Grounded Pilot

Since I lack the time, the money, and the knowledge of how to find a flight school that would fit my schedule, I have resorted to learning to fly using a flight simulator.  The book that I’ve found and have chosen to walk me through each of the nuances of flying is the book, “Microsoft Flight Sumlator X For Pilots: Real-World Training.”

As I have worked through the first couple of chapters, I have to give this book credit for its emphasis on teaching the reader to watch for visual queues outside of the plane.  Non-real world flight simulator pilots will probably never realize this, but flight instructors often notice that simulator pilots who become real world pilots often spend too much time looking at the instruments.  For example, one valuable thing this book as taught me is to focus on a object out side of the plane and apply enough rudder to keep that object still.  The object should not move until the ailerons are returned to neutral.

Still, a flight simulator won’t beat the real thing, but it’s better than nothing!