This was going to be quite a long post. And then one of the YouTube channels I follow posted this. Frankly, I agree with everything he says in this video, so that’s saved me a lot of typing. Flying an aircraft in FSX, P3D or X-Plane is nothing like flying an aircraft in real life. And for two key reasons:… Read more »
The airfield at which you learn to fly will always be special. In my case, it was Rockledge Air Park, aka X65 or (and this was news to me) 21FA, an airfield so small you could blink and miss it. It’s in Florida, a stone’s throw from Merritt Island and within NASA-bothering distance of Cape Canaveral. It’s also very close… Read more »
Playing with flight simulators has allowed me to realise at least one previously thwarted ambition – doing touch & goes on the Shuttle Landing Facility. I learned to fly at a small airstrip a short hop from Merritt Island, Florida. As well as being home to a lovely general aviation airfield (where I made my first solo), the more northerly… Read more »
Well, it’s been a while. According to my logbook, the last time I flew a plane was 4 Aug 2003. I made two sorties with friends. I logged 1.9hrs in the Diamond Katana and, when I pushed the aircraft back into the hangar, I had no inkling that would be the last time. I’m not going to bore you with… Read more »