About this episode
Ben, Ted, and Brian catch up, then Ben talks with Chris C about his flight simulator use. The community shares opinions and suggestions, then Ted shares a clip from Chris C's recent video talking about having "jitters" after not flying for a while. Mentioned on the show: * Chris C, Flying Past 50, Rebuilding Confidence and Proficiency: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a9eZQsle8Y * Flight sim discord thread: https://discord.com/channels/1016100180325564418/1257478939371114616 * Flight sim saves 5.5 hours of training: https://generalaviationnews.com/2024/05/29/study-confirms-flight-simulation-benefits-pilot-training/ * Full report: https://flightsimassociation.com/report * FlightChops, multi-engine IFR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSjDEQ5E6xQ * Freedom Aviation Network: https://www.freedomaviationnetwork.org/ * MPP EP37 - Looking for a flying purpose? Join the Freedom Aviation Network: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/midlifepilotpodcast/episodes/EP37---Looking-for-a-flying-purpose--Join-the-Freedom-Aviation-Network-e25oshp * ABY, Albany Georgia: https://www.airnav.com/airport/ABY * Eagles of America FBO, Albany Georgia: https://www.eaglesfbo.com/ * FlyVolar's scale P38 replica: https://www.flyvolar.com/ttp38 * Meigs Field in MSFS: https://fsnews.eu/simcident-report-massacre-at-meigs-field-the-ill-fated-fight-to-save-flight-sims-most-famous-airport/#:~:text=The%20airport%20served%20as%20Microsoft,Field%20and%20the%20downtown%20area.&text=Meigs%20made%20perfect%20sense%20as%20a%20default%20starting%20location. * MS Flight Simulator v1.0, which ran on the Osborne computer: https://www.mobygames.com/game/4003/microsoft-flight-simulator-v10/screenshots/pc-booter/779935/ * Erica Gilbert, Aerosafe, recurrent training in the TBM: https://www.patreon.com/posts/tbm-recurrent-106988865 * Riddle paper, "Transfer of Training from Flight Training Devices to Flight for Ab-Initio Pilots": https://commons.erau.edu/publication/149/ * "flight sims save 5.5 hours in training" survey: https://generalaviationnews.com/2024/05/29/study-confirms-flight-simulation-benefits-pilot-training/ * full report of the survey: https://flightsimassociation.com/report Flight sim add on links: * https://navigraph.com/ * https://www.simbrief.com/home/ * https://hifisimtech.com/asfs/ * https://www.sayintentions.ai/ * https://www.spadnext.com/home.html * https://gameglass.gg/ * https://www.siminnovations.com/ * https://www.pilotedge.net/ * https://www.trackir.com/ * https://gaming.tobii.com/product/eye-tracker-5/ * https://smoothtrack.app/