PC IFR proficiency programs

[enigma]

I've decided to spend some of my sit time keeping sharp instead of reading about chemtrails.

Can anyone suggest a decent, cheap IFR proficiency program? I hardly ever get to do any nonprecision work anymore outside of a proficiency check and my last PC was ugly so I decided to get sharp before six months is up.

Is MS flight sim good enough to use for practicing nonprecisions and holds?

Thanks in advance
enigma

 

[labbats]

Dollar for dollar FS2002 or 2004 are worth it. It keeps your scan and situational awareness up for cheap.

Personnally I get bored after about 15 minutes, but I'm a CFII, so I see plenty of that already.

 

[Widgeon]

ASA has a new program called like "Instrument Refresher"

A flight sim set up to do most of the things you need to do on a Inst Comp Check....looked pretty cool

 

[Timebuilder]

I tried one of the ASA IFR sims. It may have been "On Top", or something like that. It was a buggy program. I called the vendor tht wrote the program, and they said they were aware of the problems, and they would fix the bugs "at some time in the furure".

I sold the program and bought MS flight sim. Much better, and people who are sim enthusiasts write new plane and panel profiles all the time.

You can make the flight as challenging as you like, with wind, turbulence, failures, the whole ball of wax.

A good screen, fast machine, and a nice graphics card make the experience even better.

Get the MS product.

 

[enigma]

Thanks Ya'll.

enigma