INTERVIEW: FAR SIMULERER

Abstract

The article consists of an interview with a

man who has computerised flight simulation

as his hobby. In discussing his hobby, he

stresses the need for a hobby that has no

purpose except the entertainment. From his

desktop he simulates actual SAS-flights in

Denmark and Europe in real-time. This kind

of flight simulation is, in his own words, “as

real as it gets”, and that is just the point. The

virtual aspect presents him with a predicament,

however, since he has a limited amount

of spare time in which to fly, and thus he

mostly limits himself to shorter flights; the

flight from Copenhagen to Aalborg, with an

estimated 35 minutes, is his most frequent

route.