Usa Flights

i have seen this movie, air force one, as well as a article on the news a few years ago about someone who built a flight simulator
how does one create a in home flight simulator ?

I want to be a professional pilot but I am looking for some schools and I still can’t seem to find out which one is better than the other. I want a school that has a good reputation and high success rate for their students. The school doesnt have to be located in toronto, the [...]

For the first time, last week, I flew on a Continental 777 flight to London, and saw people with one and two bars on their shoulders and sleeves. I thought they might be for a change of crews, but if so why would they only have the one or two bars if they fly [...]

I understand that for navigational purposes, pilots have to use flight computers to calculate various things.
What is a flight computer capable of and is it easy to use?
Any help is much appreciated.
Many thanks.

Gemorery states ‘a straight line is the fastest way from point a to b’.
when then, during flight they take a curve to get to point B?