To the Group -

As I mentioned in an earlier post, my son and I are about to embark upon "the hobby" (I love that phrase -- an excellent catch-all term for this crazy thing we do!) and we will be starting with the GreatPlanes RealFlight simulator. I will be getting the software sometime in the next week and we'll start getting our feet wet. That leads me however, to a question ...

Does the software come with instructions about "how to fly?" I don't mean, "This is how you load the software." I mean "This stick is the rudder ... push it here to make the plane turn. This stick controls the ailerons ... you need to use it in conjunction with the rudder to make good turns."

Not having the software yet, I don't know what's included but I don't want to start bad (or improper) habits on the computer that will have to be un-learned when we start trying to fly a real plane.

I realize that becoming proficient on the software is no substitute for a real, live instructor on the flight line. I just want to make sure the software has enough information/guidance to give us a solid grounding in flying principles and techniques that will be transferable.

If anyone has feedback, I'd love to hear from you!