My love of Flight Simulation started early, and at a distance, and then it disappeared as quickly as it came, and lay dormant for over 30 years. I was 8 years old in 1988, when I went to my friends house (James) whose Dad was big into IT when it was really starting to be more popular. James asked me if I wanted to play Flight Simulator, and had never heard of it but being young and high on Dip-Dab, I said sure. He must have been setting that game up for about 15 minutes, but what happened next I was in awe. We flew a flipping plane, I was amazed back then at how clever it was (imagine how i fe ..read more

Quick answer: Ensure the Baro Pressure is set to STD or 29.92 / 1012 hpa after you have passed the transitional altitude Oh wow in my early days I was screaming so hard at the screen this exact thing. So smug I was that I thought I knew all about flight level and altitude. I was missing one key thing…. I hadn’t altered the Baro pressure. Baro Pressure is not just about ensuring you don’t crash into the ground because you were out by a few hundred feet, it’s also about ensuring all planes past a certain height all follow the same altitude. If everyone had different baro pressures, my 18,000 fee ..read more

My favourite planes are those with glass cockpits, although I am starting to fall in love with steam gauge dials and the older aircraft such as the Grumman Goose which I have just started flying. But having a modern aircraft just means you can kick in the autopilot and just take in the amazing scenery. Having Garmin in the glass cockpits allows you to do just that, and it’s relatively easy to do, however the G3000 is easier to use I think than the G1000. I will post something for those who need a bit of help setting up the Garmin without having to read the whole manual. But here is a list of w ..read more