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On the ATC point, I've recently been using Pilotedge to simulate the controllers at my home airport. I used to be *terrified* of talking to ATC, and now it's just sort of second nature. For me, once I realized they weren't the big scary sky police I thought they were, I learned to see them more as colleagues whose #1 priority was to be helpful and keep me safe. Now if I could just afford force-feedback yoke and pedals...

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As someone who is getting back into flying after a long break, this idea is very helpful! Thank you for sharing. Cross country is what I’m most afraid of - I plan on also drawing the traffic patterns

For me as a student using a flight simulator it greatly helped me in my training. So much so that during one of my lessons with my instructor he had asked me if I played Microsoft Flight Simulator? I said yes, have so for years, he then said it shows. He said that I seem to have a really good grasp of scanning my instruments, what the picture in my wind screen should look like and a really good grasp of the theory of flight. As for the feel of it that I learned in the real aircraft, a flight simulator greatly improved my flight training and I was able to get through it much quicker because of it. I would recommend it to all students. P.S. It also greatly helped me when it came to learning navigation. You can practice tracking VOR's, entering patterns and the list goes on and on. If your a student pilot and you don't have a sim, get one. That would be my advice. Your instructor will love you for it lol, they love it when their students are doing their homework. It just makes their job that much easier. Fun Fact: It was because of Microsoft Flight Simulator that I went and got my PPL. I already new how to fly in a sim and wanted to do it for real, so I did.

how have you found MSFS 2024, or is there much difference apart from graphics? ever thought of vr for MSFS?

Haha, been Flight simming since i was a kid, 27 now and flying the EJet in real life. I cant say for sure if its simming but i have topped every single class I have attended, from Flight school till my first and second type ratings. It definitely helps for learning procedures.

Noice! I like it and going to do the same when I get to start XCntry. I just completed my 1st solo on 17 Jan ‘25, so I’m not too far away from starting and this will help. I like the acronym ’KISS’ ‘Keep It Simple Stupid’ 🤪

I think its helpful in my opinion. Especially for your IFR ticket in my opinion since you could change the weather and get some IMC practice. Definitely helps me with my comms practice (which has really paid off for IRL flying)!

absolutley incredible documentation of your flight training my man :) i hope to join you in this journey when i can

POV Yamaha MX-88 in the backround? lol

І am surprised your instructor told you to use the flight simulator to practice your landings. My instructor told me not to do that. He said that I am flying the actual airplane like I would be flying a sim. So, he covered the altimeter and the airspeed indicator with paper for me to let me fly just by looking outside and develop a "feeling" of the airplane.

Agreed, VR makes it even more realistic.

absolutely amazing content, keep it up my man :)

To overcome my fear of flying as an airline passenger in turbulent weather, I acquired the Level D Boeing 767-300ER and the PMDG Boeing 737-900, both of which feature highly detailed renditions of the real Boeing airliner flight decks that were created many moons ago for the antique MSFS2004. Unlike prospective airline pilots who delve deep into the realistic Boeing cockpit check-ride procedures offered by PMDG products, I focused my learning experience on the use of the CDU/FMC to create flight paths based on Place-Bearing-Distance waypoints that are referenced to airport-installed VOR transmitters or ILS beacons located in line with the runway of my favorite airports for which I acquired aftermarket ground scenery packages from the likes of FSDT and Aerosoft. Typically I create semi-circular flight paths with the FMC that depart from say Heathrow Runway 27R, and then execute a half-circle flight path that places the aircraft back at 2,500 feet AGL on short finals to land on the same runway. Then, to liven up the experience, I dial in the most turbulent and violent weather that MSFS offers, with rapidly shifting 30-knot crosswinds that necessitate a delicate yet aggressive interplay between yoke, rudder, and throttle inputs to ensure the big bird lines up in a pronounced crab angle all the way down to the piano keys at which point rudder inputs straighten the rollout down the centerline as reverse thrust tames the lumbering beast down to 80 knots before disengagement. I could ramble on for hours on this subject in the traditions of all armchair aviators who in reality have never set foot in a flight deck, and probably never will. Fantastic video sir, by the way. Liked and subbed to tag along for the ride.

I learned to hover dead still with a minimum of visible cyclic deflection, and then transition to forward flight in a Robinson R22 helicopter using the nearly obsolete MSFS 2004. I splurged on a pricey cyclic lever, collective with twist-grip throttle, and anti-torque pedals, and thus developed the precise muscle memory that is essential for stable hovering. In an aviation forum, I was pleasantly surprised to learn from a helicopter pilot that learning to hover with a fixed base sim is more difficult than learning to hover in a real R22, due to the absence of any motion feedback in the sim.

training aircraft PA-28 AND training aerodrome CYSN

same here

Using it to learn is a big mistake, its a game, not even close to realistic.

Man reading through them is one thing, but remembering it is a whole different game.

I’m currently doing 320 type rating. Having flown the toils/Fenix in my flight sim days really helped a lot. Doing a sector on Vatsim single pilot is sometimes fairly complex as you’re the only one on the flight deck. I’ve found that my mental model, situational awareness and capacity is much better. I would’ve been a lost chicken had I sat my first type rating sim session without any prior experience what so ever!

I used FS2004 when I did my training... It was the best thing specially for instrument ratings... To me apart from the physical feedback from aerodynamic forces what is is actually needed is a real human feedback, you can be training in your home sim doing things incorrectly only to figure out later from your instructor about what you've been doing wrong, but yes, I saved quite a bunch of money by applying myself in FS training.

I also agree, but for 1 difference. I wish I had started simming AFTER I’d started flying the real plane. Simming installed a couple of bad habits in me… reliance on the VSI (rather than outside view, power + attitude). The second bad habit I picked up was “landing too flat”, the reason being that the dash is a lot higher than the default in the sim… so I had to retrain to use peripheral view instead of forward view on landing. I had to unlearn looking inside 50%, to looking outside 95% (and only 5% inside). Using peripheral view and position of the yoke on landing (instead of trying to look over the dash and cowl) Using VSI AI and ASI for confirmation only as part of my ALAP cycle.

Thank you Aviation Adam Ragusea On a serious note. I have never flown a real aircraft, but I _can_ say that I've started playing in VR and leveling off, trimming, and approaches are *way* easier. To the point that I literally can't do a good landing on a flat screen anymore. It's a problem when I want some casual 2024 career mode flying without wearing the headset the entire time.

Get pilotsedge, and a Brunner yoke

When I was 16 (I'm 20 now) I was a flight simmer with the complete simulator set-up. I got my PPL a year ago, my instructors were also really surprised and how I was able to land on my own on my second flight. When I got in the real thing for the first time I was kind of shocked about the fact that you can feel the pressure on the yoke, I actually didn't know this as a simmer. One of the disadvantages, however, was that at first I got bad habits from the sim that caused induced turbulence (moving the controls too much), but I was able to fix it.

Considering those recreational aircrafts, I have to say, that the sim is a large step up over the real deal 😂 - you get all the beauty of the looks outside, anywhere, any weather, time, any perspective - no motion sickness - no drive to/from airfields - pause, take a drink, dump... - no cost, no harm... to the environment as well... I personally had such a hard time with motion sickness. I understood the real deal at times of MS Fs2000. But since it is such a blast to explore the world via Fs2024 - who wants to sit in a real plane?

I did exactly this. Same plane, sim, 3rd party model... Different airport tho. Passed my checkride 3 months ago. The sim isn't not perfect 1:1 but it really does help you learn the process and motions.

Can confirm 1000 million percent it helps a ton. Currently doing my 737 type rating so if you want to be like me one day keep practising on pmdg 737 and cessna before you start flight training. Knowing all the 737 systems especially the FMS before you even start the type rating puts you a hundred miles ahead of everyone else that doesn't.

I found that archer model and msfs2020 invaluable for my ppl training. For the basics of maneuvering (climbs, descents, maintaining alt,) steep turns, slow flight, ground ref, and even setting up to land. All those I practiced in the sim first and then was able to perform to checkride standard on the first attempt in the real plane. It saved me a lot of time in training, because I flew once a week at most, often two or three weeks between flights. The sim allowed me to maintain my basics despite not flying as frequently as recommended and I was signed off for checkride at 43 hours, which is rare for a part time student that took a year to reach that point. although due to dpe availability I was at 60 by the time I actually went for my checkride. The one thing I felt the sim was useless for was stalls. I did not feel like stalls were realistic at all and consequently they were one of the things I had to work on a lot in the real plane.

I'm a couple hours into my dual training and pretty far along in ground school. I grabbed MSFS for a few months before starting in person training and honestly it helped a lot with general knowledge but I found myself really wonky on the real life controls in my first few flights, for example being crazy light on the throttle or yoke because my sim setup has such smooth easy to move control surfaces, so I've put the sim down until I do some solos since I"m still doing maneuvers (spins/spirals & circuit next flight), then I'll pick it back to practice circuits and diversions again and what not. Also VATSIM is pretty fun but again, it's not always that accurate and since my school at an uncontrolled airport my gains are minimal from vatsim at this current juncture. I will say though my cfi did say that my learning curve is great and that "it's easy to teach students who study, so thanks". So yes I'm studying a lot but I think the inital simming gave a leg up.

one big thing that is harder in sim is making co-ordinated turns as you are forced to look at the ball rather than just feel the yaw and adjust with rudder

What about for the military? How accurate is the T-45?

this is why i suggest a force feedback yoke/stick and rudders. For ATC, Say Intentions helps as it feels real in how they speak. Using navigraph always help as well, but obviously, it will never beat the real thing.

Can you please give instructions on how to download the third party add on for the piper Cherokee? I recently purchased Microsoft flight sim but I was disappointed when I noticed they didn’t have the warrior as an option. It’ll be a great help!

Agree on most of your points, Sims have always been part of my flight training and proficiency since the early 90's. Today's PC sims are incredible for the overall world realism and choice of so many well modeled aircraft types and systems

You mentioned your landings are great. What are your tips or things you do for a good landing?

When I first started MSFS in the C172 I quickly learned that trim shouldn’t be this hard, good to know that it helps

I could always spot "myself included" a longtime or obsessive sim user. Early on, getting their and my head off the instruments and out of the plane. Not saying a good scan is bad but first learn to fly the plane. Use the earth's horizon, feel the lift, the drag, react to what you see and feel what the plane is doing. I understand the hammered into your head" trust your instruments" and later on yes all that staring at the instruments helps greatly but early on I want to see someone who really understands the aircraft is a real machine, not pixels, and they make it do the things does and its not a monitor they are flying. Or start over if you really screw up. Yes you impressed me with your knowledge of the nav unit, your inst scan etc but not with your hitting a hanger with the wind tip or running over a set of chocks. Look outside.

You can actually get a 6DOF sim for much less than you think. With VR it is incredibly immersive and feels like the real thing. I mean it's not cheap and it's a commitment but it's in the $10-15k range not in the million dollar range.

I did my private training back in 2008, and I had flight sim X on my laptop. It was useless for training how to fly an aircraft, but it was absolutely invaluable for learning navigation and honing my dead-rekoning skills and memorising checklists. The latest versions that I have played extensively will be even more useful for current student pilots, as aircraft performances almost perfectly mimic real life now. As a side note, I learned at Gillespie Field in SoCo, and when I loaded up FS2020 and was put into a first flight landing at KSEE, I was blown away. All that muscle memory I had built up over hundreds of training landings and circuits just flooded back and I was once again landing my C172 on a training flight. Yes, there is limitations, but my god, have they done a good job (except FS2024, that thing is an absolute s***show).

Interesting. I had exactly the opposite reaction for private. And my instructor told me to stop flying the simulator, and as soon as I did my landings got better. Practicing instrument flying in the simulator was, IMHO, a lot more productive.

Can confirm flight sims help, I some how ended up flying the 737 at a legacy airline. One of my classmates used his VR and PMDG 737 to practice his flows. I used the paper charts to practice mine and going into the 'box' simulator. It was weird how much I had to reach over my head on the overhead panel.

i start training for my 141 program in 10 days, great video, thanks for the information!

I'm transitioning to a cirrus sr20 irl, but only seeing the 22turbo, would you recommend this?

Really should practice as you fly. Best to not cut through grass etc and run the taxiways like you would in real life. Im sure you were just messing around but best to do it properly. Flitesim has a yoke thats abit cheaper then other haptic feedback yokes and trim feels relatively realistic. Especially if you get a trim wheel to help with realism.

i’ve been loving the Turtlebeach Velocity One, a little more expensive than Logitech’s version but i love it just the same! nothing can ever replace the feeling of the skies but it sure does help lol. love the videos, keep it up! the effort you put on the videos is incredible to see and i know the views will follow soon :D

I recommend the throttle quadrant from flightsimstuff since it has a trim wheel throttle mixture and a prop lever all attached to this box and it makes trimming in the sim WAYYYY easier -not sponsored

That anime reference is true I use a memory from dragon ball of the flying nimbus goku rides and remember a light low rain cloud nimbostraus to know it. Flight simulators are a good way to visualize how it’s gonna be and reinforce when doing actual training becoming efficient.

Congratulations bro👏🏿🎉....I was just wondering where you been at the other day lol.

Impressive content, Agent Juice Aviation. Looking forward to your next upload. I smashed the thumbs up button on your video. Keep up the fantastic work! Your insights on applying real-world scenarios to test preparation are invaluable. Have you considered discussing how different learning styles might affect the way students approach the FAA Knowledge Test?