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New Pilots should always begin by flying small, general aviation aircraft on the VATSIM network when it is their first time. They should also visit the VATSIM Pilot Resource Center. The Pilot Resource Center (PRC) is the best place to start out - it gives new pilots tips, lessons, and even a few fun ideas on how to spend their very first hours on VATSIM.

 New pilots are usually advised to start out with a small aircraft (preferably a single engine land aircraft like a Cessna 172 or a Piper Archer) and make touch and goes at an airport that is not too busy. The reason for this is most new pilots get very nervous when they have a lot of traffic to contend with - just like in real life, communication with air traffic control can keep a pilot very busy. Without experience, new pilots may make the wrong moves or disrupt the flow of traffic - thus starting off at a smaller airport (with ATC service!) is best: new pilots will gain experience and learn a lot about communicating with ATC. Slowly, with time, new pilots can transition into the next class of aircraft like the Dash 8, and eventually work their way up to jumbo jets like the 747 or A380. While it is not required that pilots start off with small aircraft, it is highly advised.

Know your airplane. Know the airplane - how does the autopilot work? What to the instruments mean? How do you turn on the lights? What is the stall speed? All this information should be known by the pilot. Knowing the limitations and systems of your aircraft will enable the pilot to fly more effectively - just like in real life, a pilot must know their machine.

Practice, practice, practice. At the end of the day, practice makes perfect. The more a pilot practices, the better they become. On the VATSIM Network, all pilots make mistakes - the beauty of this is that a user can always restart and try again. Learning, and having fun, is the goal at VATSIM Middle East, and it can be done realistically!

The VATSIM Pilot Resource Center. VATSIM Middle East cannot stress enough the importance of reading everything located there. It is a goldmine of information. Use it!

Learn, and have fun. At the end of the day, this is just a simulation. While we want this to be as fun and realistic as possible, remember: this is just a game at the end of the day. While the skills and terms you learn in flight simulator and on VATSIM will help pilots in the real world to some degree, it is still a game, and still for fun - thus a pilot should always be learning and having fun!