Effective home flight simulators accelerate learning by preventing bad habits, but only when equipped with quality, realistic hardware. Essential components for a beneficial simulator include a ...

Upgrade decisions for home flight simulators should prioritize components that enhance immersion and connection, guided by specific flying goals and budget. The primary physical controls—yoke, ...

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 ...

This is the crux of understanding what’s new, interesting, and ultimately unwieldy about Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, the first entry in the decades-old series to actively court casual flyers and ...

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, or MSFS 2024 for the sanity of my fingers, was initially a surprise announcement to much of the flight sim community. MSFS 2020 was expected to stick around for a ...

While the T.Flight HOTAS One flight setup doesn't exactly set my world on fire, it does an admirable job of delivering a reasonable set of flight controls for a very attractive price. It's far from ...