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FlightSafety International Training vs Prepar3D Professional

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FlightSafety International Training

Aviation & Aerospace

Advanced flight crew training and certification

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Prepar3D Professional

Aviation & Aerospace

Professional flight simulation platform

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Prepar3D Professional has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: FlightSafety International Training flightSafety International gates training course pricing behind a Full-Service customer agreement; its own FAQ states courses are offered at no charge or a reduced fee only to customers under such an agreement, with pricing not published for others.; Prepar3D Professional the Personal licence at $59.95 is restricted to home use, personal training and K-12 classrooms, so any business, military or university use requires the Professional licence at $350.00
  • They diverge on capability: FlightSafety International Training covers Flight training, Prepar3D Professional covers Flight physics.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which FlightSafety International Training and Prepar3D Professional actually diverge.

Attributes where FlightSafety International Training and Prepar3D Professional differ
AttributeFlightSafety International TrainingPrepar3D Professional
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelusage-basedsubscription
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsOn-siteWindows
Founded19512008

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Aviation & Aerospace).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in FlightSafety International Training

  • Flight training
  • Type ratings
  • Recurrent training
  • Simulator time
  • Certification
  • Airlines
  • Operators
  • Regulatory bodies

Only in Prepar3D Professional

  • Flight physics
  • Aircraft systems
  • Scenery
  • ATC
  • Training
  • Add-ons
  • VR
  • Hardware

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

FlightSafety International Training

  • Type ratingnot Prepar3D Professional
  • Recurrent trainingnot Prepar3D Professional
  • Upgrade trainingnot Prepar3D Professional
  • Initial trainingnot Prepar3D Professional

Prepar3D Professional

  • Running procedural and flight training in a commercial or military simulation facilitynot FlightSafety International Training
  • Building multi-channel visual systems across several synchronised displaysnot FlightSafety International Training
  • Developing custom aircraft, scenery and scenarios against the Prepar3D SDKnot FlightSafety International Training
  • Delivering STEM and K-12 classroom flight simulation on the Personal licencenot FlightSafety International Training

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

FlightSafety International Training

  • FlightSafety International gates training course pricing behind a Full-Service customer agreement; its own FAQ states courses are offered at no charge or a reduced fee only to customers under such an agreement, with pricing not published for others.

Prepar3D Professional

  • The Personal licence at $59.95 is restricted to home use, personal training and K-12 classrooms, so any business, military or university use requires the Professional licence at $350.00
  • Weapons and sensors, AI behaviors in scenarios, DIS and CIGI packet support, the SimOperator instructor station and multi-channel concurrent operation are confined to Professional Plus at $2,750.00
  • The Personal licence requires an internet connection during use, while only Professional and above run in disconnected environments
  • Developer subscriptions at $9.95 and $50.00 per month watermark the image and are forbidden from delivering training

Pricing, plan by plan

FlightSafety International Training

On request
  • Type Rating TrainingFree
    • Professional training
    • Simulators
    • Certification
  • Recurrent TrainingFree
    • Ongoing training
    • Currency maintenance
    • Checkrides

Prepar3D Professional

Free
  • EnthusiastFree
    • Basic simulator
    • Limited aircraft
    • Scenery
  • Professional$199/month
    • Full platform
    • All aircraft
    • Training tools

Which should you pick?

Choose FlightSafety International Training if

  • You need flight training.
  • You work on On-site.
  • You also want type ratings.
FlightSafety International Training review

Choose Prepar3D Professional if

  • You need flight physics.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Windows.
  • You also want aircraft systems.
Prepar3D Professional review

Questions people ask

Is FlightSafety International Training or Prepar3D Professional better?
Neither clearly leads. FlightSafety International Training starts at On request and Prepar3D Professional at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, FlightSafety International Training or Prepar3D Professional?
Prepar3D Professional has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for FlightSafety International Training and Free for Prepar3D Professional.
Does FlightSafety International Training or Prepar3D Professional run on more platforms?
FlightSafety International Training runs on On-site. Prepar3D Professional runs on Windows.
Can I use Prepar3D Professional for free?
Yes. Prepar3D Professional has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. FlightSafety International Training starts at On request.
What is FlightSafety International Training best used for?
FlightSafety International Training is most often used for type rating, recurrent training, upgrade training, initial training. Of those, type rating and recurrent training are not what Prepar3D Professional is typically brought in for.
What can FlightSafety International Training do that Prepar3D Professional cannot?
FlightSafety International Training covers Flight training, Type ratings, Recurrent training, Simulator time. Prepar3D Professional covers Flight physics, Aircraft systems, Scenery, ATC.
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