Episode 101 • • 10:24 - 14:22
101: Lightning Strikes
Flight Simulators, NASA Ames Research Center Training
John C. Dvorak describes his experience flying a Boeing 747 simulator at the NASA Ames Research Center. He compares the tactile feel of traditional cockpits to modern fly-by-wire joystick systems, noting he found the joystick easier to land. The anecdote includes a failed simulation of a 747 takeoff on an icy runway with a heavy crosswind.