What does sitting at home flying an airliner in Microsoft Flight Simulator have to do with the future of real-world aviation? Potentially, quite a lot. When we started building AvGeekHangar, we knew that flight simulation and aviation naturally belonged together. What has surprised us as we’ve spoken to more people, organisations and businesses is that […]
Two days. One Community Hub. Four Landing Challenges. And plenty of reasons to come and say hello. When AvGeekHangar became FSimUK’s Official Community Partner, we didn’t want to turn up in October, put our logo on a stand and spend the weekend telling people about our website. We wanted to bring something useful to the […]
Sometimes two ideas come along at exactly the right time. When we made the decision to build AvGeekHangar, we had no idea that plans were already underway to bring a dedicated flight simulation event back to the UK. Then a message appeared on Discord announcing FSimUK. Our first thought wasn’t about exhibiting or selling something. […]
Discord. YouTube. Twitch. Forums. Facebook groups. Online flying networks. There have never been more ways to connect with other flight simmers without leaving your desk. But what if you actually want to meet them? It turns out that across the UK there are still groups of flight simulation enthusiasts packing PCs, laptops, controls and sometimes […]
There are some things about flight simulation that are difficult to replicate online. You can fly with people from around the world. You can spend an evening chatting in Discord. You can watch livestreams, join virtual airlines, share your setup and have lengthy discussions about whether buying another piece of cockpit hardware is really necessary. […]
Perhaps you’ve watched a cockpit video on YouTube and wondered what it would be like to fly the aircraft yourself. Maybe you’ve seen one of those incredible home cockpit setups online. Or perhaps you’ve always loved aviation but assumed flight simulation was complicated, expensive or something reserved for people who already know the difference between […]
AvGeekHangar.com was created with a simple ambition: to build a home for flight simulation and aviation where more of the things we know and love can exist under one roof.
