Flysimware’s spectacular Lear 35A recently became a fan favorite, and perhaps even the best bizjet to date for the MSFS franchise. [Courtesy: Peter James]
Key Takeaways:
"Study level" in flight simulation refers to highly realistic aircraft add-ons so detailed they could be used for actual type rating training, a standard increasingly common in modern simulators like MSFS2020 and X-Plane 12.
Once dismissed by professional pilots, home flight simulators are now widely accepted as valuable and accurate tools for learning and staying current, often rivaling expensive professional sims in fidelity and photorealistic graphics.
Key developers like PMDG, Fenix, X-Aviation (Hot Start), and A2A Simulations are lauded for producing "study level" aircraft that offer unparalleled realism across airliners, bizjets, and general aviation.
What is this term “study level” we often hear in the flight sim community?
It’s been the catch phrase used everywhere the last few years, and it has become the gold standard of top quality aircraft or those so realistic and so well designed that you could study them to obtain actual type ratings and pass an initial course.
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Peter is an experienced Part 135 business jet pilot with a passion for simulators and how they blend with the real world. Learning to fly at age 12, he supplemented his passion and career goals with the early versions of Microsoft Flight Simulator. With the growing realism of all PC simulators today, he frequently uses them for extra proficiency, and loves to show other pilots how great they are.
