* When flying simms (well I gotta fly SOMETHING) I am constantly shutting
down the engine and going for the nearest airport... doing it until it
becomes a routine. It does get more interesting when you have more than one
choice like the nearby smaller one that requires a 180 -vs- straight into a
larger one further away. I guess you really have to know your plane because
you don't have time to go through a long descision tree.

...Chrissi

That is, in a nut shell, what I was trying to accomplish.

Paul Lamar
* Me too! With out Sims there would be no flying for me! I do many Combat
Flight Sims, and getting shot out engines happens often. I also practice in
Civilian Sims. I highly recommend Microsoft's latest, Flight Sim 2002.
22,000+ Worldwide Airports, Incredible scenery engine (in most parts of the
US you can fly VFR by landmarks easy...thousands of building, Homes,
Trees.), very credible ATC for all areas, downloadable current weather
conditions, static and active aircraft (fun just to sit at a major airport
and watch "heavies" depart and land....),  I even have a Jag XK120 and a '59
Cad for driving in the towns!
* Since I have an "in" with MS, I've asked for support in the "airfile"
(controls all engine and other aircraft spec's and characteristics) to add
"Rotary Engines" to it.
* If you get FS2002, get the Pro Version ($70 + a $15 mail-in rebate inside)
it has more aircraft, better IFR instrumentation, and a very powerful 3D
program to create your own Planes, Scenery, etc..(Gmax from Discreet, Makers
of 3Dmax)....get it at Staples and use one of these coupons for more off:
http://skywalk.n3.net/coupons
* Cheers!

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