). I like to think I know a little bit about how aircraft handle. However, I know there are plenty of ppl on here that know WAY more than I do about aviation history and world war 2 in particular. I find those guys to be pretty interesting.

King Jareth · #6 09-30-2009, 06:50 PM

Another RC pretend pilot here, I have a healthy fear of dieing and if youve seen me fly BoP on Sim you'll understand why that means I wont hold a real joystick.

caphead · #7 09-30-2009, 07:40 PM

does RC aircraft count? 1/4-1/3 scale?

Robotic Pope · #8 09-30-2009, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by King Jareth

Another RC pretend pilot here, I have a healthy fear of dieing and if youve seen me fly BoP on Sim you'll understand why that means I wont hold a real joystick.

Nonsense, you fly very well on BoP. It's giant white goats that you should be afraid of in real life because that is the only reason we die so much in BoP lol.

Tudorp15 · #9 09-30-2009, 05:23 PM

While in the Air Force in the 1970s and 1980s, I was an aircraft electrician, but was studying to get my privates pilots license. However got to where all I needed was my solo flight to qualify for my full single engine license, but stopped short there when I got married and started having a family. So, yes, I few real airplanes for a short while, but never solo'd. Only with an instructor. And yes, I actually flew with the instructor next to me.

I also flew RC aircraft for years, and had lots of fun with that. Not the real thing, but does teach allot about aircraft control, and aerodynamics as well.

I am retired, and disabled now, so I am having a blast with BOP, since I can not fly for real any longer.