Take A Ride In My New Flight Simulator

Here is one way to keep you Pilot skills sharp. Fly a virtual flight simulator. These are computers you can setup at home as well. They work great to help simulate a real flight and airplane cockpit.

The flight simulator show in this video is no ordinary sim though. This is a commercial grade AATD flight simulator from Virtual fly.

[baaamakingbaaaa]

I flew a real A10 simulator at an air force base several years ago. The entire room was a big dome and it had 360 degree video. The guy showing me around said just the video was over a million dollars. The problem was that it was STILL 2D. The real cockpit with real controls was super cool, but flying in my sim pit at home in VR with 3 butt kickers is a million times better. Having a motion rig would be cool though.

[DanFrederiksen]

Yeah sim can do a lot but it has relatively narrow field of view. I think a motion seat with good VR headset and some dummy avionics to touch is a much greater experience.

[johnfitzpatrick]

Hi Mike from Sydney Australia. Great training asset for the business. Is it FAA approved for logbooks? 📘
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[EJWash]

Flight training devices (flight simulators) are invaluable learning and teaching aids. They pre-date the Wright Brothers, and were a huge part in putting man on the moon. With a competent instructor and effective syllabus, training time towards an Instrument Rating is reduced, and produces a sharper check-ride candidate. And, for those looking to make a living as a professional pilot, get used to simulators - you'll be evaluated/re-certified in simulators every six-months at the earliest, and annually at the latest for your entire career.

Commenters here are disappointed in the lack of sharp terrain and manmade structures (buildings, etc.) in the simulator featured in the video. This isn't important because flight simulators are intended to build and keep IMC skills sharp in simulated low-visibility situations - take-off, en route, on approach to minimum weather criteria, and touchdown. Programs like Microsoft Flight Simulator are entertainments, and in some cases promote negative-training. The student will spend more time in the aircraft or an approved flight training device undoing the habits that entertainment programs have embedded.

[flyboykfpr]

Airplanes are expensive because of liability and corrupt insurance companies, These simulators are expensive because of greed. MSFS is cheap and helps in training but is not certified by the FAA for sim time.

[rotaryperfection]

I'm surprised that simulator isn't running MS Flight Sim 2020 for a better looking enviroment.

[ЮрійГордієнко-хз]

The same ugly "x-plane like" graphics as I remember~3 years ago, zero progress...

[jokerace]

The MSFS fanatics always crack me up with these kind of videos.