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    I read this article on AVweb today. It's about a process that the writer underwent to re-hone his piloting skills after a few years of not flying.

    About mid-way through, after reading the section sub-titled "Day 5 and 6," I stopped reading and decided to make this post.

    How many of you fly regularly with random failures turned on? What are your reasons for flying with them on/off?

    Having read what I've read so far within that article, I fully intend to turn failures on and see what happens!
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    Always (or at least almost always)
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    Sometimes (please explain)
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    Never (or at most very rarely)
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    You can enable random failures? Awesome; Count me in!
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    You can enable random failures? Meh; I'll pass!
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    Take the time, a second to soar; for soon after, beckons a second more.

  • #2
    I like A2A's random failure system, it's the only one I leave enabled (When flying an a2a product). I turn the FSX-based failures off. I feel that these are things that train me to check and double check certain aspects of the aircraft in pre-flight and mid-flight. I don't see a ton of value by using FSX's failures but it may allow you to hone in your response skills and how you handle certain situations. I'm more in the mindset of why things happen and stopping them before they do.

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    • #3
      Funnily enough the only time I fly with random failures on was when I flew Air Hauler (using it's failure system not the default FSX one). Like you Warhawk it made me check things in flight more and be more conscious of my aircraft.
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      • #4
        !'m too old to hone anything. While flying in the service we did always practice all kinds of failures both in the simulator and in the real aircraft though.
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        • #5
          I only use them when I fly with a2a aircraft
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          • #6
            So from what I'm reading, I guess FSX's own random failures feature falls short of what we would want, and others (AirHauler/A2A) have done a better job of implementing their own. Given that P3D is a go-to platform for commercial training, I'm curious about how or what changes (if any) Lockheed made to failure gen.
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            • #7
              Not good for group flights

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              • #8
                Here are my settings from P3Dv3 and i use the same at FSX:SE...
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