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 ...

Effective home flight simulators require specific, realistic hardware to reinforce good piloting habits, emphasizing quality primary controls (yoke/joystick), a separate throttle quadrant, and ...

A good flight simulator is way more than just a game. As flight sim technology has gotten more and more accurate, and realistic tools have become increasingly affordable, setting up a simulator at ...

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Have you ever tried to land a 747 in a crosswind using a plastic yoke that feels like it came from a cereal box? I have. And let me tell you, it's about as unpalatable as the food I imagine my AI ...

Sai is a singer-songwriter from India with a passion for gaming and tech. His music has been featured on Rolling Stone, Rock Street Journal, Indie Music Diaries, and more. The sim racing and flight ...

Dammit Lee, quit trying to drag me back in! My bank account won't stand for it! Does not help that I just replaced the boiler before Thanksgiving. Sweet pedals though. The CH Pro Pedals BTW, are very ...

The famous flight sim from Microsoft recently celebrated its 40th anniversary with an amazing aircraft showcase at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon. Of the 120 years people ...