The Evolution of Flight Simulation Once, flight training was only for those who could access real cockpits, instructors, and expensive hardware. In the early 20th century, As technology advanced, so did simulation. By the 1980s and '90s, computers brought flight simulators into people’s homes. Titles like Microsoft Flight Simulator gave aspiring aviators and curious minds a taste of real aviation from their desks. So Can a future pilot be born not in a cockpit, but in a bedroom with a gaming set