Originally Posted by
mgnostic
You could even run a donated older version of the sim. There are a lot of user created models that are available on line. The toughest part is that the facility would need to have someone on hand that is invested enough in the idea of a flight simulator to be able to instruct the residents and keep it up and running.
Hi,
A friend of mine, who I trained and he flew and built RC airplanes for many years, is a resident in an assisted living facility, and he was the one who suggested the idea. He says the people are very interested in RC aeromodelling, and also some pilots who flew full-size airplanes are also interested. He brought his simulator and laptop to the facility, and it's a hit there. He learned my teaching method and teaches residents how to fly on the simulator. He said that they compete against each other to see who is the better pilot.