Let me explain. I’m not a real airline pilot. I’m just someone who likes buttons, maps, and normal coffee. But I’ve been flying the 737 at home for years. On my desk. With a yoke, pedals, and way too many sticky notes. If you want another angle on how deep this rabbit hole can go, …
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You know what? I didn’t think a sim could make my hands sweat. Then I flew a Cirrus in one. I’ve used two setups: X-Plane 12 with the TorqueSim SR22 at home A full-size Cirrus SR22 trainer at my local school in Denver (fixed base, 220-degree screen, real switches) Both felt very “Cirrus”—side stick, big …
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I’m Kayla. I love rotor noise, wobble, and sweat. I’ve spent the last year flying helicopters in DCS, MSFS, and X-Plane. I tried a bunch of gear. Some cheap. Some wild. Some that made me grin like a kid. If you’re curious how this write-up fits into my broader gear saga, you can check out …
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Role-play note: I’m Kayla, and I’m sharing my first-person take like I’ve used it every week. Why I fired it up in the first place I wanted safe stick time. My hands shook after I crashed a real T-28 last spring. Not fun. So I grabbed Phoenix RC, a cheap USB dongle, and my old …
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I’m Kayla, and I fly in VR a lot. Not once. Not twice. A lot. I’m not sponsored. I bought my stuff, and I’ve broken a few cables along the way. If you want the long version of how I got hooked, I poured it all into my hands-on VR flight sim review. You know …
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I’m Kayla. I fly fake planes a lot. Too much, if you ask my sister. I test rigs, swap parts, and run long-haul routes while I fold laundry. I’ve flown Microsoft Flight Simulator, X-Plane 12, and DCS on real machines I own or borrowed. Here’s the one that felt right, plus a few that came …
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I’m Kayla, and I fly a lot at home. MSFS for chill. DCS for stress. IL-2 when I want to feel brave.When I switch to GA flying with a yoke, these mounts slide off and the gear swap is easy—see my hands-on roundup of the best flight-sim yokes if yokes are more your style. I’ve …
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I’m Kayla, and I’m hands-on with my sim gear. I bought the Logitech G Flight Switch Panel (the old Saitek one)—you can see the current model on the Logitech G product page—for 119 bucks at Micro Center this spring. It’s now bolted under my desk, just to the right of my yoke. I use it …
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I’m Kayla. I fly helis at my desk after work, coffee on the right, pedals under my feet, and my cat acting like a crew chief. I’ve spent real hours in these sims, fighting the hover, chasing needles, and blowing landings that made me blush even though no one was watching. So which one feels …
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I’m Kayla. I fly at night after the kids are in bed, headset on, tea on the desk, and ATC chattering in my ear. For the last six months, I’ve been using the Logitech G Flight Switch Panel as my main flight sim control panel with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 on a Windows 11 PC.When …
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