Survey: Home Flight Sim Helps Prepare Real-World Pilots
A new survey says flight students who supplement with home flight sims are able to shave almost 20 hours off flight training hours from the FAA average.
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Aurora Notches More DARPA Funding for Its X-Plane Contender
The DARPA program is looking for a candidate that can fly at speeds up to 450 knots, hover ‘in a stable manner’ and transition to forward flight.
Healthy Obsession: What Flight Sim Has Done for Me
Relationship with the virtual aviation world, particularly ‘Microsoft Flight Simulator,’ spans many years.
Our Pilots of the Future May Share Sim Stories
Digital experiences continue to drive
interested people into real-world aviation.
All the Right Tools for Setting Up a Flight Sim
Believe it or not, a good setup doesn’t have to be expensive.
Boeing Subsidiary Building Airplane with No Traditional Control Surfaces for U.S. Government
DARPA tapped Aurora Flight Sciences to build the X-65, a full-scale, experimental aircraft design without movable external flight controls.
To Providence or Bust, in Simulated Flight
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.
Replicating a Simulated ‘Queen of the Skies’
Flying the classic Boeing 747 feels ‘totally real’ on either popular gaming platform.
For the Love of the Game
The creators weigh in on designing the world of virtual aviation.
