If you’re going to get in to the world of flight simulators, it’s best to go all-in. [Stevenarango] knows this and built a great Cessna 172 cockpit for his personal use.

The Aero Club hosts a fleet of eight total aircraft consisting of Cessna 172 Skyhawks and Cessna 182 Skylanes, ranging from ...

If you’re going to get in to the world of flight simulators, it’s best to go all-in. [Stevenarango] knows this and built a great Cessna 172 cockpit for his personal use.

It’s priced at $24.99. If you’re interested in flying the Cessna 172 with a higher degree of realism, Just Flight and WB-Sims released the 172SP Classic Enhancement on the former’s store.

The simulator, a state-of-the-art equipment, is a copy of the Cessna 172 cockpit. Talking to FE, civil aviation department advisor Abhay Chandra said through the simulator, ground-level training ...

So Fay did the next best thing: He built his own cockpit using virtual reality. Fay spent 200 hours designing and constructing this DIY Cessna 172 simulator.

“A new Cessna 172 aircraft is around $450,000,” Rawlins said. “This simulator is at $750,000, so it’s more than buying a brand-new aircraft. And that’s just the simulator itself.” ...

Elizabeth City State University student Chris Virga climbed into a Cessna 172 cockpit simulator for takeoff from what the virtual vista on his windshield displayed as the local airport. After a ...