FSX question is it better or not?

Question

Is it good to satrt playing FSX before going to aviation cause i wanna be a airline pilot but is it a good start

Answer 1

It could help you work on your procedures/checklists help you visualize the flying environment, and maybe get you familiar with radio procedures and functions.But there's nothing likethe real flying experience.  

Answer 2

Its an awful idea actually. Many people pick up bad habits that then have to be broken by instructors. You aren't going to do yourself any favors by messing around on flight sim before you take lessons.

Now, once you start taking lessons its a different story. flight sim is great for practicing things like steep turns, stalls, slow flight, radio navigation, and its especially helpful with emergencies. Basically anything except ground reference maneuvers and landings. Its a great idea to go to the airport, fly your lesson then come home and fly it over on your sim, working on things you had a problem with as long as you get the idea. Its also great with helping you with flows and checklists.

Once you learn how to fly its good for keeping you somewhat up to speed. When a pilot takes time away from flying, we forget things. usually its not big things but it can be. It all depends on the person, the time taken off, and the complexity of the airplane.

The best part of flightsim is practicing instrument flying. It really does work great for that, but again you need to take lessons from an instructor before you go off teaching yourself how to fly on instruments.

Its a great tool, but you need to learn how to use the tool first.  

Answer 3

Most people will argue it is, most people will argue is isn't. Me? bag the sim game and go get real pilot lessons. FSX is for fun, and real-world flying is different than game-flying.

Happy landings

Answer 4

FSX is a great flight sim, and fun to boot. However, it's nothing like flying in the real world.

Learning to fly "from scratch" teaches you to fly visually at first... FSX simply can't compete with the real world for navigation, or even how it feels when you fly.

You also run the risk of learning things the wrong way... so having to "unlearn" everything from FSX and re-learn the correct way, which will add time to your training.

What FSX will be VERY useful for though is when you get as far as instrument flying training... FSX will let you practice instrument flying beofre you do it for real, and will alo let you go over what you may have learned in real life.

It's worth having, especially on those days when the weather is not so great and you can't take a lesson, and it will teach you things, but it's no substitute for the real thing...