stonyarc
09-18-2007, 03:12 AM
Paul Lange, aka P-12C (http://blogs.technet.com/p-12c_pilot), an employee working on Flight Sim, blogged about his recent trip to Reno (http://blogs.technet.com/p-12c_pilot/archive/2007/09/16/reno-day-4-saturday.aspx). Sounds like despite the tragedies during the week, folks enjoyed themselves.
Sounds like lots of people got a chance to try out the upcoming Flight Simulator X: Acceleration (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/flightsimulatorxadrenaline/news.html?sid=6178050) expansion. Paul hits his highlights of the trip:
http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1p-3K5wV4lIzGDKn1LtCGWaZC_i-UVxoOJCWNByR7Qp5muNX5pQe-0SElgynT272UYdZtuVS11qIs
(pictures from Hal Bryan (http://halbryan.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!C24F386005A2CCEF!827.entry#comment))
Reno Day 4 (http://blogs.technet.com/p-12c_pilot/archive/2007/09/16/reno-day-4-saturday.aspx)
Interestingly the users that were getting most into the racing had never met before this event, but have become friends as a result. Eric has commented several times at how rewarding it is to see users enjoy what we have spent a year creating. It's also very rewarding to see people new to Flight Sim reacting so positively.
The VIP area has been getting more and more busy over the days with many of the race teams stopping by to try out the product. Brandon was working with a retired Navy pilot that nailed his first carrier landing attempt. He was pretty excited about it. We had a helicopter fan come in so I had him try the slingload tutorial and I was amazed at how well he handled the loads.
It was really important to me and I assume for the rest of the team to have a good day yesterday. Friday the races were suspended after a series of fatal crashes which is why I didn't make a Reno Day 3 post. The mood at the races was very somber to say the least. Yesterday helped turn that around.
http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1p-3K5wV4lIzEaBW3S1X21j5q5RhRFp2mOZYgSKCTJNv0dtXLgpkm QdKmeSj-SbLL5wNwQ77swAA4
Reno Day 2 (http://blogs.technet.com/p-12c_pilot/archive/2007/09/12/reno-day-2.aspx)
So today I worked the VIP area in the morning helping folks learn how to fly the Mustang around the Reno course. In general people did pretty well once they realized just how big the course really is. Everyones first instinct is to turn left immediately after passing the first pylon (the scatter pylon) without realizing the next pylon is a couple of miles in a straight line. So they turn left and head straight across the course and get disqualified. Once that is figure out they can usually find their way around.
So far everyone that has taken a look at Acceleration has been very impressed (real racers as well as racing fans). We had two of the guys on the Miss America team flying the course and they were having a great time. Lots of concentration on their faces as they tried to fly the smoothest line they possibly could. I don't think they really want to go.
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Sounds like lots of people got a chance to try out the upcoming Flight Simulator X: Acceleration (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sim/flightsimulatorxadrenaline/news.html?sid=6178050) expansion. Paul hits his highlights of the trip:
http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1p-3K5wV4lIzGDKn1LtCGWaZC_i-UVxoOJCWNByR7Qp5muNX5pQe-0SElgynT272UYdZtuVS11qIs
(pictures from Hal Bryan (http://halbryan.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!C24F386005A2CCEF!827.entry#comment))
Reno Day 4 (http://blogs.technet.com/p-12c_pilot/archive/2007/09/16/reno-day-4-saturday.aspx)
Interestingly the users that were getting most into the racing had never met before this event, but have become friends as a result. Eric has commented several times at how rewarding it is to see users enjoy what we have spent a year creating. It's also very rewarding to see people new to Flight Sim reacting so positively.
The VIP area has been getting more and more busy over the days with many of the race teams stopping by to try out the product. Brandon was working with a retired Navy pilot that nailed his first carrier landing attempt. He was pretty excited about it. We had a helicopter fan come in so I had him try the slingload tutorial and I was amazed at how well he handled the loads.
It was really important to me and I assume for the rest of the team to have a good day yesterday. Friday the races were suspended after a series of fatal crashes which is why I didn't make a Reno Day 3 post. The mood at the races was very somber to say the least. Yesterday helped turn that around.
http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1p-3K5wV4lIzEaBW3S1X21j5q5RhRFp2mOZYgSKCTJNv0dtXLgpkm QdKmeSj-SbLL5wNwQ77swAA4
Reno Day 2 (http://blogs.technet.com/p-12c_pilot/archive/2007/09/12/reno-day-2.aspx)
So today I worked the VIP area in the morning helping folks learn how to fly the Mustang around the Reno course. In general people did pretty well once they realized just how big the course really is. Everyones first instinct is to turn left immediately after passing the first pylon (the scatter pylon) without realizing the next pylon is a couple of miles in a straight line. So they turn left and head straight across the course and get disqualified. Once that is figure out they can usually find their way around.
So far everyone that has taken a look at Acceleration has been very impressed (real racers as well as racing fans). We had two of the guys on the Miss America team flying the course and they were having a great time. Lots of concentration on their faces as they tried to fly the smoothest line they possibly could. I don't think they really want to go.
http://gamerscoreblog.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=553330
More... (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GamerscoreBlog/~3/157833430/553330.aspx)