If you have ever wanted to become a real pilot or a well versed sim pilot, then one of the big hurdles that you need to overcome is the Radio Communication and Navigation. In this guide to flight sim radio communication and navigation I want to help you overcome those hurdles with me. Am I an expert in radio flight communication? No. Am I an expert in Navigation? No. Then what makes me qualified to help you? Well, the fact is, I am not going directly teach you radio communication or navigation. I am going to help you out by laying out information that I find that has helped me. This … [Read more...] about Guide to Flight Sim Radio Communication and Navigation
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Where did the Saitek Pro Flight Yoke go?
So, I own a Saitek Yoke, however something happened in 2016. Saitek was bought out by Logitech. So slowly over time the Saitek yokes disappeared. So what did Logitech do with Saitek. Well, they essentially took over the Saitek line and rebranded them. Essentially, Saitek Pro Flight yokes are still sold, however they are now sold as Logitech. So in this post, I want to go over what Logitech offers the flight sim community. So, before I go into the Logitech equipment, I wanted to mention that there are a few items that never made the transition. And to me, this is pretty unfortunate, as I missed … [Read more...] about Where did the Saitek Pro Flight Yoke go?
Review of ORBX TrueEarth Great Britain South Scenery
A great plane with amazing flight characteristics doesn't do a flight sim justice, if you don't have a beautiful scenery to put it in. After all, part of the reason we love to fly, is to look at the incredible scenery. This is why I decided to review and Buy the ORBX TrueEarth Great Britain South Scenery. The default scenery works fine, but it doesn't compare to the scenery you get with ORBX. The scenery covers a huge area of 42,000 square miles or 107,349 square kilometers. That is a massive area. In that area there are hundreds of custom modelled 3D points of Interest. Overall, a well made … [Read more...] about Review of ORBX TrueEarth Great Britain South Scenery
Airfoillabs Cessna 172SP – What you Need to Know
There are so many great planes out there, it really can be hard to choose what to fly? Well in this post, I want to review the Airfoillabs Cessna 172 in X-Plane 11, as I believe this plane really fills in a needed area of flight sim. Before I begin, I would like to tell you that I have no affiliation with Airfoillabs. I just really like the plane. Now this plane is not for the gamer, it is for the serious flight simmer, the student pilot or the pilot who loves to fly a Cessna 172. Nothing against the default X-Plane 11 Cessna 172, as this is a great plane, but for many reasons, I prefer to … [Read more...] about Airfoillabs Cessna 172SP – What you Need to Know
A “True Simulator” Microsoft Flight Simulator – Update
Most of us are waiting anxiously for this sim to come out and are happy with any little detail we get. So far, it has been a complete tease with very little information to work with. Well, they finally gave us more to dig our teeth into. They have released a little more detail that really gives us some serious hope. I am now a believer that this is going to be a great simulator. Let's go into some of the new information. A True "Simulator" First and most importantly, Microsoft announced that this is going to be a true "Flight Simulator". In their words, they said, "We are making Microsoft … [Read more...] about A “True Simulator” Microsoft Flight Simulator – Update
How to Setup X-Plane 11 Failures
X-Plane 11 Failures and emergencies are probably one of the most powerful tools in a flight simulator. It's something so powerful that it can do it better job teaching you, than a real plane could... Well, I'm sure a real plane can do it better, but you don't want to be in that plane when it happens. It might be just a little too real. But in all honesty, flight sim allows you to practice situations that can't be practiced in a real plane. It allows you to get into sticky situations and see how you would get out of it. Now, that is a good tool if you ask me. So, hopefully I have peaked your … [Read more...] about How to Setup X-Plane 11 Failures