I read with interest the challenge posed to simulator pilots by UAL. What a great oportunity for those that can to show their skills and then attempt to reproduce them in a full motion simulator.I think the challenge would work in reverse as well i.e. real pilots showing off their skills in a PC simulation environment so we can at the very least get some encouragement.I also think it would be nice if AVSIM could produce some sort of video exerpt that those of us who live timezones away and are somewhat dollar challenged to download and experience some of the hype of the conference.Finally, would it be possible to video the MS presentation so we can see where they are coming from in the development of our mutually favourite reality escape?RgdsAndy B

I learned a lot as a sim instructor a long time ago (RF4-C). I knew guys that were great in the airplane, but had problems in the sim. I knew guys that were great in the sim, but were dangerous in the jet. The instructor on the console can tell a lot about the crew in the box. The crew in the box has no idea of the evil that lurks in the heart of the instructor running the sim. And - that is part of the fun...

This is truly a challenge to rise up to or shrink from. My interest is piqued. I'm rooting for whoever are the (lucky?) MSFS pilot selectees...that theirs (and mine vicariously) MSFS skill(s) is not relegated to the category of surreality. John R. FranklinVictorville, CA