Flight Simulation

I took off in my virtual Cape Air-liveried Beechcraft Baron from Nantucket, Massachusetts, at sunset, climbing to 4,500 feet after requesting VFR flight following from the live air traffic controller handling Boston Center flight sim traffic.

Over the last two years, I have been using many different tweaks and tips found online or invented by myself.

Ride along on a Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 journey in the semifictional scramjet based on the Lockheed SR-72 and flown by Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun: Maverick.’

Microsoft Flight Simulator and X-Plane offer opportunities to pregame a risky airport landing and departure.

Join FLYING Magazine for an immersive flight experience with the real Oshkosh air traffic controllers at this year’s ultimate pre-AirVenture Event.

Are you a certificated pilot who used home flight simulation in your training? Our partners at Flight Simulation Association are conducting a study to quantify the impact of home flight simulation on pilot training. You can help by completing their quick survey here. Are you using at-home flight simulation for flight training, proficiency, and currency? […]

The frustration of trying to achieve an Instrument Proficiency Check led to the creation of X-Plane, its creator tells FLYING.

The company also announces a proof of concept mixed-reality device, and additions to its Redbird Pro app.

In a Cessna Mustang jet, the approach into East Hampton, New York (KHTO), is an RNAV (GPS) affair. LPV guidance is provided to the Garmin G1000 primary flight display (PFD). It’s daytime, and the PFD lighting is almost garish in its vibrancy. Blues and greens of various shades represent the sky, the ground and the […]

The master caution light started throbbing its insistent message—something was wrong with the airplane. Our pilot looked up at the annunciator panel and saw a yellow light: “Door Seal.” Did our pilot get excited, become distracted or, worse yet, panic? No. She reached down for the “Emergency/Abnormal Procedures” checklist. Calmly turning to the back cover, […]