| Flying an instrument flight simulator is much cheaper | | | | The computer software engineering involved in the |
| than flying in an actual aircraft. You do not have to pay | | | | development of simulator software has evolved over |
| for fuel. You aren't putting wear and tear on the | | | | the years to the point now where the line between the |
| aircraft. You aren't paying aircraft rental fees. An | | | | simulator and the real aircraft have become blurred. |
| instrument flight simulator can save thousands of | | | | Flying the aircraft solely by reference to the |
| dollars towards your training. | | | | instruments is exactly the same experience between |
| An instrument flight simulator also saves you a great | | | | a simulator and the real deal. All control movements, all |
| deal of time, enabling you to achieve your instrument | | | | aerodynamic forces, all control inputs and their |
| rating more quickly. It's a lot easier to log time in a | | | | expected degree of sensitivity and responsiveness, |
| simulator. Plus you have no weather restrictions to | | | | and even external forces from virtual simulated |
| hinder or delay you from training, since you aren't | | | | "weather" all contribute to an absolutely realistic, |
| "grounded" by bad weather. | | | | true-to-life aviation experience. |
| Without a simulator, you are subject to delays due to | | | | So it makes sense to be able to leverage an |
| weather, availability of the aircraft or the instructor, and | | | | instrument flight simulator to supplement your training, |
| your own budgetary constraints which may hold you | | | | since it saves you time and money while affording you |
| back from expediting your training. | | | | the opportunity to spend more time training. |