| There are many advantages to training to fly an | | | | of this. Most student pilots will never practice |
| aircraft, such as the Cessna 172 trainer, in a Cessna | | | | performing a spin, because of the inherent risks |
| 172 simulator. In fact, here are 10 very good reasons: | | | | involved. A simulator lets you overcome the risk, |
| | | | allowing you to practice whatever maneuvers and |
| 1. Flying a Cessna 172 simulator is a lot cheaper than | | | | procedures you want. |
| flying its real life counterpart. | | | | 9. You can simulate flying in different weather |
| 2. You have the liberty to practice and train on a | | | | conditions, times of day, and seasons anytime you |
| simulator while keeping both feet planted firmly and | | | | want. |
| safety on the ground. | | | | 10. You are free to fly the simulator anytime you |
| 3. You don't have to worry about crashing the | | | | want, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a |
| airplane if you make a mistake! | | | | year, without worrying about the aircraft not being |
| 4. With a simulator, you have the ability to save, | | | | available, it being down for maintenance, the |
| pause, rewind, and replay your flights. | | | | instructor not being available, or the weather not |
| 5. You can set up various different scenarios to | | | | being favorable for you to practice flying in. The |
| practice and fly, on demand, instantly. | | | | simulator works anytime you want it to, not the |
| 6. You save a lot of time by skipping over the | | | | other way around. |
| overhead of preflighting the plane, getting clearance | | | | You may very good reasons for not being able to fly |
| for take off from a control tower, and taking off to | | | | an actual airplane, or not being able to train as |
| climb to altitude, and taking the time to return to | | | | frequently as you would like, such as it being way |
| land, if you are only practicing mid air maneuvers. | | | | too cost-prohibitive for your budget, or such as it |
| 7. A Cessna 172 simulator, without a doubt, can help | | | | being the dead of winter when there are too many |
| you save a significant amount of time that would you | | | | days you cannot fly, or if you have other |
| be spending to train in a real airplane, since you will | | | | commitments that keep you from spending your |
| already no doubt be familiar with how to maneuver | | | | spare time flying. |
| the airplane, based on your experience using the | | | | What the Cessna 172 simulator does for you is |
| simulator. | | | | empower you to practice on a simulator for a mere |
| 8. You have the freedom to practice multiple | | | | fraction of the cost, so that when you do finally get |
| maneuvers, to be able to observe their outcomes in | | | | to go flying, you will be up to speed on your aviation |
| a simulator, that you might otherwise be hesitant to | | | | skills and will have less catching up to do. |
| try in a real airplane. Spins are a very good example | | | | |