Microsoft Flight Simulator For Dummies

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Introduction 1

Part 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Flight Simulator 7

Chapter 1: Taking to the Virtual Skies 9

Chapter 2: Taking Control with (or without) a Custom Setup 19

Chapter 3: Heading to Flight School 35

Chapter 4: Virtual Planes, Real Pilot: Flight Simulator in VR 49

Chapter 5: Takeoff in Tandem: Flights with Friends 63

Part 2: The Art of Single-Engine Navigation 77

Chapter 6: Loving Flight Fundamentals 79

Chapter 7: Learning Those Instruments 93

Chapter 8: Pulling Off a Successful Start-Up 101

Chapter 9: Departing from and Returning to the Runway 113

Part 3: Airport Operations 127

Chapter 10: Knowing Your Way Around the Airport 129

Chapter 11: Talking Your Way Into (and Through) the Air 145

Part 4: Choosing and Flying Your Aircraft 157

Chapter 12: Airplane! (Not the Movie, the Craft) 159

Chapter 13: Knowing the Nitty-Gritty of Flight Planning and Navigation 169

Chapter 14: Working the Radio in Single or Multiplayer Mode 187

Chapter 15: Rules, Rules, Rules — So Many Rules! 193

Part 5: What to Do in Case of an Emergency 199

Chapter 16: Mayday! Recognizing and Responding to Emergencies 201

Chapter 17: Making an Emergency Landing 213

Part 6: The Part of Tens 221

Chapter 18: Ten Flight Simulator Tricks You Should Know 223

Chapter 19: Ten Cool Airports to Visit Virtually 235

Part 7: Appendixes: Example Flights 247

Appendix A: Example Cessna Flight 249

Appendix B: Example Baron G58 Twin-Engine Flight 257

Appendix C: Example 787 Dreamliner Flight 263

Index 269