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ceengland7(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 5:58 am Post subject: flight simulator for wii game console?

Anyone know of a decent flight sim that will work on a wii game console? My 12 yr old granddaughter found an option buried in one of their games that lets you fly  a seaplane around an island and get points for flying through 'points of interest' hidden around the island. Of course, the actual flight simulation leaves a bit to be desired (pulling up in a stall results in the plane 'crashing' at the top of the stall, etc).



I'd like to get her and her sisters something that will work in the wii, with some realistic training potential. 'Combat' type games probably won't interest them much, and it's unlikely they'd make it past the female parental unit, anyway.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Charlie

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harleydixon

Joined: 17 Sep 2016
Posts: 18
Location: Henrietta, NY

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:36 am Post subject: flight simulator for wii game console?

From what I just researched, it looks like any of the Wii flight 

simulators are just simple games, and not anywhere near realistic. Why 

not get them something for the PC (or Apple computer ...whatever you 

have)?  My first thought is Microsoft's Flight Simulator.  But if you 

want the best (and it doesn't cost any more) get them Laminar Research's 

X-Plane. X-Plane is what many of here use...and with the right setup 

(and fee) can be used to log simulator time for FAA requirements!  You 

can try out a free demo from their website

http://www.x-plane.com/desktop/try-it/



Harley



On 2/17/2017 8:55 AM, Charlie England wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   Anyone know of a decent flight sim that will work on a wii game 

 console? My 12 yr old granddaughter found an option buried in one of 

 their games that lets you fly  a seaplane around an island and get 

 points for flying through 'points of interest' hidden around the 

 island. Of course, the actual flight simulation leaves a bit to be 

 desired (pulling up in a stall results in the plane 'crashing' at the 

 top of the stall, etc).



 I'd like to get her and her sisters something that will work in the 

 wii, with some realistic training potential. 'Combat' type games 

 probably won't interest them much, and it's unlikely they'd make it 

 past the female parental unit, anyway.



 Any ideas?



 Thanks,



 Charlie


	


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ceengland7(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 11:01 am Post subject: flight simulator for wii game console?

Retrying; the Matronics list server bounced the 1st attempt. Apparently, 

an embedded pic can go through the server once, but not twice.

Yeah, I know a pc based sim is 'better', but better is the enemy of good

enough.

This is for 12 & under age group, with the hope of inspiring more interest;

not actual flight training. If it's extremely convenient to swap a disc

into a game console that they're already playing on, they're much more

likely to play with it than a full fledged flight training sim where they

must set up a single-purpose controller, boot the computer, etc etc

The option she (and I) have already played with actually handles pretty

well, until you ask it for something that exceeds the programming

parameters. It's a shame no one has ported a flight sim that's a bit more

'game oriented', to get kids interested in flight on an accessible & often

used platform.

I didn't know that x-plane could be used to log sim time. If I can ever

make time to work on my instrument rating, I'll have to get a copy. Thanks

for the tip!

Charlie

On 2/17/2017 8:21 AM, Harley Dixon wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   From what I just researched, it looks like any of the Wii flight 

 simulators are just simple games, and not anywhere near realistic.  

 Why not get them something for the PC (or Apple computer ...whatever 

 you have)?  My first thought is Microsoft's Flight Simulator.  But if 

 you want the best (and it doesn't cost any more) get them Laminar 

 Research's X-Plane. X-Plane is what many of here use...and with the 

 right setup (and fee) can be used to log simulator time for FAA 

 requirements!  You can try out a free demo from their website

 http://www.x-plane.com/desktop/try-it/

 Harley

 On 2/17/2017 8:55 AM, Charlie England wrote:

> Anyone know of a decent flight sim that will work on a wii game 

> console? My 12 yr old granddaughter found an option buried in one of 

> their games that lets you fly  a seaplane around an island and get 

> points for flying through 'points of interest' hidden around the 

> island. Of course, the actual flight simulation leaves a bit to be 

> desired (pulling up in a stall results in the plane 'crashing' at the 

> top of the stall, etc).

>

> I'd like to get her and her sisters something that will work in the 

> wii, with some realistic training potential. 'Combat' type games 

> probably won't interest them much, and it's unlikely they'd make it 

> past the female parental unit, anyway.

>

> Any ideas?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Charlie

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harleydixon

Joined: 17 Sep 2016
Posts: 18
Location: Henrietta, NY

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 11:28 am Post subject: flight simulator for wii game console?

What happened was after I sent the message WITH the picture, I got     an error message from Matronics that said it couldn't post the     message with the image...so, I removed the image and resent it.  A     few seconds later, BOTH messages came through.  I guess the error     message was wrong!

     

     Harley

     

     On 2/17/2017 2:01 PM, Charlie England       wrote:

     

      	  Quote: 	
		  --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: Charlie       England <ceengland7(at)gmail.com> (ceengland7(at)gmail.com)       

       

       Retrying; the Matronics list server bounced the 1st attempt.       Apparently, an embedded pic can go through the server once, but       not twice.       

       

       Yeah, I know a pc based sim is 'better', but better is the enemy       of good       

       enough.       

       

       This is for 12 & under age group, with the hope of inspiring       more interest;       

       not actual flight training. If it's extremely convenient to swap a       disc       

       into a game console that they're already playing on, they're much       more       

       likely to play with it than a full fledged flight training sim       where they       

       must set up a single-purpose controller, boot the computer, etc       etc       

       

       The option she (and I) have already played with actually handles       pretty       

       well, until you ask it for something that exceeds the programming       

       parameters. It's a shame no one has ported a flight sim that's a       bit more       

       'game oriented', to get kids interested in flight on an accessible       & often       

       used platform.       

       

       I didn't know that x-plane could be used to log sim time. If I can       ever       

       make time to work on my instrument rating, I'll have to get a       copy. Thanks       

       for the tip!       

       

       Charlie       

       

       

       

       On 2/17/2017 8:21 AM, Harley Dixon wrote:       

        	  Quote: 	
		  From what I just researched, it looks like         any of the Wii flight simulators are just simple games, and not         anywhere near realistic.  Why not get them something for the PC         (or Apple computer ...whatever you have)?  My first thought is         Microsoft's Flight Simulator.  But if you want the best (and it         doesn't cost any more) get them Laminar Research's X-Plane.         X-Plane is what many of here use...and with the right setup (and         fee) can be used to log simulator time for FAA requirements!          You can try out a free demo from their website         

         http://www.x-plane.com/desktop/try-it/         

         

         Harley         

         

         

         

         On 2/17/2017 8:55 AM, Charlie England wrote:         

          	  Quote: 	
		  Anyone know of a decent flight sim that           will work on a wii game console? My 12 yr old granddaughter           found an option buried in one of their games that lets you           fly  a seaplane around an island and get points for flying           through 'points of interest' hidden around the island. Of           course, the actual flight simulation leaves a bit to be           desired (pulling up in a stall results in the plane 'crashing'           at the top of the stall, etc).           

           

           I'd like to get her and her sisters something that will work           in the wii, with some realistic training potential. 'Combat'           type games probably won't interest them much, and it's           unlikely they'd make it past the female parental unit, anyway.           

           

           Any ideas?           

           

           Thanks,           

           

           Charlie           

         	
         

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harleydixon

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Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 11:41 am Post subject: flight simulator for wii game console?

Charlie...

     

     Looks like both of your messages came through as well.  One with the     picture of my charming face, and the other without.  I assume you     got the same error I did, so you resent it, and yet they both got     posted,just as mine did!

     

     Harley

     

     On 2/17/2017 2:01 PM, Charlie England       wrote:

     

      	  Quote: 	
		  --> AeroElectric-List message posted by: Charlie       England <ceengland7(at)gmail.com> (ceengland7(at)gmail.com)       

       

       Retrying; the Matronics list server bounced the 1st attempt.       Apparently, an embedded pic can go through the server once, but       not twice.       

       

       Yeah, I know a pc based sim is 'better', but better is the enemy       of good       

       enough.       

       

       This is for 12 & under age group, with the hope of inspiring       more interest;       

       not actual flight training. If it's extremely convenient to swap a       disc       

       into a game console that they're already playing on, they're much       more       

       likely to play with it than a full fledged flight training sim       where they       

       must set up a single-purpose controller, boot the computer, etc       etc       

       

       The option she (and I) have already played with actually handles       pretty       

       well, until you ask it for something that exceeds the programming       

       parameters. It's a shame no one has ported a flight sim that's a       bit more       

       'game oriented', to get kids interested in flight on an accessible       & often       

       used platform.       

       

       I didn't know that x-plane could be used to log sim time. If I can       ever       

       make time to work on my instrument rating, I'll have to get a       copy. Thanks       

       for the tip!       

       

       Charlie       

       

       

       

       On 2/17/2017 8:21 AM, Harley Dixon wrote:       

        	  Quote: 	
		  From what I just researched, it looks like         any of the Wii flight simulators are just simple games, and not         anywhere near realistic.  Why not get them something for the PC         (or Apple computer ...whatever you have)?  My first thought is         Microsoft's Flight Simulator.  But if you want the best (and it         doesn't cost any more) get them Laminar Research's X-Plane.         X-Plane is what many of here use...and with the right setup (and         fee) can be used to log simulator time for FAA requirements!          You can try out a free demo from their website         

         http://www.x-plane.com/desktop/try-it/         

         

         Harley         

         

         

         

         On 2/17/2017 8:55 AM, Charlie England wrote:         

          	  Quote: 	
		  Anyone know of a decent flight sim that           will work on a wii game console? My 12 yr old granddaughter           found an option buried in one of their games that lets you           fly  a seaplane around an island and get points for flying           through 'points of interest' hidden around the island. Of           course, the actual flight simulation leaves a bit to be           desired (pulling up in a stall results in the plane 'crashing'           at the top of the stall, etc).           

           

           I'd like to get her and her sisters something that will work           in the wii, with some realistic training potential. 'Combat'           type games probably won't interest them much, and it's           unlikely they'd make it past the female parental unit, anyway.           

           

           Any ideas?           

           

           Thanks,           

           

           Charlie           

         	
         

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