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Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger

446 points · 205 comments · rkotcher

lejeanvaljean · 1789383977 · focus · HN ↗
You know what? I had fear of flying. I did a training with a pilot in a simulator, but it was in the cockpit. I don't have fear of flying in a simulator or in the cockpit. I have fear of flying as a passenger, I'm sit in a chair. That's what I would have liked during my training. I told that to Air France and they did not understand but this might seriously be useful.
1. aaronbrethorst · 1789532332 · focus · HN ↗
  UAL used to let you listen into the cockpit to ATC chatter: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17656352">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17656352 — I understand this was really helpful for calming some passengers' nerves during flying.
  1. ryukoposting · 1789537271 · focus · HN ↗
    I really appreciate it when I get a pilot that actually tells us wtf is going on.
    radiator · 1789550598 · focus · HN ↗
    a good example here <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlGySMlSxRs" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlGySMlSxRs
    ryukoposting · 1789572743 · focus · HN ↗
    Gave me a good chuckle.
    Had a pilot last week who told us exactly how the queues work at O'Hare, and explained that we were getting moved because another pilot saw that parts of another plane's brake system were laying on the ground in the middle of the runway.
    He quickly corrected himself to say "debris" instead of "brake parts" which really makes me wonder if there's a mandate to not say anything that might suggest that a plane malfunctioned.

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