Ground School

[Tom Campagnola]

I got a simalator for christmas and wondering how to start flying. Its all plugged in but not sure what to do next. is there a groundshcool to teach how to fly the airplane. not sure how to turn the plane left and right or stop. can you point me to the ground school or website to learn how to fly.

[David Stone]

Welcome Tom. Not sure which simulator you are using so I don't know if there is a 'Here's the basics' tutorial built into the sim or not. As for flight training programs, you can look into joining one of the ATO  programs for VATSIM. You can find a list of them at https://ptd.vatsim.net/. Also, do please check out the Pilot Resource Centre on VATSIMs website at https://www.vatsim.net/pilot-resource-centre. In addition to other things, there are lessons on what to expect while flying on the network and what you are required to do when connected. Hope this helps out.