Patch's Flight Schools Guide

A complete and very in-depth look at the Comm1 VFR radio simulator. This tool is designed to teach and reinforce your radio communications skills while flying under VFR conditions. It’s not a CD or DVD, but rather software you install on your computer and actually interact with in the same way you would with controllers when you’re flying. This is designed to be used with a headset and boom mic.

Flight schools usually won’t spend too much time going over GPS systems during your Private Pilot training.  It’s not because you won’t use them, just because knowledge of them isn’t required to pass your check-ride.  There is SO much to remember when going through the training, anything they can put off until after you’ve got [...]