In the flight simm i use the ground view aswell. No other flight aids other then the default view.


Ive mentioned my problem with gettin too far out with my plane to the peeps here and they have suggested to me to keep my thottle down a bit and try to keep it closer in untill i get some actual flight time in and get used to it a bit better..

The plane i am flying is a arrow 40 with a os 55 ax engine. when i was flying it i pretty much had it cranked right out except when i was coming in for a landing. Something that Ive done on a continuous basis in the flight simm and never thought it would be a problem. This would probably be one of those "bad habits" somebody was referring to.

I believe just because the plane i was flying is just a bit more agile then the flightsims planes ive been messin with i was over turning when the plane was at the edge of my sight. big time. I believe i was gettin nervous once the plane got out there, then tryed to do a sharper turn to get it back, but i would either dip it too low, maybe even do a half a roll and then the thing would take off the other direction. get even farther... To be honest, it got where i was gettin a lilttle anxious and didnt know wth it was doing, it was literally gettin to the point where it was a dot to me.

All in all, because i was without an instructor, and i had everyones warnings cruisin through my head, i probably pumped myself up for it too much and messed myself up. I think if i went out and did it all again i would be ok. especially if i take the advice and cut the thottle back some. I will be gettin an instructor for next time though despite my confidence.