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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bob, I can't speak to the specific hardware you're
using, but I have RealFlight G2 and I think it's awesome! I initially had some
driver issues when I bought it Dec 2001, but after downloading the update
it worked fine.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Practicing patterns definitely has its downfalls on
any SIM when it comes to working on straight lines and the overall
pattern. The problem is that when you're zoomed in to see the plane you
can't see the landscape unless the plane is very low. Because if this you can't
easily tell when the plane is drifting off course. And if you zoom out so you
can see the whole field the plane gets too small to see. What I do is split the
difference and have a medium small plane and see the ground most of the time.
Where G2 really shines in my opinion is allowing one to practice specific
maneuvers or drills to improve muscle memory and mental familiarity with certain
things that may be twisting your mind when trying them on the flight line. It's
nice to be able to hit the escape key while in mid-air and stop and think about
which direction what should be pushed and why. Another big benefit is in helping
one to memorize a new pattern.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Having said this keep in mind that the plane on the
SIM will never behave "just like" you're plane so the SIM won't help you fine
tune your precision, but it does have it's benefits.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I highly recommend it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Keith</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rcaerobob@cox.net href="mailto:rcaerobob@cox.net">Bob Pastorello</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=mini-iac@yahoogroups.com
href="mailto:mini-iac@yahoogroups.com">IMAC</A> ; <A
title=discussion@nsrca.org href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">NSRCAMail</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 05, 2002 9:37
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RealFlight G2</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Would like to hear pro and con stories about this
sim....have been reading the horror stories on the KnifeEdge software
discussion boards....seems pretty intense.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> Anyone running G2 on Athlon XP1.7 machine
with Win XP Home ???</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Don't REALLY want to spend $200 for some lessons about video
driver installations...</FONT></DIV><FONT size=2>
<DIV><BR>Bob Pastorello<BR>NSRCA 199, AMA 46373<BR><A
href="mailto:rcaerobob@cox.net">rcaerobob@cox.net</A><BR><A
href="http://www.rcaerobats.net">www.rcaerobats.net</A></DIV>
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