Let's start with the introduction and show how the FlightSim Coach training program works.

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It was founded in 2021 with the intention of connecting real flight instructors with their everyday simulator, with the goal of enhancing the quality and efficiency of pilot training using desktop flight simulators. To do this, they offer around a dozen instructors with all types of real-world aviation experience, some are airline pilots, others are business jet pilots, and some are helicopter pilots. All have considerable experience to offer, each at a different price.

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After my conversation with Mike, CEO of FlightSim Coach, where I shared with him my intentions, which was to have a VFR flight section as well as a real pilot's first flight, he recommended some instructors for me to choose from. And I decided to choose our friend Patrick, one of the available instructors, who is also a certified flight instructor in real life.

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* Flight Sim Coach recommends that before you rent a session from an instructor that you see their information, as on the FlightSim Coach website each instructor has their own page explaining their specialties and how they can help you.

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After scheduling a good date and time for both of us, Patrick and I started our training session, but first I was instructed to download Zoom for instruction, and it was a good thing since Zoom is very useful for classes and so on, with good tools and excellent screen sharing.

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Before starting our flight, Patrick and I had a conversation where he explained to me how Flight Sim Coach training works, and I was impressed with the amount of things they can do. He told me that all types of people look for Flight Sim Coach, from children looking to learn how to fly in simulators to real pilots looking for a training session to improve their day-to-day practices. Patrick also told me that in addition to providing instruction, if the customer prefers, they also help solve technical problems, organize folders and install add-ons of your choice for shared simulators.

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Since I chose VFR flight instruction, it was time for planning. We decided to fly around Colorado Springs, an area that Patrick already knew. During planning, he also taught me several visual flight tricks, such as decision altitude and some others, things that before the instruction I definitely didn't know about. We then decided to go to Spanish Peaks, an airport in a small town nearby. The flight would be about 61 nautical miles (113 km) as we took a little longer to go through the visual references.

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After all the necessary checks were complete, we took off from Colorado Springs and began the visual flight using all the references previously analyzed in our planning, as well as the altitude planned for the flight.

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During the flight, in addition to having a good chat and Patrick telling me a little more about his work, he also helped me understand the principles of VFR flight and all its rules, definitely something I needed to learn.

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The instruction proceeded as normal and was relaxed, and as we got closer to landing, the approach was a little challenging, because despite the clear skies the winds were a little stronger than normal.

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So as not to make this a very long read, let’s get to the verdicts. I personally believe that a session with Flight Sim Coach is definitely worth it regardless of the instructor, as they don't just cover VFR flights, as said in the introduction, they have people who do a little bit of everything, so you should definitely try an experience, even if you want to take a long IFR flight on an A320.

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Special thanks to Mike, CEO of FlighSim Coach who gave us the opportunity to have a free session. I am also very grateful to my instructor Patrick, a very nice and caring person, and I will definitely look for Flight Sim Coach's services in the future.

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You can find Flight Sim Coach’s instructional services on their website.