Simviation Forum - Which is easiest to fly?

Oct 1^st, 2007 at 9:59pm

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I personally say jets, but that is me. What about you? (sorry if I didn't get the name's of the planes right)

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Reply #1 - Oct 1^st, 2007 at 11:21pm

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Duh, small single land aircraft are usually easier to fly than larger, complex aircraft. That's just common sense... Wink

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Reply #2 - Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 1:58am

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I was not going to post anything but I hope your question goes to what sim aircraft is easier to fly. Sim aircraft are not designed to be fired up and flown like real planes. It requires a payware developer put a massive amount of time into designing all the systems, and, the dynamic responses to every switch you throw in order to make that kind of assessment.

If someone designed all of the planes you posted above for flight sim so they would require every procedure and check to fly correctly, and, set up the dynamics so the aircraft responded to everything as it would in a real aircraft, I think you would may find yourself in a ball of flames, several times over, especially in a jet.

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Reply #3 - Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 5:01pm

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I'm sorry I do believe this is the Flight SIMULATOR X board not the HOW TO LAND A REAL PLANE board. The question was, which is easier to LAND/TAKEOFF (and fly) but manely landing. I can land a sim 747-400 in FSX better than most other 13 yearolds. (ILS Approach) Tongue

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Reply #4 - Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 5:35pm

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Wii wrote on Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 5:01pm:

I'm sorry I do believe this is the Flight SIMULATOR X board not the HOW TO LAND A REAL PLANE board. The question was, which is easier to LAND/TAKEOFF (and fly) but manely landing. I can land a sim 747-400 in FSX better than most other 13 yearolds. (ILS Approach) Tongue

Depends... Light Aircraft arn't too complex so to take-off and land in one of those is quite simple. Jets and bigger aircraft are a lot more complex and if you know how to use them correctly then it can be very easy to fly aswell (A bit like flying an ILS approach Wink

). Simply its down to what you fly most is what you will find easier to fly.

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Reply #5 - Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 5:37pm

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Both responses to your question/poll have merit. However, it's not easy to construct such questions for a poll when you want to get a response. Nick is right about procedures, switches, and certainly, finding yourself in a ball of flames. And yes, single engines are easier to fly.

With your original question, I would have to click on several answers. Now that you've mentioned takeoffs and landings, I see your question as "In terms of flight simulator experience, which AC do you enjoy to fly as it relates to takeoffs and landings?" IMHO some twin and quad prop ACs fly better than others based on what I've tried out. I'm not into jets, but I have a jet trainer that I love to fly (and especially land).

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Reply #6 - Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 5:40pm

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Yes. I added gliders for those of you who like gliders. completely forget Cheesy

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Reply #7 - Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 7:35pm

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It all depends if you're trying to do it all realistically. Managing to get a 747 onto a runway, in one piece, more times than not, doesn't count as flying it. Completing 100 out of every 100 flights in a manner that wouldn't have your virtual passengers wondering where the heck you got your pilot's license... or the FAA taking it away... or the airline firing you... is VERY difficult, even in the sim.

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Reply #8 - Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 8:21pm

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I said I could ILS approach and land, not fly. Everyone aboard my plane would be dead or dying (alive from my last flight though) Cheesy

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Reply #9 - Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 8:29pm

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I was not trying to bust your bubble.. but the question was which aircraft is easiest to fly.

As for ease I would never put a jet over a prop. When a jet loses its engines, it fall down go BOOM. As my father use to say, 'only an idiot can die in a Cessna'

of course he was a Navy pilot and taught me to fly on our farm aircraft, which was a Cessna

The good old Beaver is the best aircraft in FSX. That plane is by far has the best simulated cockpit and flight dynamics which rival any payware on the market. If I had to select one from FSX it would be the Beaver.

They were all made easy to fly Grin

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Reply #10 - Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 8:45pm

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Wii wrote on Oct 1^st, 2007 at 9:59pm:

I personally say jets, but that is me. What about you? (sorry if I didn't get the name's of the planes right)

Thank goodness that your referring to flight simulators, because in the real world, a b747 definitely would not be easier for you fly than a single engine prop. Roll Eyes