| Cessna flight simulator software has come a long way | | | | toward a non-technical audience. |
| over the decades in their evolution. Modern simulators | | | | A true Cessna flight simulator, lets you manipulate and |
| are so true to life, that they behave exactly the same | | | | control just about everything you can in a real Cessna |
| way, under simulated conditions, as an actual Cessna | | | | airplane: |
| aircraft would under real life conditions. | | | | - Control movements |
| A simulator is programmed with a complete mock up | | | | - Navigation equipment |
| replica of the entire instrument panel of an actual | | | | - Communications equipment |
| Cessna aircraft. Each panel instruments responds to | | | | - Lighting |
| both control inputs, simulated weather conditions, and | | | | - Fuel management |
| simulated flight aerodynamics, providing a realistic flight | | | | - Engine management |
| simulation experience. | | | | - Electrical systems |
| A Cessna flight simulator allows you to fly through a | | | | You could literally train to fly a real aircraft by spending |
| virtual reality replica of the entire world, including | | | | time on a simulator. There is literally no difference |
| landmarks, geographic coordinates of latitude and | | | | between a simulator and a real life flight lesson, |
| longitude, runways. | | | | especially if you are flying "blind" (by reference to |
| A simulator can also simulate various weather | | | | instruments only, with no visual references to the |
| conditions. It can simulate how your aircraft would | | | | ground, which is typically the case when you fly |
| perform in various weather phenomena, such as wind, | | | | through the clouds). |
| rain, snow, fog, subzero temperatures, extremely | | | | The lines between the simulation and the real world |
| humid temperatures, and even turbulence. | | | | are being blurred as the technology improves. |
| Most people think of a flight simulator as a video game. | | | | Transitioning from a simulator to a real aircraft is a |
| But it is more than just that. It is a simulation. In video | | | | seamless experience. There is very little in terms of |
| games, you possess limited control over what you can | | | | adjustments you would have to make when going |
| do with your aircraft. Video games are targeted | | | | from the simulator to the real deal. |