diff --git a/Python/src/example.py b/Python/src/example.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f381e5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Python/src/example.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+from time import sleep
+import xpc
+
+def ex():
+    print "X-Plane Connect example script"
+    print "Setting up simulation"
+    with xpc.XPlaneConnect() as client:
+        # Verify connection
+        try:
+            # If X-Plane does not respond to the request, a timeout error
+            # will be raised.
+            client.getDREF("sim/test/test_float")
+        except:
+            print "Error establishing connection to X-Plane."
+            print "Exiting..."
+            return
+
+        # Set position of the player aircraft
+        print "Setting position"
+        #       Lat     Lon         Alt   Pitch Roll Yaw Gear
+        posi = [37.524, -122.06899, 2500, 0,    0,   0,  1]
+        client.sendPOSI(posi)
+        
+        # Set position of a non-player aircraft
+        print "Setting NPC position"
+        #       Lat       Lon         Alt   Pitch Roll Yaw Gear
+        posi = [37.52465, -122.06899, 2500, 0,    20,   0,  1]
+        client.sendPOSI(posi, 1)
+
+        # Set angle of attack, velocity, and orientation using the DATA command
+        print "Setting orientation"
+        data = [\
+            [18,   0, -998,   0, -998, -998, -998, -998, -998],\
+            [ 3, 130,  130, 130,  130, -998, -998, -998, -998],\
+            [16,   0,    0,   0, -998, -998, -998, -998, -998]\
+            ]
+        client.sendDATA(data)
+
+        # Set control surfaces and throttle of the player aircraft using sendCTRL
+        print "Setting controls"
+        ctrl = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.8]
+        client.sendCTRL(ctrl)
+
+        # Pause the sim
+        print "Pausing"
+        client.pauseSim(True)
+        sleep(2)
+
+        # Toggle pause state to resume
+        print "Resuming"
+        client.pauseSim(False)
+
+        # Stow landing gear using a dataref
+        print "Stowing gear"
+        gear_dref = "sim/cockpit/switches/gear_handle_status"
+        client.sendDREF(gear_dref, 0)
+
+        # Let the sim run for a bit.
+        sleep(4)
+
+        # Make sure gear was stowed successfully
+        gear_status = client.getDREF(gear_dref)
+        if gear_status[0] == 0:
+            print "Gear stowed"
+        else:
+            print "Error stowing gear"
+
+        print "End of Python client example"
+        raw_input("Press any key to exit...")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    ex()
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diff --git a/Python/src/xpc.py b/Python/src/xpc.py
index 5138d55..cf7d5e0 100644
--- a/Python/src/xpc.py
+++ b/Python/src/xpc.py
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ class XPlaneConnect(object):
     def __del__(self):
         self.close()
 
+    # Define __enter__ and __exit__ to support the `with` construct.
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
+        self.close()
+
     def close(self):
         '''Closes the specified connection and releases resources associated with it.'''
         if self.socket is not None:
diff --git a/Python/xplaneConnect.pyproj b/Python/xplaneConnect.pyproj
index 0919359..c288a9c 100644
--- a/Python/xplaneConnect.pyproj
+++ b/Python/xplaneConnect.pyproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
     <ProjectGuid>3c7a940d-17c8-4e91-882f-9bc8b1d2f54b</ProjectGuid>
     <ProjectHome>.</ProjectHome>
-    <StartupFile>src\xpc.py</StartupFile>
+    <StartupFile>src\example.py</StartupFile>
     <SearchPath>
     </SearchPath>
     <WorkingDirectory>.</WorkingDirectory>