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 ...

I was lucky enough to be a flight simulator maintenance technician (74-86) for the Air Force. I picked up my pilots license a bit after I cross trained out of simulators (they went the contract ...

The author's lifelong engagement with Microsoft Flight Simulator, starting in the 1980s, significantly influenced their real-world piloting career, providing foundational skills and fostering a deep ...

When Microsoft, after a decade-long hiatus, relaunched its now 40-year-old Flight Simulator series in 2020, it reignited interest in a genre that had long been a mainstay of PC gaming. It’s one thing ...

Microsoft Flight Simulator is magical no matter how you play - but it definitely gains a little something special if you use the proper sim hardware. If you'd asked me who all those specialist flight ...