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Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by duxup on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @05:49PM (#34511742)
It is very strange. At the same time I imagine a lot of actions in flight simulators are odd choices you might not make in real life.

I know I did a lot of poor flying….

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Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by wiredone on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @09:57PM (#34513825)
As a trained pilot, flight planning is a huge part of your job.

Navigation is also a big part of the job. if you assumed you had to turn off parts of your nav equipment to avoid detection, then visual reference (ie flying the path to visually memorise/familirise yourself with wayppoints) would be something you'd certainly do - and a flightsim would be perfect for this.

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Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by monkeywork on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @11:09PM (#34514297)
was the terrain modeling good enough at that time to really train you for that? Current MSFS sure but the version he was running?
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Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by gymbeaux on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @11:58PM (#34514590)
Sure. Flight Simulator X came out around 2006 and at max settings looked great. Current FS is obviously better, but FSX was adequate.
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Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by SteveNuts on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @09:58PM (#34513830)
Miegs field. Cessna 172. Enable slew mode.
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Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by gymbeaux on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @11:59PM (#34514606)
Flight Sim 95? Outstanding.
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Re:Seven years on, what do we know about the disappearance o... by Cthulhu_ on Friday January 27, 2023 @06:05AM (#34544757)
I couldn't fly seriously in a flight sim, I'd get bored quickly and do a loop or dramatic crashes, lol.

I mean I'd still like to try out the new MS Flight Simulator because it's impressive technology.

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