| Cessna flight simulator software programs have come | | | | targeted toward a non-technical audience. |
| a long way over the years with regards to their | | | | A good Cessna flight simulator enables you to |
| complexity. Today's simulators are so true to life, that | | | | manipulate pretty much everything you can in a real |
| they behave almost the same way, under simulated | | | | Cessna aircraft: |
| conditions, as an actual Cessna aircraft would under | | | | -- Control movements |
| real life conditions. | | | | -- Navigation equipment |
| A simulator is engineered with a total replica of the | | | | -- Communications equipment |
| complete instrumentation panel of an actual Cessna | | | | -- Lighting |
| aircraft. Every panel instrument reacts to control | | | | -- Fuel management |
| manipulation, simulated weather conditions, as well as | | | | -- Engine management |
| simulated flight aerodynamics, simulating a realistic flight | | | | -- Electrical systems |
| simulator experience. | | | | You could pretty much train to navigate a real aircraft |
| A Cessna flight simulator allows you to fly through a | | | | by spending time on a simulator. There is almost no |
| realistic replica of the earth, including landmarks, | | | | difference between a simulator and a real live flight |
| geographic coordinates of latitude and longitude, | | | | lesson, especially if you are flying "blind" (by reference |
| runways. | | | | to instruments only, with no visual references to the |
| A simulator is also able to simulate a variety of | | | | ground, which is usually the case when you navigate |
| weather phenomena. It can simulate how your aircraft | | | | through the clouds). |
| would perform in a variety of weather circumstances, | | | | The lines between the simulation and the real world |
| such as wind, rain, snow, fog, subzero temperatures, | | | | are being effaced as the technology improves. |
| extremely humid temperatures, and even turbulence. | | | | Making the transition from a simulator to an actual |
| Most people liken a flight simulator as a video game. | | | | airplane is a seamless experience. There is very little |
| But it is much more than just that. It is a a learning tool. | | | | with respect to adjustments you would have to make |
| In video games, you possess limited control over what | | | | when transitioning from the simulator to the real deal. |
| you can do with your aircraft. Video games are | | | | |