"In my case, it all started with flight simulators. Through flight simulation I wanted to understand why planes can or cannot fly. Then I got to a point that I think inevitably happens - you want to try the real thing. And this is what happened to me."

This unique educational documentary by Visual Approach (Cockpit Secrets, Secrets of Ferihegy Airport) reveals the wonderful and relaxing experience of flying a small aircraft. Take a Cessna 172 single-engine aircraft (callsign Sierra Kilo Delta) on a nice cross-country flight around Budapest, Hungary, and fly to the famous and picturesque Danube Bend in Hungary, enjoying the view recorded with multiple cameras and some great music.

Luckily, besides being a pilot, a musician, a scenery designer, and a philosopher, our host, Andras Kozma happens to be a well-known flight simulator expert and builder as well, so viewers also get to see his unique, full-size Cessna 172 flight simulator in action. Instead of technical details, vertigo, and breathtaking stunts, this documentary shows what it really feels like flying a small aircraft for fun in real life, and how some procedures can be practiced at home using Microsoft Flight Simulator combined with a video projector and a full-size instrument panel.

CONTENTS (MAIN MOVIE):
The Aircraft
Fuel Check
Instruments and Controls
Route Planning
Simulator: Takeoff
Engine Start and Taxi
Takeoff
Simulator: Trimming
The Buda Hills
Simulator: Engine Failure & Emergency Landing
Over the River Danube
The Danube Bend
At the Town of Esztergom
Approach
Simulator: Landing
Landing
Taxi In and Shutdown

EXTRAS (with Divx Menus)
Engine start and shutdown
Takeoff and landing (different cameras)
The main instruments (simulator)
Stall (simulator)
Landing in bad weather (simulator)
Previews
 

€14.50