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Simulator Training Helps You Fly Your Ideal Aircraft Better

A chance encounter with a flight simulator convinces the author that he needs to spend more time with it.

Pilots can get valuable practice on simulators that are available at many airports. [Credit: Shutterstock]
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Key Takeaways:

I finally flew on a simulator last week after years of making excuses to avoid doing so. I always figured I spent enough time flying in the real world and did not need to buzz around virtual airports in my spare time.

I was wrong. While visiting a fellow pilot in Michigan, he mentioned having a simulator available at his airport. After finding out that I had no sim experience, he essentially insisted that I give it a try.

Jonathan Welsh

Jonathan Welsh is Lead Editor of Aviation Consumer and a private pilot who worked as a reporter, editor and columnist with the Wall Street Journal for 21 years, mostly covering the auto industry. His passion for aviation began in childhood with balsa-wood gliders his aunt would buy for him at the corner store. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonathanWelsh4

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