flight sim
Cockpit on screen
Flight sim is short for flight simulator—software or hardware that replicates the experience of piloting aircraft.
These range from casual games to professional training systems used by airlines and military.
The term usually refers to the software: I spent the weekend playing flight sims.
Enthusiasts often pair them with specialized controllers like yokes and throttle quadrants.
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- joystickTilting lever for control
- throttlePower flow controller
- runwayPaved path for planes
- takeoffDeparture or parody
landing · altitude · airspeed · yoke · instrument panel · autopilot · turbulence · control tower · air traffic control · aerodynamics · hangar · fuselage · pitch · roll · yaw · aviation · pilot · controls
- ride simulators
- aerospaceairplane, helicopter, rocket, rockets, spacecraft
- aviation trainingpilot training, ground school, private pilot, commercial pilot, pilot license
- recreational flyinggliding, hang gliding, paragliding, skydiving, ballooning
- practice toolsmetronome, tuner, practice pad, music stand, practice log
- arcadesarcade, arcade games, video games, joystick, joysticks
flight simoutdoor activity
Pursuit done outside
casual game · puzzle game · platformer · text adventure · board game
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