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Re:Someone keeps stealing, flying, fixing and returning this... by filleduchaos on Friday August 08, 2025 @05:44PM (#44842001)
Consider that you did so with an actual pilot beside you in what I presume were CAVOK conditions.

Plenty of children (once they get big enough to reach the pedals) can take a car for a spin. That doesn't mean that driving safely in all conditions you may find yourself thrown in is easy, even with e.g. lots of racing game experience.

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Re:Someone keeps stealing, flying, fixing and returning this... by diggan on Saturday August 09, 2025 @04:42AM (#44844993)
> That doesn't mean that driving safely in all conditions you may find yourself thrown in is easy

Absolutely, I agree. But I also didn't claim I'm now a professional airline pilot able to handle all situations, only that the "It's not so easy to land a plane in real life, even if you have a lot of flightsim experience" part isn't accurate based on my own experience.

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