Ever play with a flight simulator?

Grampa Don

Grampa Don

Yep, that's me
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It's amazing how far they have come. I've had several versions of Microsoft flight sim. The first one was for my Commodore C-64 home computer back in the 80's. Here's what the screen looked like. I still have this computer and it still works.

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Here is a screen shot from Microsoft flight simulator X, the last version they made. The ground scenery is an add-on and it's accurate.
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There are newer programs that are even better. I just have a joystick, but some hobbyists build complete cockpit mock-ups that look like the real thing.

Don
 

Yes my son did I still have it here, will give to his grandchildren, he would be up late playing on it, my husband had a biplane so he was born with the love of it, he went to airanotacle? School in Tulsa OK
 
Morningglory said:
Yes my son did I still have it here, will give to his grandchildren, he would be up late playing on it, my husband had a biplane so he was born with the love of it, he went to airanotacle? School...
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Aeronautical. Aero as in Aerospace/nautical as is movement, travel. "Apollo 11 is 100 nautical miles down range" (after liftoff).
 

Grampa Don said:
It's amazing how far they have come. I've had several versions of Microsoft flight sim. The first one was for my Commodore C-64 home computer back in the 80's. Here's what the screen looked like. I still have this computer and it still works.

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Here is a screen shot from Microsoft flight simulator X, the last version they made. The ground scenery is an add-on and it's accurate.
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There are newer programs that are even better. I just have a joystick, but some hobbyists build complete cockpit mock-ups that look like the real thing.

Don
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That looks like what I have of my sons
Grampa Don said:
It's amazing how far they have come. I've had several versions of Microsoft flight sim. The first one was for my Commodore C-64 home computer back in the 80's. Here's what the screen looked like. I still have this computer and it still works.

View attachment 71833

Here is a screen shot from Microsoft flight simulator X, the last version they made. The ground scenery is an add-on and it's accurate.
View attachment 71834

There are newer programs that are even better. I just have a joystick, but some hobbyists build complete cockpit mock-ups that look like the real thing.

Don
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yes this looks like the same one of my sons programs 2005-2006
 

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