The MIG-21 Full Motion Simulator This story unfolds in the waning years of the 2nd millenium, in a country far, far away. It was the afternoon of a hot summer day – hot enough to empty the streets and to slow down activities in my office to a snail’s pace. I looked at the heaps …

There is a question on the mind of many flight simulation enthusiasts. A question that is as old as our hobby itself: Does flight simulation prepare us for flying a real plane? More than any other, one particular scenario has lit up our community’s collective imagination: At cruise altitude, on an otherwise boring commuter flight, …

Every flight simulation enthusiast has been asked this rather annoying question at some point – usually by people who do not really care to understand the fascination this hobby holds for us. I have piloted virtual planes since the early days of PC-based flight simulators. Back then, no amount of goodwill would convince people around …