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Re: Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger

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Post by sublinear »

rkotcher wrote: post #5
lejeanvaljean wrote: post #4

You know what? I had fear of flying. I did a training with a pilot in a simulator, but it was in the cockpit. I don't have fear of flying in a simulator or in the cockpit. I have fear of flying as a passenger, I'm sit in a chair. That's what I would have liked during my training. I told that to Air France and they did not understand but this might seriously be useful.

Interesting, thanks for the idea. Would be pretty cool if this app did have some real-world applications, beyond being a bit of a meme app. Thanks for the comment!

This is going to sound insane, but something like this for the backseats of various common, and maybe even exotic, cars would be cool too.

I have similar problems being a passenger in an uber for more than 15 mins. I lose my mind on roadtrips when it's not my turn to drive.

Re: Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger

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Post by lubujackson »

lejeanvaljean wrote: post #4

You know what? I had fear of flying. I did a training with a pilot in a simulator, but it was in the cockpit. I don't have fear of flying in a simulator or in the cockpit. I have fear of flying as a passenger, I'm sit in a chair. That's what I would have liked during my training. I told that to Air France and they did not understand but this might seriously be useful.

Also useful for people who want to ride along with someone currently on a plane. "Honey, you are over Kansas right now!"

Useless things tend to be deeply useful to a select few.

I am loving this "re-weirding" of the internet. For the younglings, this is very much the sort of pet project that would bubble up in early internet days. No startup raising money, no pain point necessarily being solved, just one person's idea lovingly rendered to life.

Re: Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger

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Post by CamperBob2 »

lubujackson wrote: post #24
lejeanvaljean wrote: post #4

You know what? I had fear of flying. I did a training with a pilot in a simulator, but it was in the cockpit. I don't have fear of flying in a simulator or in the cockpit. I have fear of flying as a passenger, I'm sit in a chair. That's what I would have liked during my training. I told that to Air France and they did not understand but this might seriously be useful.

Also useful for people who want to ride along with someone currently on a plane. "Honey, you are over Kansas right now!" Useless things tend to be deeply useful to a select few. I am loving this "re-weirding" of the internet. For the younglings, this is very much the sort of pet project that would bubble up in early internet days. No startup raising money, no pain point necessarily being solved, just one person's ide…

Don't try to build something for everyone, build something that's everything to someone. - paraphrasing Ferry Porsche

Re: Show HN: I made a flight simulator, except you're just a passenger

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Post by nullify88 »

d--b wrote: post #2

Nice. Waiting eagerly for the "crying baby" extension pack. The "get to your seat" MMO. And the "I want to pee, but the guy next to me is sleeping" campaign. Also, inflightsimulator: 1980, with ashtrays and lethal weapon playing on dropdown TV sets

The Boeing extension pack and watch how the plane deteriorates in the air in real time! Door plugs, MCAS, the works!
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