New Sim Partnership Blends Virtual Ground School, Flight Training

The mobile flight simulator is available on both iOS and Android platforms that allows flight students and aviation enthusiasts to engage in virtual flight without stepping into the cockpit. [Courtesy: Sporty’s]

Can you imagine having a flight simulator that can fit in your pocket? It's a reality now as Sporty’s Pilot Shop collaborates with Infinite Flight, a mobile flight simulator available on both iOS and Android platforms that allows flight students and aviation enthusiasts to engage in virtual flight without stepping into the cockpit.

According to Sporty's, the partnership integrates Infinite Flight's scenario-based training with Sporty's Learn to Fly Course, which bridges the gap between online aviation training and advanced flight simulation.

When paired with Sporty's online ground schools, Infinite Flight allows the users to practice concepts "in the virtual cockpit." The scenarios presented are those used in the training environment. With the push of a button, users can transition from watching instructional videos to flying a maneuver in a virtual Cessna 172 Skyhawk.

The system includes an evaluation of the user's performance and also offers feedback.

Infinite Flight allows users to virtually fly to and from thousands of airports around the world while integrating popular electronic flight bag apps like ForeFlight and Garmin Pilot just as they would in an actual aircraft. The platform also gives users the ability to experience varying weather scenarios and aircraft performance.

For the learner who is struggling to keep up in the cockpit, or who is apprehensive about getting lost during cross-country flights, Infinite Flight allows them to "practice" the flight before they get near an aircraft.

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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.