Comm1 VFR Radio Simulator

This is an exceptionally useful radio simulator package for VFR pilots. It is installed on the user's PC from a CD, and it teaches the user how to radio like a professional, speaking clearly and accurately at a very high level of proficiency. Don't let "mic fright" ruin your flight training! Overcome that intimidation or refresh your skills with Comm1 VFR as you exchange actual dialogue with Air Traffic Controllers from the safety of your desktop. This Windows"- and Mac"-based instructional CD-ROM is the closest thing to talking on the radio in the cockpit that you'll find anywhere.

With Comm1 VFR you can:

• Simulate ATC communications in dozens of lessons over the full range of VFR or IFR flight situations.
• Master FAA & Transport Canada approved radio phraseology.
• Prepare for each exercise with narrated briefings.
• Learn to anticipate ATC instructions and sequences in every type of airspace.

Practice Makes Perfect

The only way to become comfortable and proficient talking on the radio is with practice, right? Comm1 VFR has over 6 linear hours of interactive communication training, but you can practice for days and weeks on end - whenever you like. Locate frequencies quickly and master radio management skills with Comm1 VFR, so you'll always be one step ahead of the next radio call. Check out these features:

• Record and playback your own radio calls with interactive audio exercises.
• Operate the on-screen radios (Comm 1, Comm 2, Nav 1, Nav 2, and audio panel) - Comm1 VFR radios tune and respond just like the real thing!
• Simulate emergency radio procedures.
• Access the most widely used aviation resources for frequencies and communication information using a standard airport directory and aeronautical charts.

Airspace Avoidance

Ever fly around a big a big chunk of airspace just to avoid talking to ATC? No more. The instructionally sound curriculum in Comm1 VFR takes you through progressively more complex airspace, so that you develop the confidence to communicate while flying in any environment. Here's how it works:

• Use actual aeronautical charts, airport diagrams and other visual aids in over 70 comprehensive lessons and scenarios.
• Talk to ATC and other pilots as you fly through different classes of airspace, including TRSA airspace.
• Hear examples of what you are expected to perform in each lesson.

Talk the Talk

If you get tongue-tied when you pick up the mic, then Comm1 VFR will help you untie the knot. Being prepared with what to say, when, and in what order, is half the battle when mastering radio communication skills. Comm1 VFR lets you practice selecting and making the correct radio announcements and responses in all types of flight settings:

• Learn when to transmit in the midst of "live" ATC exchanges.
• Receive immediate audio feedback to your recorded radio calls.
• Critique and compare your own radio speech with that of an expert.
• Practice making requests for Radar Flight-Following and Approach/Departure Clearances.

Few pilots can afford to log all the hours necessary to concentrate on their radio proficiency in a rental aircraft. Comm1 VFR offers you over 6 hours of self-paced, interactive VFR communications training.

Click here to read a review by well-known aviation writer Mark Bornais.

Comm1 also offers Comm1 IFR, an intensive IFR radio training simulator for professional pilots. Also available: Multimedia Headset.

System Requirements:

• Windows 9*/ME/XP (not Windows 2000 Professional or NT)
• Pentium PC 166mHz
• 8mb RAM
• 800x600 VGA monitor and card
• SoundBlaster compatible sound card