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Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 2:17 pm
by Beefitarian
There's a correction thing for projecting onto curved screens just out I spotted looking at
http://www.mycockpit.org/forums/ I don't know how much one is to buy or if it would be super difficult to make a curved screen. The next problem would be space.
Re: Is there any training value in desktop flight sims?
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 2:20 pm
by trampbike
Forget about IFR training. Start to improve your dogfighting and bombing abilities on WW2 airplanes by playing IL-2. Get a stick, a throttle, rudder pedals and a Track IR (
http://www.naturalpoint.com/trackir/).
NOW you'll have some fun

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Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:07 pm
by 172PIC
Beefitarian wrote:There's a correction thing for projecting onto curved screens just out I spotted looking at
http://www.mycockpit.org/forums/ I don't know how much one is to buy or if it would be super difficult to make a curved screen. The next problem would be space.
A lot of those setups cost as much as a C150 or more from what I've read and heard.
Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:51 pm
by Beefitarian
Now we're getting somewhere, Is there any training value in flying one of those?

Re: Is there any training value in desktop flight sims?
Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 12:36 am
by Geko
trampbike wrote:Forget about IFR training. Start to improve your dogfighting and bombing abilities on WW2 airplanes by playing IL-2. Get a stick, a throttle, rudder pedals and a Track IR (
http://www.naturalpoint.com/trackir/).
NOW you'll have some fun

Or grab DCS BlackShark and a bottle of vodka.
Re: Is there any training value in desktop flight sims?
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:12 pm
by DHCdriver
VFR-No. IFR-Yes, it's good for practising hold entries, holds and all the other goodies. Save yourself from being laughed at and don't ask your instructor if you can log your home sim time.
DHCdriver.