October 18, 201213 yr Hi there I am curious about the result of this poll. When I started my PPL, I thought that my flight sim knowledge would help me a lot, 50-70%. It did help me to think faster and visualize the problems better, but without any studies, my mark would have been closer to the 0-25%. Ben
October 19, 201213 yr Why take a poll, try it yourself!! http://exams4pilots.org/ Thanks Tom My Youtube Videos! http://www.youtube.com/user/tf51d
October 19, 201213 yr I remember I got 100% on my PSTAR in Canada, but that wasn't because of MSFS, That was because of my passion for what I was doing. If anything MSFS can create a lot of bad habits that need to be broken when you start flight training. A good instructor will recognize that and set you straight. Matthew Kane I'm Dyslexic, what's an error to you is not to me
October 19, 201213 yr If anything MSFS can create a lot of bad habits that need to be broken when you start flight training. A good instructor will recognize that and set you straight. That was one of my biggest problems with students. They always came in saying they had thousands of hours on sims and because of it they could never move their eyes off of the panel. After a few lessons when they felt comfortable with the airplane I would cover up all the flight instruments and make them fly by feel and looking out the window. Their positional awareness went up dramatically. Chris Miller
October 19, 201213 yr Firstly, I don't understand the poll. What exams? Flight Sim isn't going to help on written exams at all, that's what study material is for. Or are we talking training in general? Secondly, and not to sound elitist. Why would non-pilots vote in this? The only rating, after it was all said and done, I would say the sim helped me with was the instrument rating. I was prepared for the instrument checkride because I spent a couple of hours each night shooting the approaches I knew I would probably get on the ride. With proper knowledge and an understanding of the sim's limitations, I say it's a great tool. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Zachary Waddell -- Caravan Driver -- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/zwaddell Avsim ToS Avsim Screenshot Rules
October 19, 201213 yr I'm not a pilot, but I did stay in a Holiday Inn last night. (Sorry.. I just couldn't resist it.)
October 19, 201213 yr For flight simmers, it's the planes we're after not the pilots. If any, the pilots are needed to answer our questions about the airplanes. I do not want to be a pilot, never did. Cheers
October 19, 201213 yr The only rating, after it was all said and done, I would say the sim helped me with was the instrument rating. I was prepared for the instrument checkride because I spent a couple of hours each night shooting the approaches I knew I would probably get on the ride. With proper knowledge and an understanding of the sim's limitations, I say it's a great tool. This is also what my Instructor told me. He pretty much said the sim is mainly helpful for ATC Practice and IFR approaches etc...
October 20, 201213 yr Author Firstly, I don't understand the poll. What exams? Flight Sim isn't going to help on written exams at all, that's what study material is for. Or are we talking training in general? theory in general Secondly, and not to sound elitist. Why would non-pilots vote in this? Maybe future pilot. This poll is here to check the level of confidence of flight sim pilot vs real world knowledge required. It can be helpful and also a disadvantage in practical flight, but on a ground course it really did not help me. The only rating, after it was all said and done, I would say the sim helped me with was the instrument rating. I was prepared for the instrument checkride because I spent a couple of hours each night shooting the approaches I knew I would probably get on the ride. With proper knowledge and an understanding of the sim's limitations, I say it's a great tool. On the theoretical course, I would say that A2A gave me a great knowledge about tech.
October 20, 201213 yr Author Why take a poll, try it yourself!! http://exams4pilots.org/ It's great but in US only
October 20, 201213 yr That was one of my biggest problems with students. They always came in saying they had thousands of hours on sims and because of it they could never move their eyes off of the panel. After a few lessons when they felt comfortable with the airplane I would cover up all the flight instruments and make them fly by feel and looking out the window. Their positional awareness went up dramatically. I've always preferred looking out the window in real flight. Out here in the Mountain West & desert regions of the western United States, we have some of the best and varied scenery, there is. With flight sims, such as FSX, I tend to use shift Z for information, and don't stare at the panel. For "exacting" positional awareness, as well as weather, etc, I'm a fan of moving map GPS. It only takes quick glances, while my eyes have more time to see what's around the airplane. When real planes all have high definition "synthetic vision", such as high resolution terrain databases...........then they'll be more like flight sims; and safer too. Something to think about.
October 20, 201213 yr Secondly, and not to sound elitist. Why would non-pilots vote in this? +1, I think that the question here is aimed at people who actually have seen how FS can either help / hinder then while flying in the real world, to get that view it would be best if only the people who have actually experienced that answer, not elitist, just makes for a more accurate answer. Regards, Ró. Rónán O Cadhain.
October 20, 201213 yr When real planes all have high definition "synthetic vision", such as high resolution terrain databases...........then they'll be more like flight sims; and safer too. Something to think about. The King Air I fly has it on the G1000. It is fun when coming in on some ILS or LPV approaches and threading the mountains. Chris Miller
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