The Flight Simulator

The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is general aviation’s most successful aircraft. It first took flight in 1956 (when it could be purchased for a mere $8,700), and is still being produced today. Today, it’s up to the 172 S and costs $283,500. So it’s no surprise that more people fly a Cessna 172 flight simulator than the real thing.

FlightProSim is software that offers over a hundred aircraft for the armchair pilot to fly – not only airplanes but a hanglider, gliders, zeppelins, helicopters, even a UFO.

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They also offer quite a few Cessnas, including the Citation X, the fastest civilian craft flying today.

However, when someone is just starting out with sim software, they should stick with the featured aircraft of that software, and for Flight Pro SIm that is the Cessna 172 flight simulator.

The Cessna 172 is a “is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing fixed-wing aircraft.” Open up the manual for FlightProSim, “Getting Started,” and its the Cessna 172 flight simulator that is covered.  Indeed, there are several tutorials for this craft. Check out page 82 of the Get Started Guide to learn how to access these tutorials.

FlightProSim offers over one hundred aircraft for its users, as well as 20,000 airports and accurate scenery for the whole world. To access all of these craft, airports and scenery, it is necessary to download them from the Members Area.

All of these aircraft, including all of the Cessna’s, are represented by accurate instrument panels, and accurate flight characteristics, including the sound of the engines.

FlightProSim allows the user to customize their Cessna 172 flight simulator as much as possible. The armchair pilot can start up the plane from the runway of any airport he or she chooses, or start at altitude, at any speed and direction desired. In addition, the user can set what kind of weather he wants to fly through, the time of day and night, and the season.

This software also has networking capabilities, so that pilots can get together and fly in formation if they so desire.

The Cessna 172 flight simulator doesn’t need a yoke in order to fly…users can operate all of the aircraft using the keyboard, but a yoke will certainly add to the enjoyment of the flight simulation experience. FlightProSim also supports joysticks, throttle quadrants and rudder pedals. These accessories can be purchased new or through Ebay.

The more powerful the computer, the better it is for flight simulation software, at least for the hardcore armchair pilot who wants a completely seamless experience.  Delays of the aircraft in responding to the controls should be accurate, based on the type of aircraft being flown, not because it takes the processor a few extra seconds to render the next frame of scenery.

As a Cessna 172 flight simulator, FlightProSim succeeds admirably.

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