FlightSimCon

FlightSimCon
Status Annual
Genre aviation, aviation safety, flight simulation, hobby
Venue New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, Sheraton Hartford Hotel At Bradley Airport
Location(s) Windsor Locks, Connecticut (2014-present)
Hartford, Connecticut (2013)
Country United States
Inaugurated March 2013
Attendance over 520 in 2016
Organized by Glander Associates Event Management
Website
www.flightsimcon.com

FlightSimCon is an annual aviation and flight simulation conference held at the New England Air Museum, adjacent to Hartford's Bradley International Airport, just north of Hartford, Connecticut.[1] The event has grown in size every year since its inception, from about 40 attendees in 2013 to over 320 in 2015. FlightSimCon 2016 was the fourth annual FlightSimCon event, and was held June 11–12, 2016, at the New England Air Museum. FlightSimCon 2016 saw over 520 people attend the event.[2][3]

About

Vendors at FlightSimCon 2015

The first FlightSimCon was held in March 2013 in downtown Hartford, Connecticut.[4] For FlightSimCon 2014, the event was moved just north of Hartford to the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, where the event was again held in June 2015.[5] As of 2016, FlightSimCon is the only flight simulation-focused conference in North America.

The event has a strong focus on flight simulation, specifically Microsoft Flight Simulator X, X-Plane,[6] and Prepar3D.[7] Multiplayer organizations such as Boston Virtual ARTCC, VATSIM, and IVAO have a strong presence at the event.[8]

Notable speakers have included PMDG's Robert Randazzo and X-Plane's Austin Meyer.

References

  1. ↑ "FlightSimCon set for June 13, 14". AOPA Online. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  2. ↑ http://generalaviationnews.com/2016/06/29/biggest-year-yet-for-flightsimcon/
  3. ↑ General Aviation News Staff. "FlightSimCon 2016 prepares for takeoff". General Aviation News. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Angle of Attack to Present at SimCon". AOA Media. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  5. ↑ "FlightSimCon 2015 slated for June". General Aviation News. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  6. ↑ "FlightSimCon Coming to Connecticut". AINOnline. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  7. ↑ "FlightSimCon 2015 – Lockheed Martin - Prepar3D". prepar3d.com. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  8. ↑ "FlightSim.Com - FlightSimCon 2015 Registration Is Open". flightsim.com. Retrieved April 9, 2016.

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