Considering the purchase of a home flight simulator to replicate my 2006, SR 22 G2 with updated avionics including a Garmin 750/650 stack and Avidyne DFC 90 auto pilot.
I have done a lot of research so far but the more I read the More I’m confused. Your thoughts and recommendations would be appreciated. I understand that COPA uses flythiSIM touch simulators and I would like some feedback how this compares and contrast to the realsim gear, Cirrus package. Thank you in advance for your responses.
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I chose a mighty computer, plus the HP reverb VR headset. Practiced all of the required maneuvers in it and get my commercial license in my SR22 G2, mine cirrus is an avidyne model, the X-plane 11 has a pretty good set up to replicate it. let me know if you want to go that route
I have X-Plane 12 running the TorqueSim SR22 (with G1000 and Perspective avionics), and it runs well (some minor bugs that are unresolved, maybe due to it being XP 11 compatible only, but it’ll get updated soon I imagine). Also, have an Oculus Q2 headset and it’s acceptable.
Flies quite well and has a very accurate flight model I’d say.
For IFD users, TourqueSim’s SR22 Avidyne can be used with Avidyne’s TrainerXP, but it is quite janky. I knew about it from TourqueSim, but decided to bite the bullet and buy it anyway, as I really want to practice at home. The problem with TrainerXP is that in the NAV mode, the plane would all of a sudden veer off course and then re-capture after a few bounces left and right. Very annoying, and Avidyne knows about it, but to my question about when are they going to fix it, they answered bluntly “not anytime soon”! Nonetheless, after you get used to these oscillations off course (or consider them a “simulated AP failure” ), one can still practice approaches, emergencies, etc. which is what I am doing.
If somebody figured out a better solution for the Avidyne+IFD440/540+DFC90 simulator, please post! Thanks.
Honestly I use the GTN 750 / 650 in XPlane and then have the TrainerXP running on an IPAD. I just mimic the approaches etc… on both the XPlane and the IFD Trainer. It basically follows along. It works well but the IFD is not driving the sim the GTN is.
I have the RSG BATD full Cirrus cockpit. Perspective + hardware but it only does perspective . Hoping X-Plane 12 and the updated TorqueSim Cirrus plane addresses this but great for practice and currency.
Awesome. Thanks Chris. Did you go with the single display or 3 displays? PilotEdge is a great recommendation. I think I will get this on order this month.
I did 3 due to space in my home office. My CSIP found my buttonology advanced for a newb and was I think impressed by my first departure clearance CRAFT (which was prob my 20th after using sim so much).
Highly suggest Noble. Also weather here typically nice so 6HITS would mean bothering others to be safety pilot. Instead I shoot an approach in nasty weather at a strange new airport every week (at home). ATIS = ZULU tells PilotEdge you are using custom weather.
It’s worthwhile before we even talk failure modes. Really earns stripes there.
), one can still practice approaches, emergencies, etc. which is what I am doing.
