Real life pilots?

[winny]

Cool, thanks...

I was also wondering if it was a help or a hinderance being a real pilot, I guess from what you're saying it's both!

[gbtstr]

Yeah, agree with the sentiments in here.

You have a better understanding and feel for monkey skills needed to do get the sim airplane to do things you want it to. But, there's always a game learning curve anyway. And the best sim will never get to 100% realistic.

Sims are best for procedure training and instrument skills. Otherwise, nothing beats ass strapped to seat, wheels off the deck flying. I also find actual flying in the goo to be easier to deal with than "hooded" instrument flight. Maybe that's just me though.

[flynlion]

Originally Posted by gbtstr

Sims are best for procedure training and instrument skills. Otherwise, nothing beats ass strapped to seat, wheels off the deck flying. I also find actual flying in the goo to be easier to deal with than "hooded" instrument flight. Maybe that's just me though.

Definately NOT just you! I agree with this 100%

And it's a proven fact that cool sunglasses make you a better pilot

[Lost Apiarist]

Originally Posted by branko57

My impressions as a former flight crew member on a real B-17G nick named "SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY" are..........

FLYING.....? Controling the "QUEEN OF THE SKY" compare to a bird with a "stick" it was quite easy. From the very moment i touched the steering wheel it was like controlling a smooth driving truck !!!

LOUD........? Yes it was very loud but i loved the sound of her engines !!!

COLD........? Not really cause we never flew that high or even at bad weather for safty reason !!!

My favourite spot's during the flight were the bombadier seat and the top turret, the view from there was just incredible !!!

We flew each year to airshows and simmilar events. My job on the ground was more publicrelation related, ansvering all day long the "same" questions over and over again but i like it. The only one really negative impression i got (all over again) was the compettition fight (about money), beetwen us and other B-17 crews if we were on the same airshow !!!

I remember a such case like was yesterday. We and few other B-17 were booked for the "MEMPHIS BELLE" flight crew reunion event, i wont go into details but you should know that all the crew's have just ignored each other.......... NO COMRADES AT ALL !!!

That was for me a real eye opener and i quit without any regrets cause i dislike TWO-FACED people !!!

Very cool. That is quite the experience Branko, thanks for sharing. People sure are funny when it comes to competition, some take it a little too seriously.

[flynlion]

I'm a pilot. I used to captain an RJ for a regional airline but got fed up and bolted, now I fly a tow plane at the local glider club. WAY less stressful than working for an airline, pity it don't pay much. To answer your question, BoP is a video game designed to be fun (and it is!) and is not a flight sim. I don't know any pilots who actually enjoy sim training, I always climb out of the box soaked with sweat and furious at the check airman for making me work so hard LoL. BoP is very good at what it was designed for, keeping us entertained. It is by far the best airplane game for consoles, but it is not by any stretch "realistic".

[bobbysocks]

flynlion, were are you located? i have been toying with the idea of getting a glider rating for years. might live up to my threats this years..

[flynlion]

I'm in South Carolina (USA) just across the state line from Charlotte. CLT was my home base hub when I flew for the airlines, now I fly with Bermuda High Soaring near Lancaster SC. Soaring has always been my favorite sport, sort of like sailboats only in 3 dimensions. You should definately get the rating Sailplanes and video games are lots more fun than airlines LoL.

[Kidrock40]

My dad has a plane Cessna 182 pretty cool little plane i have private but have not flown in awhile need to get a check ride in to get back current. Winny bout the only thing that i can see thats close in BoP and real life is when you play CTA in real or sim. it is so life like its not even funny ..... aside from not having a "shaker" stick ( which is the stick physically telling you you are in a stall ) and cross -winds , head-wind, ect..... thats pretty much what landing is like in real life. i have to laugh everytime we play a short airfield i.e. Templhof or limping and i over shoot runway and smash into tree or building.i'm landing with full flaps on ... sweating and praying...... just like in real life. I live in central Ohio and we have a small grass strip airport we land on called Wyncoop. and its so funny when my dad and i come in for final.my hands are sweaty and its like .. BAM hit the deck and instantly FULL FLAPS and you just sit there and pray that you stop b4 you run out of runway. and BoP in CTA mode Real and Sim remind me of just that particular airstrip where i land .... kinda amazing actually..... So Winny if you land in CTA real or sim @ one of those fields ..... you have pretty much landed @ Wyncoop sweaty palms broken controller and all ......... Have a good day all ......