Simulators

No matter who you ask, you'll get the same advice: spend time practicing on a simulator. It's amazing how good and useful these tools have become. It's also easy to treat them like a video game and not improve your flying skills. With that in mind, here are some ideas that will make you a better pilot by getting the most out of your simulator:

Flight simulators and driving simulators have at least one thing in common - they're totally unsatisfactory to use with the wrong controller. After an hour with just a keyboard or a generic gamepad on either, you'll be itching for the real thing.

That's where the Mile High Wings USB Interface comes in. It's a very compact dongle (2 3/8" x 3/4" x 1/4") which connects your existing radio transmitter to a PC or Mac, using the radio's trainer jack. Cleverly, the interface is not soldered to a particular plug or cord, instead using a mini connector. This lets you use a wide variety of radios with the same interface by switching cables.