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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 highly valued by pilots and aviation enthusiasts as an alternative to actual flying.
  • They range significantly in cost and complexity, from basic home setups costing a few hundred dollars to expensive full-motion professional simulators.
  • The article offers a free guide, accessible via a form, to help users build their own flight simulator.
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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.

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