There are many sims that model utility poles and the wires that are propped up on them. Personally, I think they are a waste of resources. Can we imagine a sim world these things are buried underground? Would we lose any realism if these objects were not in the sim? Thoughts?

There’s an entire sector of aviation that’s devoted to inspecting and maintaining them. Every other sector is devoted to avoiding them. They are also commonly used as landmarks when flying using pilotage navigation. They’re part and parcel of aviation, so for the sake of realism, the more the merr…

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CharlieFox00 January 19, 2023, 3:18pm 14

Gives you a nice 50’ obstacle so you don’t have to imagine it when practicing short-field work.