Microsoft Flight Simulator For Dummies

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

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