2024 Sim Builder’s Guide

FLYING launches guide to help you make your at-home flight sim dreams a reality.

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Key Takeaways:

  • Flight simulators are a popular alternative to actual flying for pilots and aviation enthusiasts.
  • They range significantly in cost and complexity, from basic home setups costing a few hundred dollars to expensive professional full-motion simulators.
  • The article provides a free guide with product and gear recommendations to help individuals build their own flight simulator.
  • This complimentary guide can be accessed by completing an embedded online form.
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For pilots and aviation enthusiasts alike, the next best thing to flying itself is a flight simulator.

As little as a few hundred dollars can build a basic flight sim at home with a set of controls and a computer program. A lot more money can outfit an airline with a full-motion simulator to train pilots to fly without leaving the ground.

To help you navigate building your own sim, we’ve put together this guide with some products and gear to get you underway.

Complete the form below to access your free guide.

FLYING Staff

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