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Originally Posted by 1MORELAP
The free BMW M3 PC game is pretty good. I have been practicing The Ring before my ED trip in 4 weeks.
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Me and a buddie used to connect our PS2 and play GT4 every night for almost a year in boaring keflavik, Icleand when I was stationed there. We would run the Nurburgring mainly. After about 3 years, I say it was. I finally got to run the ring this August while in Germany and although not fresh in my head, I pretty much new the turns or at least was a bit more prepared for them. Of course, GT4 will never replace the actual experiance but it was a good training device, if you will, for familiarizing yourself with the track. Nothing can replace the experiance after a few laps and you get your flow down.
Think of these games more like a microsoft flight simulator. For me, FSX flight sim and the real simulators I fly are purley procedural trainers for certain missions or emergancy procedures. But can't replace the real thing.
Although the aircraft simulators for the heavies, 767, 777, 787, etc are so damn real, that some airlines will upgrade a pilot in the next larger aircraft (Airbus especially) and then their cleared to fly the next bigger aircraft as a co-pilot.
Anyway, yes. I think they can be helpfull to some extent. Good luck.