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Flying Lessons

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Flight Simulator

Each Century of Flight story includes links to re-created historical flights. After reading about each aircraft, its famous flights, and its notable pilots, you can fly into history—piloting the

de Havilland DH–88 Comet in the MacRobertson Air Race, or flying an early airline route through the Rocky Mountains in a Douglas DC–3.

To read about—and fly—the nine historical aircraft in Flight Simulator, click Century of Flight on the left side of the main screen.

Flying Lessons

Flight Simulator offers two ways for you to learn to fly: Climb into the cockpit and fly by the seat of your pants—as many of the first pilots did—or learn using the same techniques that modern pilots employ, progressing through the ranks of Student, Private, Instrument, Commercial, and Airline Transport courses by taking Flying Lessons with instructor Rod Machado. Flying Lessons combines in-depth ground school

Getting Started

Early pilot training included little more than mastering a few simple rules and then giving it a try. The rest was left to instinct, good sense, and knowing the lay of the land. But pilots quickly discovered that there was a lot more to learn about flying.

There’s a lot to know about Flight Simulator, too, and that’s part of its fun and challenge. In Flight Simulator, you can learn what it takes to fly some of the world’s finest aircraft. Getting Started—with John and Martha King of King Schools—gives you an introduction to key features and a gateway to your first flight.

	To begin exploring Flight Simulator, click Getting
Getting Started	Started on the left side of the main screen.

tutorials with integrated flying lessons, starting in the Cessna Skyhawk SP Model 172 and moving up to the Beechcraft Baron 58 and Boeing 737–400. You’ll even earn a certificate upon successful completion of each category.

To learn to fly, or to earn a new Flight Simulator pilot rating, click Flying Lessons on the left side of the main screen.

The Learning Center

As you explore Flight Simulator—taking lessons, flying around, trying new aircraft—be sure to spend some time in the Learning Center, your source for answers and information about Flight Simulator. The Learning Center offers more than 120 articles covering the full range of Flight Simulator topics, such as basic flight instruments, using the mouse in the cockpit, and setting weather themes. You’ll also learn about new features, such as dynamic weather and changes to Air Traffic Control, as well as advanced flying topics such as Flying Taildraggers, Flying Twin-Engine Aircraft, and Flying Jets.

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