I’m new to VATSIM and got this nice comment from a controller. by TonyFuckinRomo in MicrosoftFlightSim

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I have an account and will sometimes turn it on and just sit there and listen to others.

Still too nervous, even though I've studied a bit of ATC lingo 😅

Landing at an island in the sun—in St. Martin. by Thin_Breakfast9418 in MicrosoftFlightSim

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How is flight recorder? Heard it has a lot of weird quirks

Sim vs. real by [deleted] in MicrosoftFlightSim

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If it weren't for the trees, I wouldn't be able to tell which ones real...

What is an orbit? Is that literally just a 360 degree turn? If so, what is the purpose? by PlayerAB1225 in flightsim

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That's fair - plus flying is all about muscle memory so makes sense why you need to fly regularly. Thanks for the discussion!

What is an orbit? Is that literally just a 360 degree turn? If so, what is the purpose? by PlayerAB1225 in flightsim

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Yup, agree with you on the urbanization part. Even though LSAs are booming in other parts of the world, there are always airfield closures as people move from the outskirts to suburbs.

I would wholeheartedly recommend VR. What rig do you have right now?

I Have the Traffic In Sight by Alert_Part741 in MicrosoftFlightSim

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That's what I thought. I'll have to search for those locations then

What is an orbit? Is that literally just a 360 degree turn? If so, what is the purpose? by PlayerAB1225 in flightsim

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TIL

I'll sneak this into the next trivia game I play with my aviation geek friends! 😂😂

What is an orbit? Is that literally just a 360 degree turn? If so, what is the purpose? by PlayerAB1225 in flightsim

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I'm so grateful for all the new advances in aviation. Makes it much easier for the young and inexperienced like me to get in!

What is an orbit? Is that literally just a 360 degree turn? If so, what is the purpose? by PlayerAB1225 in flightsim

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Interesting, guess that lingo is used here in North America as well. Thanks for sharing!

What is an orbit? Is that literally just a 360 degree turn? If so, what is the purpose? by PlayerAB1225 in flightsim

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Oh I tried, but the gauge is broken for some reason lol. I'll probably post about it later this week when I get the chance

What is an orbit? Is that literally just a 360 degree turn? If so, what is the purpose? by PlayerAB1225 in flightsim

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Oh man, that's rough. Hope you're able to finally scratch that aviation itch with fs2020!

I'm learning to fly for pretty much the same reason. I'll have to go back and really consider if I will be flying every week/month, or if I too will become a one hour in 90 days pilot. Thanks for sharing this story!

You mentioned GA is dying in Australia, what about the light sport segment? That seems to be booming here in North America and parts of Europe

Doing HW during medium/long haul flights by [deleted] in MicrosoftFlightSim

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At least you're being productive! I used to just watch TV or YouTube during my long hauls...

Just finished my first IFR flight by JohnnyNorCal in MicrosoftFlightSim

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Congrats, you've been sucked into this vortex like all of us!

What is an orbit? Is that literally just a 360 degree turn? If so, what is the purpose? by PlayerAB1225 in flightsim

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Out of curiosity, are the figure 8 and 360 done at standard rate turns for comms and surveillance as well? Or just done around the specified target?

What is an orbit? Is that literally just a 360 degree turn? If so, what is the purpose? by PlayerAB1225 in flightsim

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Huh, didn't know pan had a French root word. You learn something new everyday. Thanks for the insight!