Procedures

IFR Suite is not a home flight simulator.

A home simulator is a cockpit you build or a desktop program that recreates an airplane. IFR Suite is a short session on one procedure, and it does not log flight time.

IFR Suite is not a home flight simulator.

IFR Suite Editorial · IFR Suite · 5 min read

A field note, for the way ahead.

A home flight simulator is a cockpit you build, or a desktop program that recreates an airplane and a place. People compare those machines and then ask which one to buy.

IFR Suite is not on that list. It is not a home simulator. There is no cockpit to assemble, no scenery to load, and no flight to set up before the procedure starts.

What a session is

One procedure, so the picture is familiar before you spend airplane time.

  • A departure, until the runway and the first turns are familiar.
  • The traffic pattern, until you can describe the circuit.
  • An approach, from the initial segment through the missed approach.
  • A hold. The entry is direct, teardrop, or parallel, chosen from your heading and from where you are relative to the inbound course.
  • An intercept, and a DME arc.

There are more than 9,800 airports and navaids. Glass or round gauges. The instruments stay in English. The session panel follows the language you choose.

What this page will not do

It will not rank simulators, quote prices, or tell you which hardware logs time. IFR Suite does not log flight time or instrument time. It does not replace the airplane or your instructor. It does not copy a clearance, it is not a source of charts, and it has no microphone. It is not for a real flight.

Use a short session, then fly the same procedure with your instructor.

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