Multiplayer & Group Flights — Microsoft Flight Simulator Guide

Explore Microsoft Flight Simulator's comprehensive Flight Training, covering basic handling, take-offs, landings, VFR/IFR navigation, glider, airliner, and bush pilot lessons. Master your aircraft with guided tutorials and tests.

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) offers a robust Flight Training system designed to teach players how to fly. These lessons range from fundamental skills like taxiing and landing to more complex maneuvers, with a primary focus on general aviation activities.

The training is divided into several series, each with multiple lessons and often culminating in a test. Users can repeat lessons and choose their own order, though it's recommended to follow the progression.

Lessons Overview

• Basic Handling: 8 lessons in the Cessna 152, covering fundamental aircraft controls and maneuvers.
• Take-off and Landing: 7 lessons focusing on mastering take-offs and landings in the Cessna 152.
• VFR Navigation: 5 lessons in the Cessna 152, teaching Visual Flight Rules navigation.
• Glider Training: 7 lessons using the DG Flugzeugbau DG-1001e neo, focusing on glider flight techniques.
• Airliner Training: 2 lessons for the Airbus A320neo, covering airliner operations.
• Bush Pilot: 7 lessons in the ICON A5, dedicated to bush flying skills.
• IFR Navigation: 7 lessons in the Cessna 172 Skyhawk, for Instrument Flight Rules navigation.

Mechanics of Training

Each lesson series is broken down into manageable parts, guided by voice prompts, instrument highlights, and visual markers. Most series conclude with a test that can be failed, requiring users to demonstrate their learned skills without aids. Lessons can be replayed at any time.

Basic Handling Series

This series consists of 8 lessons in the Cessna 152, designed to teach the core principles of aircraft control.

• Introduction: Learn simulator controls, camera manipulation, instrument interaction, and toolbar usage. (Est. 5 mins)
• Aircraft Essentials: Familiarize yourself with key instruments and controls like the yoke, rudder pedals, throttle, airspeed indicator, and altimeter. (Est. 4 mins)
• Familiarization Flight: Practice basic maneuvers like pitching and turning in the skies around Sedona. (Est. 5 mins)
• Attitude (Pitch): Understand and control the aircraft's pitch for climbing, cruising, and descending, and its effect on speed. (Est. 2 mins)
• Turns (Roll): Learn to initiate and control turns using the yoke and rudder, maintaining a desired bank angle. (Est. 2 mins)