Today's Flight Plan

Flight simulation plays a large part in flight training today. From the intial hours a pilot can log in a simulator, to staying sharp as an every day aviator, a simulator is a fantastic tool.

Different simulator options out there often leave the would-be simulator pilot confused. Which one to choose? How to set it up? How to learn now that I’m loaded up in an airplane?

For about as long as simulation has been around, future pilots and those interested in aviation are completely lost when they first load up a simulator. Sitting on the runway, engine already up and running, they are now expected to slam the throttle forward and enter this mysterious world of flight.

Truth is, things don’t really work that way.

That’s where Flight School comes in. Flight School, aptly named, is a new simulator from Dovetail Games. This new flight simulator takes the experience of going to your local airport, getting a flight instructor, and taking lessons. You build both knowledge and skills as you experience flight training in a simulated world.

On this episode, we get together with Stephen Hood, Creative Director at Dovetail Games. He walks us through the creative and thought process that went into building a compelling simulator to achieve such a task as this. Through this interview you’ll find that much care was taken with this community, with much thought and care being put into this new, experiential flight simulator.

This is a great interview with Stephen, but don’t take our word for it- listen in, get pumped for this new simulator, and get ready for flight lessons!

Useful Links

Dovetail Games
Flight School

Credits

Stephen Hood

Huge thanks to Stephen for joining us. It was an exciting conversation, and gets us all really pumped for the up and coming Flight School experience.

Crew

Major thanks to the amazing Angle of Attack Crew for all their hard work over the years. Our team works incredibly hard, and they're very passionate about what they do.

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