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Free Sim Setup

Finishing an Airbus Sim Setup: Say Intentions, GSX, and a Cable That Fixed the Flaps

A sim-tech session wiring Say Intentions, GSX, and live traffic into an Airbus setup in MSFS 2024, plus the throttle quadrant fix that brought the flaps back.

August 25, 2026

IFR

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.

September 29, 2026

Maneuvers

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.

August 26, 2026

Sim Setup

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.

August 26, 2026

IFR

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.

August 26, 2026

IFR

A Multi-Crew IFR Refresher in the Citation CJ4

A returning jet pilot rebuilds IFR procedures, crew callouts, and FMS work in MSFS 2024

August 26, 2026

VFR

Rehearsing a Trip Through Washington DC Airspace

A simulated round-trip becomes a lesson in trim, throttle discipline, and where your eyes belong

August 26, 2026

Sim Setup

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.

August 26, 2026

VFR

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

August 26, 2026

Sim Setup

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.

August 26, 2026

IFR

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.

August 26, 2026

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