FORT DRUM, N.Y. (Aug. 27, 2015) -- From the time Army pilots begin flight school until the day they end their careers in aviation, many will have logged thousands of hours in flight time. These ...

June 2010 NOT ALL THAT long ago even the best full-motion jet simulators had very basic visual presentations that were restricted to nothing more than a view straight ahead through the windshield.

Editor's note:This story was edited on 10/1/2015 to correct information about the motion system in this C-17 flight simulator. It uses an electrically powered motion system. MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — It ...

For those who have been around the airline industry for a while, it is well known that change is a constant, and even minor updates to procedures or systems can have a significant impact on front-line ...

RENTON, Wash. — Thanks to Microsoft’s hyper-realistic new version of Flight Simulator, I now know what it’s like to fly a Cessna 72SP Skyhawk airplane over my neighborhood … then crash it into the ...

In a groundbreaking move, Boeing has teamed up with Microsoft to incorporate Flight Simulator into its professional pilot training programs. This strategic collaboration, announced in early November ...

Avgeek desktop gamers and wannabe airline captains can finally get the high-altitude fix they’ve been craving. Following a prolonged period of hibernation, the rebooted Microsoft Flight Simulator, ...

According to a social media post by the official CapFrameX account, the US space agency has "expressed interest" in using the application to asses the FPS ...