So I booked a real world 737-800 flight simul
Hi guys. I have just returned from using one of the real 737-800 flight simulator cockpits here in darling harbour, Sydney Australia. All I can say is it was interesting.
So I arrive and shake my hands with my "co-pilot" and head on into the cockpit. Now, I believe if you are employed by one of these simulation company's, you should know the ins and outs and workings of a 737. I am not a pilot myself but thanks to the PMDG 737-800, I fly all my flights on FSX as much as like a real world pilot would. In FSX, I enter my flight plan into the FMC, my fuel loadings, take off settings, flaps, V speeds etc. when I booked the simulator, I was expecting the same experience.
So we sit down and I take the captain seat. The co-pilot asks me which airport I would like to take off. I explain to him that I would like to do a short IFR flight from Kingsford smith international (Sydney) to canberra international which is a 40 min flight IRL. He says ok and sets up the 737 on runway 16R. I ask him if I can enter the flight plan into the FMC and set up my VNAV AND LNAV details. He gives me a blank look. He does not know what I am talking about. I had my air way details written on my phone before I arrived so I asked him if I could enter them in. He was surprised that I knew the workings of the plane and was watching me in fascination while I set up the flight, entered my take off settings and de rated the engines. I set them up, hit 50kts and activated the TO/GO switch once the engines hit the "bite". Took off and activated the LNAV and VNAV. The employee was as much shocked as I was with him that he didn't know this. Arriving into canberra, I set up my auto-land and ILS details which brings me into a perfect landing which after I taxi into the gate.
Once we are finished, we step outside and the employee starts boasting about me and says that all there usual customers hardly do any ILS flights and they only do landings and take offs. The owner offered me a job while shaking my hand. It was a proud moment. Thank you FSX and PMDG
Which brings me to this. Has anyone else been to the simulators and experience anything like this ?
Thanks for reading.