Taxiing was surreal. Every AI aircraft moved with fluid precision—no stuttering, no popping in and out of existence. They followed him to the runway, held short, and waited. As he lined up for takeoff, a United 787 whispered overhead on final. The wake turbulence effect, not native to P3D, rocked his 737.
The title flashed across the screen in crisp white letters against a deep blue background:
“Marcus.”
Odd , he thought, but he was too enamored to care. He selected his own aircraft—a PMDG 737-800, Southwest livery—and requested IFR clearance to Denver. The ATC voice responded instantly, but the controller’s ID was unfamiliar: KSEA_DEL_GHOST .
Marcus screamed as the 737 lurched forward, its nose gear clipping through his cockpit. The P3D window went black. Then blue. Then a single line of text appeared: Taxiing was surreal
That’s when he noticed the date on the sim’s internal clock: . He hadn’t set it. He tried to change it. The field was grayed out.
“You shouldn’t have installed the Summer 2017 pack.” As he lined up for takeoff, a United
If you ever see on a forum from 2017, remember: the sky is never empty. And some flights never land.