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From: bill@crystal.UUCP (Bill Cox)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: Flight Simulator for Mac query
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Date: Tue, 24-Dec-85 19:47:23 EST
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> 	I suppose there are aspects of Harrier Strike Mission and Fokker
> Triplane that make them 'flight simulators', but mostly they seem to me to
> be mere war game type programs. I would like to see something for the Mac that
> would allow you to fly a Cessna (for example) into a choice of real-life   
> airports.. alot like the Microsoft flight simulator. 

I have the Fokker Triplane program, and believe me, it is NOT a war game
program!  In fact, I have never used the gun (you can easily "turn it off",
an eliminate the gunsight from your screen).

I have a friend who is a pilot (flies a Cessna something-or-other) who loves
the program -- He says it's the closest thing to flying a real airplane that
he's ever seen, comparing favorably to some trainer.

He has used Microsoft's "Flight" Simulator extensively, and says there's no
comparison.  (I haven't used Microsoft's at all, so I can't say from personal
experience, but he says that if you want pretty pictures, get one like
Microsoft's;  if you want the feel of flying a real airplane, such as
throttle, rudder, and stick response, buy the Fokker.)

I have never flown an airplane, but I am really impressed with the Fokker.
No pretty pictures, but lots of attention to the things that count.


-- 
	William Cox
	Computer Sciences Department
	University of Wisconsin, Madison WI
	bill@wisc.crys.edu
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