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Originally Posted by clive bradbury
I have heard pilots say that flying a sim is harder than the real thing - I wouldn't know. Presumably this is because in real life you have a range of rapid sensory inputs which tends to keep the act of flying varied, and it is well known that variation in any activity tends to maintain attention and concentration levels for longer periods. It appears that sitting staring at a screen is just as tiring when flying a real life plane as a simulated one.
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All jokes aside, that is a very valid point. Flying is, by all accounts, a tough business. Trying to do it with limited input must be even more so.