FlightSimCon was an annual

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and

flight simulation A flight simulator is a device that artificially re-creates aircraft flight and the environment in which it flies, for pilot training, design, or other purposes. It includes replicating the equations that govern how aircraft fly, how they rea ...

conference held on the grounds of Connecticut's

Bradley International Airport Bradley International Airport is a public international airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States. Owned and operated by the Connecticut Airport Authority, it is the second-largest airport in New England. The airport is about hal ...

. Until 2016, the event was held at the nearby

New England Air Museum The New England Air Museum (NEAM) is an American aerospace museum located adjacent to Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The museum consists of three display hangars with additional storage and restoration hangars. Its co ...

. The event grew 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

. FlightSimCon 2016 saw over 520 people attend the event. In 2019, FlightSimCon held an online-only conference that claimed to focus specifically on "greed in flight simulation". No conference was held in 2020. The event's website has been removed and Twitter account has been removed from public viewing, making the event effectively defunct.

History

The first FlightSimCon was held in March 2013 in downtown Hartford. For FlightSimCon 2014, the event moved north of Hartford to the

Windsor Locks, Connecticut Windsor Locks is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,613. It is the site of Bradley International Airport, which serves the Greater Hartford-Springfield region and occupies approxi ...

, where the event was again held in June 2015. The event had a strong focus on

, specifically

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and

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Notable speakers have included PMDG's Robert Randazzo and X-Plane's Austin Meyer. The conference has drawn the attention of aviation universities like Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and

Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology (commonly called Vaughn College) is a private college in East Elmhurst, New York, specialized in aviation and engineering education. It is adjacent to LaGuardia Airport but was founded in Newark, New ...

, both exhibiting at the 2017 event.

References

Windsor Locks, Connecticut Tourist attractions in Hartford County, Connecticut Conventions in Connecticut Recurring events established in 2013 {{aviation-stub