Microsoft Flight Simulator offers an unexpected learning lesson by demonstrating aerodynamic icing in flight as it affects the pitot-static system. [Credit: Shutterstock] The payware Cessna 310 add-on ...

Effective home flight simulators are valuable for flight training if they use quality, realistic hardware to build proper flying habits, not just based on the amount of time spent. Prioritize ...

Microsoft Flight Simulator has etched out a spot in the gaming hall of fame as one of the most popular flight simulators of all time, complete with licenses for numerous real aircraft plus detailed ...

Software developers [Andy Borka] and [Jason Fayre] have a love for aviation. They are also both totally blind. They’ve developed software called Talking Flight Monitor, and it has made flight ...

At least one new single-engine airplane launching with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 will be “completely customizable.” That’s according to Brandon Jaeger from Got Friends, one of several ...

Jerry Williams is confident that when he flips an aircraft in midair or disables the cockpit instruments, his students can recover without careening to the ground. Rather than attempt dangerous ...

When the reboot of Microsoft Flight Simulator launched in the summer of 2020, I called it the most remarkable new game in a generation. By combining data from Bing Maps with a next-generation ...

A good flight simulator is way more than just a game. As flight sim technology has gotten more and more accurate, and realistic tools have become increasingly affordable, setting up a simulator at ...