A few months ago, I completed a set of upgrades to my home flight simulator cockpit that I chronicled in FLYING issues 952 and 953 titled “Build Your Best Sim” (Parts 1 and 2). In February’s Issue 955, I introduced and recommended live ATC services that you can add to your simulator, and specifically how they can bring the simulator environment to life in a truly compelling way—increasing learning, immersion, and fun.
Writing the articles in that specific order was intentional as I wanted to illustrate what is possible once you have your home sim built to your own specifications. Through this lens, my purpose has been to share how compelling home flight simulation can be. My personal focus is using my sim to learn as much about instrument flying as I can before starting real-world lessons in the future, but you can customize your experience to reflect your own goals.
