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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Virual Sub Trainer

> From: Matthew Grimes, <Fremitz13@aol.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 4:41 PM
 
> There is already a game out there like that,
> I have it. It is called Sub Command, and you
> have the choice of controlling a Seawolf, Los Angeles
> (688i), or Akula Class Submarines.
 
Thanks Matthew. I'm aware of Sub Command. In fact, I have it
sitting on my shelf unopened and still in its shrink wrap. I wasn't
looking for a game, but something more mundane and closer
to a personal submersible like in small aircraft simulators found
at flight schools that come "close" to real-life [civilian ] situations,
emergencies, and events that help to hone skills and
awareness from the perspective of a solo pilot. Of course simulators
are nothing like the real thing.
I doubt very much that I will command or pilot a Los Angeles
or Akula Class Submarines. On a fast attack sub there is a crew.
In a pSub, its just you, the machine, and the elements. If I may
reference Pat's "Capt.Nemo" message on Sub Safety, the risks
of solo piloting a pSub actually seem greater, especially if it's built
from scratch, than it would on a military submarine.
 
I failed to clarify my reasons in the message.
I may have conveyed the wrong impression in asking for a
critique on the "Virtual Sub" program. I wasn't looking for a
"game" to play on my PC.
I was researching some topics based on some of the subjects brought
up on the list and past archives. I was searching "low speed hydrodynamics".
 
One site reference caught my attention immediately and referenced a minisub
simulator. The original site listed was:
 
"http://www.jhuapl.edu/newsEvents/highlight/aplNews/minisub.htm"
 
If you go to that site, part of the review states:
 
"simulated cockpit of an Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS) — a minisub"
 
please read the rest of the review if you have the time.
 
I did some further searches and found the "Virtual Sub" on the same site,
which I posted on the forum.
 
I assumed this was a scaled down software version of the "ASDS" minisub
simulator.  Based on the press release in the review, I wanted to know how
close this demo came to the actual simulator. Also, it seemed to come close
to how a personal submersible would behave in a simulated ocean environment
....that was my assumption.
 
Now, I know.  It's not.
 
The question is, is it possible to simulate conditions for a small
one man submarine that would be "affordable".
 
Steve