Will Flight Simulator Games Help With Pilot Training? // #55

Follower question this week from Tuan about whether home flight
simulator games offer any actual help with flight training. With
the growing popularity of amazing programs like Microsoft Flight
Simulator, X-Plane, and DCS World this is a great question that
has come a few times the last couple of years.


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CHAPTERS:


00:00 Intro


00:59 Follower email from Tuan


03:10 Sean's home flight simulator rig


04:19 Professional flight simulators used for pilot certification


07:02 Mike's flight simulator story


08:36 Flight school simulators


11:57 Home flight simulators


15:44 Why flight simulator games could help


16:13 ForeFlight flight planning software


21:16 Tips to get the most out of home flight simulator games


22:10 Does Sean actually ever work?


22:59 Where is Mike at this week?


26:03 Oculus with Microsoft Flight Simulator


29:25 Wrap up