Ppl training.

Posted by Final-Muscle-7196@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 5 comments

Hey all. I’ve got an Xbox with MSFS. It’s fine for practicing basic procedures etc. Is it worth getting a full yoke, throttles, rudder set up for better at home training? Or is it a finesse art that comes quickly during training? I’ve got about 25hrs Into my ppl and figure $500 worth of equipment is cheaper than 2 lessons, I particularly am messing up rudder control/side slip/crosswind approaches.

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ArseTeknica@reddit

I bought a yoke, throttle, pedals and tried them on MSFS on Xbox and Xplane on a computer. I tried them for 2 weeks, had really high hopes, but returned them. They are not very realistic at all, and it felt like I was playing a game more than flying a plane. I had about 20 hrs at the time.

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Final-Muscle-7196@reddit (OP)

Are you saying the controls didn’t give feedback? Like just a constant resistance style device?

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flying-ModTeam@reddit

Please read the FAQ before posting. Certain questions have been asked repeatedly in the past. https://www.reddit.com/r/flying/wiki/index

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Akashd98@reddit

Visual flying is heavily based on the feel of controls and sight picture out of the windshield, simulators, while accurate don’t give you this physical feedback and it’s easy to pick up bad habits that way. I’d say your money is better spent now on lessons but the sim is still good for practicing things for instrument flight (like holding a heading and compass turns)

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Final-Muscle-7196@reddit (OP)

Preciate it