Simviation Forum - How much time do you spend flying?

Apr 27^th, 2003 at 1:50pm

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I usually spend around 10 - 15 hours a week flying in FS2002.

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Reply #1 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 1:58pm

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I Like Flight Simulation!

Back when I was in my learning curve I spent about 6 hours A DAY - 5pm to 11pm. Now I think up a fun flight - sightseeing, a new technique or ac - and just fly it. Sometimes it's an hour, others it may be 3 hours. I don't fly every day anymore.

15 hours a week would be over 2 hours a day, so I'll go with 10-15.

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Reply #2 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 3:26pm

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Who all flies more then 15 hours a week?

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Reply #3 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 3:32pm

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During term time I normally get about 5 hours a week done. During holidays I can easily knock off about 8 hours a day without trying!

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Reply #4 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 3:40pm

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I don't spend too much time flying since I can't really have the settings on, let alone on full! So there isn't much point to it, unless you're totally addicted to flying, it is difficult to fly a lot on my system, but it doesn't really bother me since I'm logging more ours doing the real thing at the moment! It's much better!!!

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Reply #5 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 3:42pm

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Who all flies more then 15 hours a week?

That'd be me. Grin

Even without the RTW stuff, I must put that in easily with panel, gauge and query testing.

I might start keeping my log book as I've no idea how much time I spend flying at the moment LOL.

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Reply #6 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 4:15pm

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Yup, about 5-10 hours weekly sounds right. Mostly projects, like alphabetic state to state in the US (Boeings), member state to member state in the EU (Airbuses), and now, in homage to FSTipster, a RTW east to west in a small personal jet.

My wife reckons that it's a viable alternative to golf!

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Reply #7 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 4:19pm

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I certainly was logging more than 20 hours per week, but now with all the time I have been spending on my new website logging my misadventures up to date, I haven't flown at all for a few days.

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Reply #8 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 4:55pm

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As I am saddled wit a very low attention span I have had to say 3-5 hours a week. Sad

I would like to fly more but other commitments and the above mentioned attention deficit mean that I spend a huge amount of time tweaking and downloading stuff and very little time flying. As a wise forum member said to me a few months back, it's the old "fish or cut bait" debate.

Will

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Reply #9 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 5:10pm

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My wife reckons that it's a viable alternative to golf!

Gotta appreciate a wife that thinks like that........

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Reply #10 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 5:14pm

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I normaly log 40hrs+ per week.Usualy when I get home from work Ill spend a couple hrs flying around localy,then after dinner Ill load up a flight "across the pond"that takes 6-8hrs,(i.e:JFK to Templehoff),set the autopilot & go.That way I can start my day with a good cup'o joe, a decent,approach and landing.It gets me in the proper state of mind for my day at the"salt mine" I guess Im a good candidate for a stay in the"rubber room", HUH? Grin

To bad I cant make a living out of this,but it would probably kill me.

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Reply #11 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 5:21pm

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Being almost house bound, I have no life. Which is a good thing because I get to fly and forget everything else.
Bottom line, I fly no less than 5 hours a day, sometimes more. MS Flight Simulator Series has given me the reason to get up in the morning. And THAT is a good thing.

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Reply #12 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 5:21pm

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Who all flies more then 15 hours a week?

You know me Andrew...!
Anything from 8 O'clock in the morning 'til 12 O'clock midnight, (and sometimes beyond..!), 7 days a week.... 8)..!
The 'puter is permanantly switched on with FS 2002 running just waiting for me to pause hoovering, shopping, cooking, washing clothes, mowing the grass, etc, every day, and take-off into the wide blue yonder....!

That's the beauty of being a cool, laid-back, retiree... Wink

...!
My time is my own.... Grin

...!

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Paul.
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Reply #13 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 7:20pm

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When I'm out of school (i.e. summer) I spend about 4 to 5 hours a day, so about 28-35 hours a week. I love and am addicted to flying.

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Reply #14 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 8:42pm

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between 0 and 10 hours a week Shocked

(discounting SFP1) then between 5 and 15 a week.

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