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Hello everyone, I have recently gotten the chance to fly FlightSafety St. Louis' Level D Embraer 170 simulator. The staff there are amazing allowing a kid like me at only 14 to fly the real deal! I would like to thank Mr. Edward Donegan for this incredible opportunity. Flying the sim gave me a feeling that desktop flight sims just don't create. The motion while going through turbulence along with my terrible landings gave a sense of realism that flightsim with ezdok can't do. The control loading while flying (through the St. Louis arch and having to pull up stalling a bit at the end to clear the buildings) complements this realism allowing me to feel what I'm seeing. It can't compare at all with the little Saitek yoke I have. The perspective from the real Level D is different from that of flight sim. I'm only 5"6 and able to get a little bit of my head over the glareshield. When landing, waiting for the 50, 40, 30... the view makes me feel lower than the plane actually is, I would always overflare, float, stall, then crash down at 400 some fpm. The perspective from the left seat over the glareshield is a lot lower than in flight sim. In flight sim, myself, and I observe countless people, have their views set to about where the headrest is and wide enough as to show all the instruments as far as the gear handle. When flying the level d, however, I found that I could see only the instruments at one time or out the glareshield at another. I guess this is a necesesity of flight sim though because we need to see to click. This new perspective is one I would try to accomplish in my home setup with some extra screens. In conclusion, the Level D of FlightSafety St. Louis, along with their staff, are absolutely amazing. The building is clean and modern, the staff are well trained and helpful, and the sims are as spectacular as I have rambled on above. To anyone older than I and able to get an ATP, I highly recommend this fine establishment. I can't even begin to express my thanks to the staff for giving me the chance to fly the Level D and having me share it with you guys at AVSIM. Thanks for reading this gigantic post, 1251452 ps: I wasn't sure weather to put this in hanger chat, or in flight schools. Move if necessary. Thanks!
