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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 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
