User Guide

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Learn to Fly and
Get Certified
If you picked up your copy of Flight Simulator
because you want to learn the basics of how
airplanes fly or how to navigate and understand
the flight instruments, then you’ve come to the
right place. In “Learning to Fly with Rod
Machado” later in this book, expert flight
instructor Rod Machado provides a series of
tutorials to get you off the ground and back again.
Want to find out if you’ve got the mettle to earn a
Flight Simulator Private Pilot Certificate? In
“Getting Certified” later in this book, you’ll find a
complete curriculum for achieving Flight Simula-
tor pilot certificates and ratings that parallel real-
world pilot certificates.
Note that while Flight Simulator is a great
complement to flight training, it’s not a substitute
for instruction from a Certified Flight Instructor
and is not part of an approved training program
under the standards of the FAA or any other
regulatory authority.
Take a Fun Flight
Choose Select Flight from the Flights menu to
choose one of many intriguing flying situations
we’ve provided for you. The flights in the list take
place in many different locations and aircraft, and
often start with you already in the air. Fly past the
1983 eruption of Kilauea, or fly through Athens,
Greece, past the Acropolis. As you do your fly-by,
take a quick look to your right at the Olympic
Stadium, site of the first modern Olympic games.
The options don’t end there. You can take a flight
over Beijing—past the Forbidden City and
Tiananmen Square. Or, try the canyon approach
to Hoover Dam and fly as close as you dare to the
canyon bottom—but don’t forget to pull up when
you get to the dam! Fly your way through
situations in many of the major cities of the world,
including Rome, Las Vegas, Tokyo, London,
Chicago, Paris, and New York. The sky’s the limit!
Aviation Wisdom
Don't run out of airspeed,
ideas, and altitude all at the
same time.