Partial Panel into Long Beach
Pitot ice, a frozen static port, then a real vacuum failure: a hand-flown IFR flight from Torrance to Long Beach, with the full session video.
Category: Session Reports
Three Commercial Maneuvers in MSFS, Plus a Multi-Engine Primer
An airline captain walks a commercial student through three of the commercial single-engine maneuvers in the simulator, then into what changes when an engine quits in a twin.
Tech Support Tune-Up for a Cirrus Home Sim
A tune-up on a three-monitor Cirrus home sim: a GPU overload warning, a stubborn switch panel, and USB dropouts.
Missed Approaches, GPS Management, and Staying Ahead of ATC
An instrument student works through missed-approach decision-making, GPS flight-plan management, and partial-panel readiness before a simulated RNAV approach.
A Multi-Crew IFR Refresher in the Citation CJ4
A returning jet pilot rebuilds IFR procedures, crew callouts, and FMS work in MSFS 2024
Rehearsing a Trip Through Washington DC Airspace
A simulated round-trip becomes a lesson in trim, throttle discipline, and where your eyes belong
Cirrus SR22T: Control Bindings, Leaning, and Loading an ILS
A hybrid tech support/instructional Cirrus SR22T session: clean up the control bindings, learn engine leaning, and load an ILS the reliable way.
A VFR Short Hop in the G1000 Skyhawk
A returning simmer rebuilds the whole flow, from the ramp walkaround to a non-towered pattern entry
A Home Sim Tune-Up: From Driver Issues to Spinning a Cub
A maintenance call on a home sim setup that turns into flying: clear a rudder conflict, tune the pedals, and coax a spin out of a Cub.
A Simmer’s Q&A Session on Non-Precision Approaches
One VOR approach, taken apart on the ground in a long chart Q&A, then flown in the sim.
