Pilot simulator

Real airline pilots leave their work at the arrival gate. Once they set the parking brake and finish the walk-around, they have no emails to take home. In LifeSim, you play out this time off with friends, dates, and family.

You can share a commuter crashpad with other crew members or explore a city during a layover. Use place search to find a real cafe, gym, or park near the airport. Invite a flight attendant or First Officer on an outing and talk in your own words.

You start by writing your character, from a young Certified Flight Instructor to a senior widebody Captain. The game places you on a real 3D map of Earth with real streets and weather. You set life goals, such as passing a simulator checkride or logging 1,500 flight hours.

Time moves day by day, and each day ends with a recap. Your cast of crewmates, bosses, and family members have their own routines and memories. They remember what you say in group texts and bring it up weeks later.

Marcus, 26, is a new First Officer in Atlanta waiting on reserve duty. He lives in a crashpad near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport with three other pilots. He adds a daily to-do item to study his Electronic Flight Bag manuals before his next rotation.

His partner back home texts him about a missed birthday dinner. Marcus promises to make it up to her on his next days off. That night, a crashpad roommate invites him to a karaoke happening at a local spot in downtown Atlanta.

Aviation comes with hard parts, including overnight red-eye shifts, time zone changes, and constant testing. Every few months, real pilots must pass simulator proficiency checkrides and routine medical exams. A failed test or health issue can ground a pilot right away.

You can play out this stress in your conversations and daily goals. Edit your cast to make your simulator examiner an old rival from flight school. If you miss a family holiday while on reserve duty, your partner will remember it.

In Atlanta, you can live near the headquarters of Delta Air Lines and its massive simulator training complexes. In Anchorage, you can play a bush pilot operating a floatplane out of Lake Hood Seaplane Base. You can also fly trans-Pacific cargo jets out of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.

In Montreal, your story sits alongside Air Canada, the International Civil Aviation Organization, and CAE simulator factories. You can also base your pilot at London Heathrow or fly long-haul widebody routes out of Dubai.