Modern aircraft complexity and high flying costs necessitate simulators as a practical and safer alternative for maintaining pilot proficiency. Simulators vary widely in cost and fidelity, from ...

Google Earth has been around for years, but it just released one of its most entertaining features. It’s a built-in flight ...

Figuring out what's the best, most realistic flight simulator is an easy affair. Ask a table full of people at any airshow, then just wait while they tear each other apart in the ensuing argument.

Home flight simulators are invaluable, affordable tools for VFR pilots to practice and refine crucial visual and procedural skills in a safe environment. Maximizing training value from a simulator ...

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 ...

Asobo Studio's Microsoft Flight Simulator will give players something to look forward to in 2024, with a plethora of new gaming features, capabilities, and modes. At this year's FlightSim Expo, Asobo ...

Flight simulator software has been available for about as long as desktop PCs have been a thing, but modern incarnations such as 2020’s Microsoft Flight Simulator have really raised the bar — not only ...

FlightGear is one of the most tested names in flight simulation, specifically known for providing optimum customization and advanced settings. It has been in the market since 1997 and, therefore, ...

Up, up and away! (Just try not to crash.) ...