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Navy Carrier Pilots - Overpaid?
On 2/17/2015 5:58 PM, Abit Loco wrote:
On Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:34:20 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 2/17/2015 12:16 PM, Abit Loco wrote: On Mon, 16 Feb 2015 19:54:29 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: On 2/16/15 7:08 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 2/16/2015 6:31 PM, wrote: On Monday, February 16, 2015 at 12:25:26 PM UTC-5, John H. wrote: The big difference between simulators/real airplanes and RC airplanes - in sims or real planes, the nose of the plane is in front of you. With an RC plane, at least part of the time, the nose is pointed at you. That means the left and right controls are reversed. This, I believe, is what causes the most problems, at least for me. Another related difference is that pilots in a real plane has a seat of the pants, first person view. Not so with RC. Something that helps newbies to RC is that when the airplane is flying towards you and the controls are reversed, your can turn your body so the transmitter is faced the same way as the plane, but look back over your shoulder at the plane. That way the stick moves to the right, the plane moves to the right. It's a crutch, but with some more stick time it'll come naturally. I don't think there's much at all in common comparing RC flying and flying a real airplane. Speed scale is totally different. Turns and maneuvers are not anything close to being realistic to flying an airplane. I see it as a fun hobby for many but to compare it to actually flying an airplane it isn't even close. What happens when your toy plane crashes? It breaks. What happens when a real airplane crashes? Death and destruction. And that, my friends, is the big difference! The chances of you crashing a real airplane are pretty slim compared to crashing a RC. First of all, while under instruction your CFI isn't keen on crashing. By the time you are ready to solo you will be well qualified in the eyes of your instructor. When you consider the number of people taking flight lessons every day across the country and the number of small aircraft pilots flying every day, the safety record is pretty high and the number of crashes are low. Have you ever 'buddy-boxed' with an RC instructor pilot? While under instruction, the instructor isn't keen on you ruining your airplane. He has a switch which immediately gives him control of the aircraft if he thinks trouble is approaching. When I was actively flying the thought of ruining the airplane never crossed my mind. John, if you want to believe that flying a $200 airplane by remote control emulates flying a real airplane, more power to you. I see them as two completely different experiences that require totally different skill sets. Any licensed pilot can remember every single detail of their first solo flight when the CFI was no longer sitting beside you and once you went up ... getting down alive was entirely dependent on you. Second is the cross country phase where navigation becomes key. With RC flying you don't lose where you are. I remember some of the early flight lessons when the instructor would tell me to head back to the airport ... and I just stared at the ground wondering where the hell I was. These have nothing to do with controlling or flying the airplane but are part of "real" flying. |
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