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Key Takeaways:

  • The author, needing instrument currency due to extended aircraft maintenance, accepted a generous offer from a reader, Eric, to use his personal flight simulators for free.
  • Despite being strangers, Eric displayed extraordinary hospitality, offering accommodation, transportation, and immediate, unfettered access to his simulators.
  • The experience deeply moved the author, serving as a powerful reminder of the profound kindness, generosity, and trust that still form the backbone of the aviation community.
  • Eric's offer of free simulator access extends to other pilots in the region, fostering a spirit of communal support.
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Last September, my Remarks lamented my experiences with FlyThisSim, trying to get delivery of a simulator I’d paid for long ago. Readers of this page might note that I live and base my aircraft in Santa Fe, NM.

Responding to that editorial, one reader (I’ll call Eric), sent me a note. Eric lived “nearby”—a relative term—in southeast New Mexico. Eric said he has a Redbird TD in a trailer and a Redbird FMX, both in his hangar, that he makes available to pilots at no charge. He invited me to fly his sims any time. I noted that this opportunity was around an hour flight or a multi-hour drive from home. I thanked Eric and moved on.

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