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Has anyone used ASA's "IFR On-Top" simulator and is it worth buying?

  • I have since ditched any questions relating to Microsoft Flight Simulator and its possible benefits to real aviators FOR INSTRUMENT PRACTICE. Heaven help me if I had asked "Can it teach someone to fly a plane?" Some folks appear to not be able to understand the difference in the questions. So I'll ask about another PC software program marketed by ASA, which as you aviators know is a leading supplier of aviation books, supplies, charts, and tons of training software. Have any pilots used IFR On-Top? Do you think it does a descent job of setting up an environment that is helpful for instrument students and for non-current instrument pilots to brush the rust off? Interesting how the editors of Flying and Flight Training magazines give it good marks. If there is a better desktop trainer out there, I'd like to know more. For literally challenged people, please note I did not ask if IFR On-Top can "teach you to fly a plane." I said "instrument practice."

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    Microsoft Flight Simulator is fine for instrument practice, and many pilots use it for that. If you join a network like VATSIM, you can also use Flight Simulator to keep sharp on your ATC communication skills, and you can carry out real-world IFR procedures requiring ATC communication. I have to confess, though, that I've never tried IFR-On-Top. Ultimately the best practice is in a real aircraft … but if that's not possible, I'm not sure that buying something special for IFR, as opposed to something general like Flight Simulator, really makes any difference. People who summarily dismiss simulators usually have one or more neuroses and can be safely ignored.

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I think I tried a demo version of it years ago along with demo versions of whatever other options were out there. Honestly, if you're just trying to brush up on your instrument skills, then Microsoft Flight Simulator is fine (and more fun to use). Yes, a lot of pilots think all simulators, especially games like FSX, are garbage. But for instrument training, FSX can be a great training aid.

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