Flight simulators offer realistic at-home flight experiences, serving both aviation enthusiasts for skill development and professional pilots for training on aircraft systems and emergency procedures.

RENTON, Wash. — Thanks to Microsoft’s hyper-realistic new version of Flight Simulator, I now know what it’s like to fly a Cessna 72SP Skyhawk airplane over my neighborhood … then crash it into the ...

Simulation fans worldwide have been waiting in anticipation for Microsoft Flight Simulator to launch. The 2020 version of the game is packed with features that make it by far the most realistic flying ...

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If you’re into Microsoft Flight Simulator, you may have heard the words “A32NX” and “FlyByWire” uttered by many among the community. If you don’t know what they mean, now it’s your chance to get in on ...

A study by the Flight Simulation Association (FSA) revealed that pilots who supplement their training with home flight simulation require 5.5 fewer flight training hours for certification and almost ...

There are two things I do not want to see when peering out the window of an airplane—a gremlin on the wing, or dark and gray clouds as the pilot brazenly navigates into the eye of a hurricane. It's ...

Video games are a medium where we're always chasing after realism. The phrase "realistic graphics" has been tossed around since The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time graced our TV screens, and while ...

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FORT DRUM, N.Y. (Aug. 27, 2015) -- From the time Army pilots begin flight school until the day they end their careers in aviation, many will have logged thousands of hours in flight time. These ...

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Some students arrive at their first flight lesson surprisingly comfortable in a cockpit. They understand the purpose of most instruments and generally know what most of the various knobs and switches ...