Flight simulator Training
Long time ago I started training a bit on the FS2004 doing all the lessons by Rod Machado and was confident with a little Cesna.
As I said it was long time ago and now that I live in Canada, I am wanting to learn again to eventually go to the real ground school and flying school. Yes, prices are really competitive, not to say attractive.
Indeed it would cost around 12k CAD for a full teaching process into becoming a private licensed pilot – which is nothing to prices in Japan or France.
So I just installed FS X on my T60p and tweak my old joypad in order to do a few learning missions. I have to say it is strange using a joypad to fly, but also that it is not unpleasant and I am getting use to it. On another hand, I use to fly with a force feedback joystick and it was a different experience.
Speaking of joystick I am thinking in getting the Saitek Aviator (AV8R) – no I am ready to buy the yok and pedal…yet. But it is the price as the software itself, which is to me expensive. So if you have one to sell, contact me 
Anyways, I was able to pass all the new FSX learning missions very easily. And I am not sure I like them. Yes I already did all the lessons with Rod on FS2004, so I know my way around but with those lessons, I feel empty. Empty of knowledge and training. Maybe I have to dig in to find better lessons…I will see.
I started from the beggining and had a few wings of honors in just a few hours.
In order to fill the emptyness of knowledge and all the things I have forgotten, I have seen an interesting book about how to use FSX to train: FSX for pilot real world training. It has good review on amazon and all the site I went to check it out.
Oh well I will if I can keep up with the virtual training until I get the time and money to go on with real plane training – but with the advantage of this virtual training.
