Ok,

So just incase you missed it (I’m sure you didn’t because it was every where), a plane crashed in the hudson river today in NYC. Supposedly the pilot made the smoothest landing possible on the water and everyone survived. (awesome!)

That got me thinking. I’ve played SOOOOoooo many video games that simulate flying. Take for example:

Pilot Wings:

This is a great example of one of the very first flight sims I played. I had so much fun playing this game growing up, especially when my dad would join in and try to give me tips on what I should do. It was very bonding. No only that, but it was one of the first games that really got me thinking about space, distance, and speed.

A few years later I graduated to Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator:

A fun little game that I would use with my logitech joystick on my Compaq presario (ick!)

Needless to say there have been MANY MANY MANY flight simulators I have played. For some reason I have always been drawn to them. One of my dreams is to some day actually have a hydraulic full 360deg. flight simulator in my house ….. some day.

So I actually think I can fly a plane if I had to.

I also think I can take on a Minotaur if I had to: