Games & Puzzles · Digital & Tech
Flight Simulation
Fly by the real checklists, read start to finish before takeoff
Unlike a game it follows real procedure: checklists, radio calls, charts, and one complete short flight can take an hour. A yoke or stick with throttle is the main expense, and a keyboard works but poorly. Networks staffed by volunteer controllers run near-real radio procedure, which is why many people stay.
First stepIn a flight simulator, with a joystick or the keyboard, follow the checklist through one take-off, one circuit and one landing in a light aircraft.
Barriers
Cost to start
$50–300
Going deep → $2k–10k
Alone or with people
On your own
Effort
Sitting
Without a teacher?
Self-taught
One session takes
1–2 hours
Where
At home
Why people take it up