BryanButler Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 hi, do you guys prefer to fly (on flight sim) with analog cockpits or digital cockpits? me personally I like flying older jetliners, such as the 727, 737-200, dc-9, and the early md-80's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f16jockey_2 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 My sig gives it away, I'm afraid. Wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Although I have a mixed bag of each, I much prefer the steam gauges over the digital displays. Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalizzi Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Not much of a glass cockpit guy here. I was trained and licensed using aircraft that have traditional instruments. Love the analogue gauges, the basic T layout and the scan pattern you develop and seeing everything is on the green arcs. Asus P8Z77-V Premium Mobo w\32GB MSATA Caching SSD On-Board | i7-3770K CPU | 16GB DDR3 1600 | FSX Gold on 1TB boot SSD | P3Dv4 on 512MB SSD | 1TB+2TB WD HDDs | 2 Asus GTX660 2GB Ti Cu cards w\SLI | Win7 Pro 64 | REX Full Catalogue | ORBX FTX Full Catalogue | Saitek Flight Control Pro w\Dual Throttle Quadrants+Pedals | 24"+2x19" HP Monitors | 1000W PSU [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColR1948 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I wet my finger and hold it up to see which way the wind is blowing, years ago it was a lot easier you could look at chimneys and see the smoke direction lol. Seriously I'm a mixed bag like Mr Zippy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Me too. Brought up on analogue, now flying digital. No comparison, but there's still something about old gauges ...:pilot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnuss Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Although I have a mixed bag of each, I much prefer the steam gauges over the digital displays. When was steam ever used in an aircraft instrument? :cool: :pilot: Analogue (usually mechanical, too) instruments tend (over time) to not be quite as reliable as the digital ones (real world, obviously), but they are often easier to interpret and don't take as much specialized training to use them properly as the digital ones do. Of course the digital versions sometimes (usually?) provide more info (too much??), but lose the multiple power source "backup feature." Of course in the sim, it's (for me, at least) dependent on the specific aircraft, but given that I mostly stick with older (preferably tail wheel) aircraft... Larry N. As Skylab would say: Remember: Aviation is NOT an exact Science! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 When was steam ever used in an aircraft instrument? :cool: :pilot: Sorry, Larry....just showing my age. I still remember cars that came with curb-feelers!:eek::cool: Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnuss Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 That's OK -- I've never been very fond of that term, but it's very commonly used in real world, as well as sim aviation. Still, I occasionally take a moment to point out the incongruity. As to age, I suspect you're not any older than me. Yep, I recall those curb feelers, too, along with metal sun visors over the windshield, fender skirts, chopped and channeled, flathead V-8s, radio shows, TV that started at 5 PM and shut down at 11 PM, and much more. Larry N. As Skylab would say: Remember: Aviation is NOT an exact Science! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalizzi Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 That's OK -- I've never been very fond of that term, but it's very commonly used in real world, as well as sim aviation. Still, I occasionally take a moment to point out the incongruity. As to age, I suspect you're not any older than me. Yep, I recall those curb feelers, too, along with metal sun visors over the windshield, fender skirts, chopped and channeled, flathead V-8s, radio shows, TV that started at 5 PM and shut down at 11 PM, and much more. sorry folks I don't usually poke my nose into convos, but now that you brought it up, anyone remembers this too (this mirror/searchlight is on a 1960 Impala): Asus P8Z77-V Premium Mobo w\32GB MSATA Caching SSD On-Board | i7-3770K CPU | 16GB DDR3 1600 | FSX Gold on 1TB boot SSD | P3Dv4 on 512MB SSD | 1TB+2TB WD HDDs | 2 Asus GTX660 2GB Ti Cu cards w\SLI | Win7 Pro 64 | REX Full Catalogue | ORBX FTX Full Catalogue | Saitek Flight Control Pro w\Dual Throttle Quadrants+Pedals | 24"+2x19" HP Monitors | 1000W PSU [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 As to age, I suspect you're not any older than me. Yep, I recall those curb feelers, too, along with metal sun visors over the windshield, fender skirts, chopped and channeled, flathead V-8s, radio shows, TV that started at 5 PM and shut down at 11 PM, and much more. Yep, along with the adjustable driver-side and passenger-side spot lights and strapping on the desert waterbag to the bumper for long trips......the "good ol' days".:) And now a word from our sponsors....."Oh, crap! We're off the air!" Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alverthein Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I don't have a choice, whatever is in the flightsim aircraft is fine and great with me ..as I just like to get the plane in the air....and I am 76 yrs old...and of course I remember the curb feelers and if I didn't have stuff...my daddy did...I do know there are older guys than me...but I am old enough to now forget some of that stuff pictured on the internet...LOLLL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKPilot Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Sorry, Larry....just showing my age. I still remember cars that came with curb-feelers!:eek::cool: Wow... I thought about curb feelers for years. Things just seem to go hide in your brain until something reminds you of it!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Wow... I thought about curb feelers for years. Things just seem to go hide in your brain until something reminds you of it!! :) Did you ever walk through the automotive section at Sears Roebuck and see the naked lady steering wheel spinners? Couldn't convince my dad to buy one for some reason??;) Sorry, maybe it was Pep Boys! Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColR1948 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I'm in the UK so tell me what are 'Curb Feelers' we might have called them something different or we may never have had them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I'm in the UK so tell me what are 'Curb Feelers' we might have called them something different or we may never have had them? What....no Google in the UK? Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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