Randall Griffin Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I'd really like to see how long this list can get. Just reply with your contribution(s): "You know you're a hardcore flightsimmer when..." 1. You drive by an airport and think of yourself as part of the scenery for the planes taking off and landing. 2. You see an airplane flying overhead, and wonder what kind of FPS he's getting. 3. You find yoursellf talking about an airport as if you have been there, but you've really only been there in flightsim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 4. You feel a sense of pride if your (A2A) B17 crew congratulate you on a good landing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunk Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 5. You look at an airplane and think, "I would've chosen a different skin for that." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Hamilton Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 6. You and a fellow simmer land at the same airport, and you ask him to make sure you locked the doors on your plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 7. You're flying and spotting other AI aircraft, you run (fly) toward her and you're there a while! Voyager From iPad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratocruiser Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 8. You only get four hours sleep each night. Then back on the computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Griffin Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 All good!!! Keep 'em coming! --Randall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 1 hour ago, Stratocruiser said: 8. You only get four hours sleep each night. Then back on the computer. Four hours sleep? Luxury 9.When you take a sickie off work so you can fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john548 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 When you are on this forum instead of celebrating the new year. Happy New Year all ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoil3 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 10. When you've been choppering to fire watch towers in PNW, and find yourself scannig mountain tops for watchtowers, while driving the freeway to work.. LOL Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Colbert Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 11. When you see the local airport's all red VASI lights off to the side of your car on the way home and think "I'm too low!" These are good! I was worried the other day when I found myself marveling at the "FPS" I was getting out of my (real) car's windshield! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airwolf Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 12. Yes there are times when I look outside the airplane window and realize that ground looks identical to the orbx textures as used in the sim. Happened to me when I was flying over Calgary (I was like in real life NRM) and CYVR in PNW is just like this in real life. Wow. And when I came home, I did the same flight in the sim to see more scenery. Happy New Year everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlaycock Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 when you look outside at the real weather and think that it looks almost as real as REX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdguy Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 14 - When keep asking when the next Orbx release will be available. Noel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 15 - When passing an airport you imagine yourself pressing the 'S' key to get different angles and a better view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakashi Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 If I had put in this much time and saved most of the $$$$ I've spent on simulated flying I could've almost had a real plane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelab6 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 17- When you are reading all those answers and asking yourself if you are like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvdboomen Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 18. Walking through the streets or driving on the road, looking at al those very detailed and high resolution textures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan prewett Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 When I 'fly' my car while driving... Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojiito Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 20(?). When at your real-life flying job you can't wait to get home and try the route on your sim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojiito Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 9 hours ago, Republic DC-9 said: 11. When you see the local airport's all red VASI lights off to the side of your car on the way home and think "I'm too low!" These are good! I was worried the other day when I found myself marveling at the "FPS" I was getting out of my (real) car's windshield! I do both of these! On final approach in a dense urban area I find I'm amazed at the smoothness, and how you can stuff as many building as you want near this complex airport and it will be just as smooth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabble Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 When you decide to tidy your messy desktop with a Stalinist-style purge, but FTXCentral always remains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethro VH-JET Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 21. When you home is falling down around you and there a thousand other jobs that need attention, getting that perfect "V" shot just seems more important. 22. you regularly do longhaul Realtime flights over blank ocean or in darkness for hours on end, land at destination then reset immediatly for the same return flight. 23. you eat only airline snacks while waiting for the sim to load 24. you end every conversation with "roger" 25. the wife has packed her bags, the kids grew up and moved away totally unnoticed, but your sim room is immaculate, your computer has the latest hardware, Orbx goodies and aircraft, your happy and oblivious who needs anything more. 26. Your dog is your co-pilot / best mate / sim buddy, alerting you to all outside influences. (Tongue deeply inserted in cheek) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hal9000 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 27 You only eating at home when your wife is serving in an airlinedress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Hamilton Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 28. You're entertaining for the evening, and you greet your guests with "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking..." 29. Your wife stands at the door as those same guests are leaving, and repeatedly says "Buh Bye" 30. You refer to your son or daughter as First Officer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 31 - You feel guilty when you make an aircraft go-around because you're landing too slow. 32 - The same feeling goes when taxiing to/from the runway you form a queue of planes behind you because you are still checking your instruments and other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donbrindles Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 33. When you tell all your friends all the places you've been in the world...but you don't tell them it was in flightsim! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 34. In real life you're always judging if the pilot did a good landing or takeoff saying you could have done things different or even better. 35. When travelling to a new destination in real life you study all takeoffs, approaches, landings and runway numbers, simulate things in FS and then bore your wife to death with technical stuff in the actual flight. 36. You think that in an emergency in real life you could jump into the pilot's seat and really land a 737/747/A330/A380 in Heathrow or Atlanta. "Is there a pilot onboard?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Abernathy Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 37. When you stop by the real Orcas Island airport and marvel how well they mimicked the ORBX version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billhuntsman Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Been there, done that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Harmes Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 3 hours ago, RJ said: 31 - You feel guilty when you make an aircraft go-around because you're landing too slow. 32 - The same feeling goes when taxiing to/from the runway you form a queue of planes behind you because you are still checking your instruments and other things. LOL. I do a lot of the things in these posts, and these two happen to me all the time. I even speed up to stupid speeds or announce a go around sometimes so I won't get in the way. If an AI aircraft waiting at the hold short line disappears because I take too long landing I feel really bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecessna Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 38. When your Windows 7 pinned item taskbar has 15 flight simming icons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afterburner Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 39. When you have purchased a new scenery, and a fellow user asks you to show some screenshots of it, you tell him: "I am still at home right now. I need to fly there first. It's gonna take a few hours" (instead of loading the scenery upon FS startup directly). 40. If you use Active Sky Next without running the sim if someone asks you to check current and historic weather around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slayer Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 41. Your simpit is more expensive than your car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Griffin Posted January 1, 2016 Author Share Posted January 1, 2016 All these are great! Thanks for the replies, and keep 'em coming! --Randall Griffin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridinroun Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 When you have all your favorite places to fly to in the sim in the weather app on your phone and check them regularly to see how things are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanTenner Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 ...when a crash means reboot, not rebirth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieflyer38 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 42. When tears of joy roll down your cheeks and you hug your bank manager, as you sign the $10,000 mortgage for the new fully blown sim. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Robinson Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 When you see a cool flight in progress on flightaware and you immediately fire up the sim and "race" them to their destinations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsapair Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 43, When you call out your imaginary co-pilot's name in your sleep....repeatedly...and it's a her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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