One flight hour a month. Unlimited practice at home.
A full physical cockpit delivered to your door and configured to the airplane you actually train in. A dual hour in DFW runs about $235. The SimCrate founding rate is $199 a month. One hour you don't have to fly twice covers it.
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FIRST 10 DFW STUDENTS · $199/MO · $149 SETUP FEE WAIVED · NO CARD REQUIRED
Built in Dallas by a licensed pilot who got tired of paying $235 an hour to practice flows he could have practiced at home.
What shows up at your door.
Not a joystick and a laptop. A full physical cockpit: yoke, throttle quadrant, rudder pedals, avionics panel, and a dedicated flight computer, assembled and tested before delivery.
Standard rig, installed
YOUR HOME OFFICE
BATD Pro panel
LOGGABLE TIME
Delivered and tested
45-MIN SETUPThree items. Then you're flying.
Every extra hour in the airplane costs $180 to $250. The students who finish fastest are the ones who chair-fly procedures between lessons. We make that a subscription instead of a purchase.
Pick your panel
SETTell us what you train in. We configure the sim to your school's aircraft and avionics, steam gauges or glass, before it ever leaves our shop.
We deliver and install
45 MINA technician brings the full rig: yoke, throttle quadrant, rudder pedals, avionics panel, monitor, and stand. Set up, tested, and a first flight walkthrough before we leave.
Fly until the checkride
UNLIMITEDPractice every night. Remote support if anything acts up, and a hot swap within 48 hours if we can't fix it. Done training? We pick it up. That's it.
The loggable one is the one you want.
Both rigs are a real cockpit, not a joystick on a laptop. Only one of them puts hours in your logbook.
Standard
For private pilot students building procedure fluency.
$249/MONTH LIST
Founding rate, locked through your checkride.
- Full physical cockpit: yoke, throttle quadrant, rudder pedals, avionics panel
- Configured to your trainer: C172, PA28, DA40, and more
- X-Plane or MSFS, pre-installed and tuned
- Delivery, setup, and pickup included in service area
- Remote support and 48-hour hot swap
- Not an FAA-approved device. Practice only, no loggable time.
BATD Pro
For instrument students and IFR pilots staying current.
$379/MONTH LIST
Founding rate, locked through your checkride.
- FAA-approved Basic Aviation Training Device
- Log up to 10 hours toward your instrument rating with your CFII (14 CFR 61.65(i))
- Hold instrument currency at home with no instructor present (14 CFR 61.57(c))
- Current nav database maintained by us, always LOA compliant
- Everything in Standard, including delivery and support
FOUNDING PRICING FOR THE FIRST 10 DFW RIGS · $149 SETUP FEE WAIVED · MONTH TO MONTH AFTER MONTH ONE · DAMAGE WAIVER AVAILABLE · FLY IT FEWER THAN FIVE TIMES IN MONTH ONE AND WE PICK IT UP AND REFUND YOU
| Desktop yoke and pedals | Panel-accurate build | SimCrate BATD Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPFRONT | $400 to $600 | About $7,000 | $0 |
| MONTHLY | $0 | $0 | $329 founding |
| LOGGABLE TIME | None | None | Up to 10 hrs toward the IR |
| MATCHES YOUR PANEL | You figure it out | Only if you spec it right | We configure it before delivery |
| TIME TO FIRST FLIGHT | A weekend of setup | Weeks of parts and tuning | 45 minutes |
| WHEN IT BREAKS | Your problem | Your problem | 48-hour hot swap |
| AFTER THE CHECKRIDE | Resell at a loss | Resell at a bigger loss | We pick it up. Done. |
Build cost reflects RealSimGear's own published mid-range simulator spec at $7,075. The DFW dual-hour figure assumes a $165 to $180 wet C172 plus a $65 to $90 instructor, the rates published by North Texas flight schools in 2026.
What one dual hour costs in DFW: a $165 to $180 wet trainer plus a $65 to $90 instructor.
Hours the average student takes to finish a 40-hour-minimum private certificate. The gap is decay between lessons.
Dollars of hardware you have to buy, set up, or resell when training ends.
If it fits a desktop computer, it fits SimCrate.
No special wiring, no dedicated room, no gaming PC of your own. Here is the complete list of what we need from your end, checked during your 5-minute booking call so delivery day has zero surprises.
DESK OR TABLE
48 IN WIDE MINAny sturdy desk or table at least 48 inches wide and 24 inches deep with a straight front edge. The yoke clamps under the edge; no drilling, no marks.
CLEAR SPACE
5 FT x 5 FTRoom for the desk, your chair, and rudder pedals on the floor in front of you. A corner of a bedroom, office, or garage is plenty.
POWER
1 STANDARD OUTLETOne regular 120V wall outlet within 6 feet. The whole rig draws about 350 watts, less than a microwave. We bring the surge protector.
INTERNET
25 MBPS · WIFI OKUsed for scenery data, nav database updates, and remote support. The sim itself flies fine offline, so an internet outage never cancels a session.
FLOOR
ANY · MAT INCLUDEDRudder pedals grip best on hard floor. On carpet, the anti-slide mat we include keeps them planted.
CHAIR
YOURSAny desk chair works. Lock the wheels or use the mat if it rolls. That's the entire list.
Straight answers.
Can I log the time?
On the BATD Pro, yes. It's an FAA-approved Basic Aviation Training Device: up to 10 hours toward the instrument rating with your CFII, 2.5 hours toward the private certificate, and instrument currency for rated pilots with no instructor required. The Standard rig is for proficiency practice and isn't loggable, which is exactly how most students use a sim anyway.
Will it match the airplane I actually train in?
That's the point. Tell us your school and aircraft and we deliver the rig configured to it: the same avionics layout, the same performance profile, steam gauges or glass. Practice at home transfers to the airplane because it looks and behaves like the airplane.
What if something breaks?
Remote support fixes most software issues same-day. If hardware fails and we can't fix it remotely, we swap the rig within 48 hours. Normal wear is on us. A damage waiver is available at signup for everything else.
What do I need at home for it to work?
Four things: a sturdy desk at least 48 inches wide, about 5 by 5 feet of clear space, one standard wall outlet (the rig draws about 350W), and internet of 25 Mbps or better for updates and remote support. The sim runs offline, so spotty internet never grounds you. No special wiring, no gaming PC, no tools. Full details in the spec sheet above, and we confirm everything on a 5-minute call before delivery.
Is there a contract?
Month-to-month after the first month. When you pass your checkride, or life happens, we schedule a pickup and billing stops. No cancellation fees, no remaining-term buyout.
Where is this available?
We're launching in Dallas Fort Worth in fall 2026 with a limited first fleet. Join the waitlist and we'll reach out in order as rigs become available. Outside DFW? Join anyway, shipped rigs are on the roadmap and the waitlist tells us where to go next.
Founding rates for the first 10 rigs.
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