Had anyone ever encounter a mid air collision ?

[Guest Tushka]

Yes, that's exactly why I like to fly at night. Sometimes FSX is very docile and calm, like a relaxing scenery tour. But other times you can find yourself in impenetrable darkness, heart racing, palm sweating, having to struggle just to know where you are relative to the earth. I love the VFR daytime stuff, but nothing gets your heart racing like IFR night flight through IMC. The windows might as well be painted black sometimes. It's very creepy indeed. In that specific incident, when I saw the airliner at my 9 o clock, my heart was in my throat.  

In what way night is different from fog that you can;t see more than 50 metres? Both is completely visibility gone, just fog is grey/white and night is black.

[guidos]

I don't think it has anything to do with stock FSX ATC. It handles collisions very well. I crashed twice mid-air. And prior to the collisions FSX ATC informed me several times of the approaching aircraft. I ignored ATC warnings because I thought that FSX ATC is rubbish but seconds later....bang

[BeechPapa]

In what way night is different from fog that you can;t see more than 50 metres? Both is completely visibility gone, just fog is grey/white and night is black.

Less contrast within the visible range, no external light to fill the cockpit makes you more reliant on instrument lighting, and the creepy feeling previously mentioned. That might be subjective though. Maybe daytime fog feels creepier to some, hard to measure psychological factors. 

[Guest Tushka]

Less contrast within the visible range, no external light to fill the cockpit makes you more reliant on instrument lighting, and the creepy feeling previously mentioned. That might be subjective though. Maybe daytime fog feels creepier to some, hard to measure psychological factors. 

 

Indeed, what I really feel creepy and blood starts to really flow trough my "guts" is when I have to land in a stormy airport in Siberia or really up north over there. With really outdated navigation systems flying in my old Tu-154M. At night, no visibility, turbulences shaking my plane all over and winds severely being stronger than what the plane is allowed to handle. With NDB offset approach, this is really dangerous! In real life, an IL-62 once got it's navigation systems disabled, crew couldn't see nil, and the plane attempted 4 approaches before finally landing. At the end of the flight, the pilot drank a lot of vodka to celebrated the fact.

[FLEX1978]

Some very interesting posts. You guy's should google 'somatogravic illusion'  A pilots worse enemy in low vis or at night, especially when flying a missed approach!

[BeechPapa]

Indeed, what I really feel creepy and blood starts to really flow trough my "guts" is when I have to land in a stormy airport in Siberia or really up north over there. With really outdated navigation systems flying in my old Tu-154M. At night, no visibility, turbulences shaking my plane all over and winds severely being stronger than what the plane is allowed to handle. With NDB offset approach, this is really dangerous! In real life, an IL-62 once got it's navigation systems disabled, crew couldn't see nil, and the plane attempted 4 approaches before finally landing. At the end of the flight, the pilot drank a lot of vodka to celebrated the fact.

I think I'd be having a few celebratory drinks as well. I had many moments like that in FSX before I learned nav procedures. It was one terrifying flight after another till I figured out that all those funny looking dials are absolutely necessary if you want to arrive intact at your destination on a regular basis. It amazes me how some people learn to fly without the safety net of a simulator. 

 

Some very interesting posts. You guy's should google 'somatogravic illusion'  A pilots worse enemy in low vis or at night, especially when flying a missed approach!

Thanks for the tip, reading some stuff on that now. On a similar note you guys might enjoy this:

 

This is one of the best presentations (from Sun'n'Fun) I ever saw in regards to VFR into IMC. Some physiological factors are covered and the presenter is knowledgeable and passionate about the subject. 

[mr340]

Less contrast within the visible range, no external light to fill the cockpit makes you more reliant on instrument lighting, and the creepy feeling previously mentioned. That might be subjective though. Maybe daytime fog feels creepier to some, hard to measure psychological factors. 

Night time flying specially when you takeoff out in sea an you have to turn right because there is a big mountain in front of you like in TNCM for example, just the other night since i wasn't looking at my instrument carefully i got a little  spatial disoriented which i didn't know what was sky or ocean. It was my fault because i wanted to see TNCM scenery at night an i was busy looking to my left instead to my instrument . An for some reason i can only see stars above 15,000 feet. I know is a sim an not in real life but you get that feeling that makes you jump out of your seat lol. 

Some very interesting posts. You guy's should google 'somatogravic illusion'  A pilots worse enemy in low vis or at night, especially when flying a missed approach!

Yup i think that is when the pilot doesn't know what is sky or land or ocean correct me if am wrong  ? I think that is what i got the other night an i thought it was real i panic nearly stall the plane . Its not good feeling not even in the sim . It makes night time flying more challenging on landing an takeoff specially if bad weather comes into play also. 

[Guest Aviator_1979]

I have been hit quite a few times. It's a little anomaly in the VC and then, when you look in spot view you'll see the aircraft crossed over your contrails. ATC is not too good in giving you advance notice. I sometimes get ATC to ask me if I see this 737 at my 2 o'clock and I look around and there's nothing at 2 o'clock but there's one at 7 o'clock. Whoops!

 

Best regards,

yes happens to me all the time i think it depends of what ai traffic and schedules atc use :-)