[simpits-tech] Got to fly an interesting sim today

Sean Galbraith sean.g at paradise.net.nz
Thu Aug 17 23:44:03 PDT 2006


At 11:07 a.m. 17/08/2006, you wrote:
>Through some good luck and good contacts, I got myself onto a 
>research project here at Wright-Patt studying various feedback 
>mechanisms for Predator pilots, to help with landing. So I got to 
>fly a Predator sim today. :D What's neat about it is the setup I 
>flew today was virtually identical to the real Predator command 
>console, with the largest difference being the real thing has two 
>small monitors for engine data, which the sim I flew omits.

Ok, so flying the "real" Predator has been compared with flying a 
simulator... so does that make the predator sim, a "simulator-sim"?  <lol>

I suppose its better than flying a GlobalHawk sim.... which would be 
what?  An FMC with linked Nav Display?

SeanG



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