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Real World Pilot, or Sim Pilot only?

Noel
in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024)

Real World Pilot, or Sim Pilot only? 77 members have voted

  1. 1. Do you currently have or have you ever had a PPL?

    • YES
      62%
      48
    • NO
      37%
      29

  2. 2. If you answered YES above, have you ever flown commercially?

    • YES
      24%
      19
    • NO
      75%
      58

  3. 3. Are you essentially a Sim Pilot Only, never having meaningfully flown any plane in the real world?

    • YES
      40%
      31
    • NO
      59%
      46

  4. 4. If you answered YES re Sim Pilot Only, how many years have you been flight simming?

    • 1-5y
      1%
      1
    • 6-10y
      5%
      4
    • 11-15y
      5%
      4
    • >=20y
      88%
      68

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No PPL, but 3 minutes of real-world experience in a Pipistrel, and still can't get over it 😎

Best regards,
Luis Hernández 20px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png20px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png

Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...

Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .

VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.

Not me with the only Sim Only, less than 5 years vote lmao I'm just a baby compared to the rest of you guys - I'm sure there's PS5 players who Sim Only, under 5 years time, as well. Steam says I have about 200 hours - MSFS2024 says 90 hours flight time so far. I had 80 hours flight time in 2020 before the switch. I'll catch up eventually

I wouldn't pass the medical for a PPL, never mind the cost. So its virtual skies for me!

MSI Aegis R | Intel i7-14700F | NVIDIA RTX 4060 | 1TB NVMe | 32GB RAM | Windows 11

5 minutes ago, Kristofski said:

I wouldn't pass the medical for a PPL, never mind the cost. So its virtual skies for me!

Yeah, well that’s what flight simulation is all about , we can all have unlimited access to these wonderful exotic flying machines. All the best to you 👍🙂

787 captain.  

Previously 24 years on 747-400.Technical advisor on PMDG 747 legacy versions QOTS 1 , FS9 and Aerowinx PS1. 

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