| What are some of the unique features of a Cessna | | | | simulated aircraft is programmed to even be sensitive |
| 172 simulator? Essentially, what it it does is simulate the | | | | to weight and balance issues. These factors |
| complete instrumentation panel of an actual Cessna | | | | collectively emulate the impact that all of these factors |
| 172 aircraft, down to every last detail. | | | | would have had on your aircraft in real life. So it is |
| The instrument panel on board your flight simulator | | | | designed to be as true to life and realistic as the |
| was programmed to respond to control inputs from | | | | technology will allow it. |
| the keyboard or mouse, from a joystick, or even a set | | | | Practically everything that can be controlled or |
| of USB-enabled aircraft yoke and rudder pedal | | | | manipulated in an actual Cessna aircraft can be |
| controllers. | | | | controlled or manipulated in a Cessna 172 simulator: |
| A Cessna 172 simulator basically enables you to | | | | Control movements, navigation equipment, |
| operate your aircraft in a "virtual reality" world, in which | | | | communications equipment, lighting, fuel management, |
| you can navigate and maneuver in all 3 spatial | | | | engine management, and electrical systems. |
| dimensions. | | | | A Cessna 172 simulator is also true to life in terms of |
| There are several different vantage points through | | | | geographic distances and the times required to |
| which you can interact with the environment within a | | | | traverse them. If a flight from Chicago to New York |
| flight simulator: You can view the outside world from | | | | were to take 6 hours in real life, then it will take 6 hours |
| inside the cockpit, in 1st-person mode, as if you were | | | | in the simulator. In fact, simulators are a great way to |
| actually sitting inside the plane. Or you can observe the | | | | practice a "dry run" of an actual upcoming flight trip |
| aircraft from the outside, in 3rd-person mode as well. | | | | that you are planning to embark on soon. |
| Cessna 172 simulator programs constitute a virtual | | | | Weather is also realistic in a simulator. In fact, Cessna |
| "universe". Inside this universe, you will find real | | | | 172 simulator programs offer the ideal venue to |
| landmarks and real airports, based on actual | | | | practice and become proficient at instrument flying |
| cartographic data. | | | | (which is the act of flying "blind" through the clouds). |
| These simulators are programmed to respond to | | | | All in all, a Cessna 172 simulator is a solid educational |
| environmental conditions such as weather phenomena | | | | tool, empowering you to learn how to fly the real thing. |
| which include wind, clouds, and temperature. The | | | | |