Randolf

I have always been very interested in human-machine interaction and it's one of the reasons I like flight sims. Hence, f35 was the obvious choice for me due to it's futuristic cockpit design. The lack of analog switches and cauges all over the cockpit could also make the simulation exprience more comfortable. With just one large extra screen your simpit would feel like the real F35 cockpit. :D

I think that in one of the missions you were asked to use a signal flare so that those who were communicating with you knew you were hearing them.

(note that I'm talking about pc flight sims in general here) I have never flown a real plane, but I'd assume that even if a sim doesn't teach you how to truly fly, flying in it could make you faster at learning how to use the real thing. Things are always easier to learn and understand if you have seen or tried them before. Another reason why virtual pilots would likely have problems flying a real plane is that they tend to self study. If nothing else, it can easily lead into bad habits that seem to work but can actually be dangerous. I'm quite certain that if a real pilot would first teach you how to fly using the simulator, you'd then be much better off learning how to use the real plane. So yah, simulators and real world have their differences. At least when it comes to pc driving simulators, I find that doing either one can help doing the other one, but it doesn't (necessarily) alone make you good or even average at the other. For example, a real driver have much more at stake and more things to consider, but then again he can physically feel the movement of the car, which is a very important thing. A virtual driver lacks this ability. This means that a virtual driver does not learn how to use this feeling and a real driver will suffer from the lack of it when driving in a sim. Anyway, what is a fact for both simulator flying and real flying, is that doing them increases your field of percetion and makes you better at multi tasking. This should be an useful ability for both virtual and real pilots, and maybe even help you drive more safely :P

I'll check that out, thanks a lot for fast reply. =D

Alright, thanks. Can the laser burnout be delayed somehow, like does it help to not always keep the laser standby switch on?

Hey. I'm having a problem where the tv view stops showing the distance to the location im pointing it, even if the laser standby switch is turned on. The location of the target is still indicated probebly (I think) by the yellow marker thingy in Abris. In addition to the distance not showing, my guns will miss the target when fired (seems as if it would aim to some location between the chopper and the target) and it will not allow me to fire missiles at it. I tried using the reset button near the laser standby switch and switching differend switchs off and back on but it didn't help. Now, is this problem natural and is there a way to prevent it or could it be a bug? I'm using DCS Black Shark version 1.01. Thanks for any help.