Hi Everyone,Yesterday I went to the Van Nuys Air Expo. One of the highlights was seeing a full-sized replica of the Wright Flyer.
Saw a F117a flying, and some aerobatic planes as well. Seeing the F-15 flight demonstration was Awesome! The sheer power of that plane is amazing. When they did the high speed afterburner pass, the whole place shook and all 150,000 people were speechless for a moment.
Another highlight was the chance to fly FS2004. 
At the Ford booth they had FS2004 running in Kiosk mode and I got the chance to fly a Ford Tri-Motor aircraft. The sim looks very good and the plane also looked great, very detailed, and was easy to fly.
No idea what computer it was running on because that was hidden, but the load time at the beginning of a flight situation was many times faster than it is in FS2002.
They also had a platform rigged up so people could try flying the Wright Flyer in FS2004. The person would lie down on a platform set up with controls just like the Wright Flyer. That one was more designed for children so I did not try it. I have a picture of the Wright Flyer Virtual Cockpit screen that I can upload if anyone is interested.
Regards,
Melo
PL965 Spitfire pilot,
Glendale, CA
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