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Originally Posted by mazex
Well, find a real plane that is possible to fly with the stick in your left hand without dangerous "cross hand gripping" (F16 being the prime example naturally  )... Being left handed - I had to learn flying with my right hand 20 years ago - or I would be expelled from flying school  It took a few lessons but today it's impossible for me to use my left hand for flying in any form, virtual or real. I use it for everything else though  |
Well, at 45, I have no delusions about becoming an Air Force pilot any longer (though I had a Congressional appointment and an academic scholarship to the Air Force Academy). At the time I was over 85% ambidextrous and could throw and write with both hands and kick with both feet. I played golf right handed AND left-handed and bowled with both hands. Then I was in an auto accident that severed my right arm just above the elbow. So I fly left-handed now.
You still think I should try to do it right-handed "because that's what they do in real life"?
I swear, I've had this conversation so many times, and as a forced southpaw for the last 26 years (and an expert at conforming), I take offense when other people, either directly or passively, attempt to force it on me again under the mask of ignorance. It's not too much separated from someone who has quit smoking and becomes the poster child for anti-smoking to toot their own horn.
I'm left-handed...and I smoke...mkay?
where's brando when I need him...
I am a pilot in real life. I just don't fly modern jet fighters. But the point is, this is a game that attempts to simulate flight in some form or another. To get the most enjoyment from it as I can, it requires me to use specially-made controllers. Luckily the only individual out there with the desire and werewithall to do it uses CH.