Flight simulation software (like X-Plane or Microsoft Flight Simulator) can reduce the number of flight training hours needed to obtain a pilot's certificate by approximately 5.5 hours, according to a ...

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 ...

Flight simulators have been a staple in the aviation community for decades. From inspiring young aviators to earn their wings to seasoned professionals honing their skills, a well-equipped flight sim ...

Some students arrive at their first flight lesson surprisingly comfortable in a cockpit. They understand the purpose of most instruments and generally know what most of the various knobs and switches ...

The pilot had been missing for about a week, last seen taking off from an airport in Covington, Washington, heading home in his Piper Dakota to Puyallup, about 36 miles south of Seattle. Though he had ...

Windows PCs have long been the home of Microsoft's Flight Simulator series, developed exclusively for its in-house operating system, bar a few exceptions. That changed with its historical expansion to ...

Microsoft Flight Simulator has a variety of keybinds and shortcuts in order to make flying a little easier for players. While there are a lot of gauges, dials, buttons, meters, and other things to ...

A man is living out a lifelong dream now that he's finished his 737 flight simulator creation after three years of hard work. Meet Alberto Paduanelli — a 43-year-old father of two and current medical ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A home flight simulator owned by the pilot of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 was used to plot a course to the southern Indian Ocean where the aircraft is believed to have ...

If you’ve played any kind of flight simulator before, you know using a joystick is way more fun than using any other kind of controller. Certainly, more fun than a console controller, which is ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A home flight simulator owned by the pilot of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 was used to plot a course to the southern Indian Ocean where the aircraft is believed to have ...