Dion,
In March I did an IRF Boot Camp Pilot Workshops. They use the Touch Sim. It was very good. The touch screens took some getting used to. They had one simulated 430 with real knobs that helped a lot. When my hanger is done I’m thinking of setting up something like this in it. Great practice.
They also use Pilot Edge for simulated ATC. Really amazing service. Great course too.
Jason
Jason mentioned PilotEdge, and I think it’s worth giving a bit more detail since we’re on the sim topic. I started using this Simulated ATC service about a month ago and it is fantastic! I wish I had found it sooner!!
You connect to the PilotEdge server through x-plane (very easy software install) and then fly in their designated area (Southern California and a bit of Nevada and Utah). You use actual radio frequencies tuned in an the Garmin 430 or Perspective, and you communicate with live controllers. They are serious about phraseology and radio technique (to discourage “gamers”), but also realize that almost everyone is there to learn. They even have a series of “ratings” that you progress through to give you more and more experience.
Between Flythissim and Pilotedge, it really doesn’t get any better for a home PC-based simulation. Info is on their website pilotedge.net/ and they give a free trial, so check them out. I have no connection to them, or financial incentive…just a satisfied user.
what he said, 2x
Hey Guys,
Thank you all for this very useful information. I will definitely go this route…am already in the process of purchasing a high-speced iMac to handle the job. Without this info I am sure my attempts to build a usable IF sim based on FSX would have flopped.
Thanks again!
Dion
Just got my FlyThisSim set up in a cube at my office. I have to say that I was impressed with how professional the people are from ordering to delivery to installation.
I had a small scratch on one of the screens. No problem…they are shipping me a new one and I’ll ship the scratched one back.
I love good customer service and quality products. I cannot believe how real this works.
Nice set up! We bought ours sans the 3 added screens, but it still is quite realistic. I spent many an hour on it before I went for my transition training, as the leap from a '58 C175 with a single com radio, single VOR, and an ADF was a pretty big. I am now using it to practice for my instrument rating, and I think it’s probably the single best move I’ve made regarding aviation training. Saves tons of money and wear and tear on your plane. It’s also handy to get familiar unfamiliar with airports.
Does Fly this SIM work with Pilot Edge?
Scott
Yes, it is X-Plane under the gauges.
Eric,
Working on my IFR ticket currently. The 40 hours requirement for logged time starts to get costly and as others said, wears on your bird. I have G1 SR22 with avidyne MFD, stack of non-WAAS 430s, and ASPEN PRO in place of original Sandel HSI/VSI. Can you configure a similar setup for me with FAA certified version so I can log time? If so, I’d be interested to speak with you. Thanks,
Patrick
Yes, in fact they have this new feature where they can, if asked, fail a component remotely (eg pitot failure), and not tell you what they did, or when. You figure it out, and fly on. Amazing stuff!
Anyone know if the flythissim guys are going to add support for the gtn650?
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Sanjay,
I’ve been asking them for almost two years now. Been holding off on getting one until they do. At sun n fun they were saying about 8 months. However I’m skeptical as I was told that last year also at sun n fun.
The beauty of the approach that flythissim has is it is just software. No hardware involved. Their product is the most flexible on the market. in a few seconds, you can configure the panel to match the training requirements. I am sure when the market size is large enough, they will add what customers want. That is what they have done to date.
You don’t see the Red Bird desktop trainer able to do what this one does? Also this one is far more realistic than any others on the market.
Hi Guys,
So…CATASTROPHE! I’ve been studying & writing CPL exams for the past 7 months and have only now purchased the powerful iMac for my Cirrus sim. Bought an expensive version of Windows and bought SIMAvio and the Avidyne plug-in.
Only to be told today by FlyThiSsim that their software will not run on a Mac not even in Windows Native mode:-(
Please can anyone confirm that this is in fact so
Regards,
Dion
Well, VMWare Fusion supports OpenGL, if that is the issue. X-Plane runs under it IIRC.
VMware Fusion 7 has 3D accelerated graphics support, allowing you to play most games that require DirectX 9.0c with Shader Model 3 or OpenGL 2.1 in Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 virtual machines.
Hi,
So is FlythisSim now a big no no?
Will no longer run on Mac
No further support unless you use a ‘professional’ version (read more expensive)…is the company closing down?
I need an Instrument Simulator for my SR-22 Avidyne…what Sim do I buy?
Anyone please?
Dion
Same subject…
Can anyone confirm that an iMac running in Native Windows Mode (not VMWare/Parallels emulator mode) cannot run the Flythissim software?
Apple advertise their Native Windows Mode (i.e. booted up in Windows) as being a pure Windows environment.
Many thanks,
Dion
I am using 2 mac mini computers - x-plane on one and flythissim on the other. X-plane runs on the mac OS. The other mac is set up with dual boot (mac OS and Windows XP Pro). It is set to boot to XP. The two macs are networked together. Works great.
