Have you ever experienced a sunrise over the New York City skyline from a 3-D cockpit in your Airbus 320? Or flown through a tropical storm over Madagascar in your military fighter jet? With the newly updated Flight Simulator, you’ll fly over 120 different aircraft models through real-time weather throughout the world, and over accurate scenery throughout the world.
Fly into over 20,000 different airports around the globe, experiencing different terrain on each, including slope variations. Thanks to the thoroughness of the military maps and earth that were used to design the scenery, you will experience the most accurate terrain that any flight simulator program has to offer. The runways are true to their real-life counterparts, from the markings to the placement and approach lighting. And there is even night lighting factored into your take-off and descent, from major highways with traffic lights to the many lights emanating from a major city or large town.
You’ll fly over rivers, mountain peaks, deserts, lakes and other natural landmarks, as well as man-made landmarks, around the globe-you can even fly over your neighborhood and get an aerial view of your own house! There is an entire world scenery set, compliments of earth, at your disposal. You’ll have the San Francisco Bay and Pacific area maps, from Alaska down to Chile, and across to the furthest reaches of Russia, through Japan and the numerous Pacific Islands down to Australia and New Zealand, there awaiting your exploration! You will literally spend hours upon hours traversing the world in the most accurate scenery of any flight simulator-and it is regularly updated.
Whether you want to hone your helicopter-flying skills, or try your hand at the Wright brother’s 1903 plane as they did, you have literally over 120 different models of aircraft awaiting your flying expertise, from military fighter jets to Airbus 38’s and 747s. All the instruments are true to their model, and even respond as they would in real situations. They can be prone to lagging, gyro drift, and the magnetic compass will respond to the aircraft’s body forces. Your flying expertise will be continually tested as you try different aircraft in varying locations, experiencing different landing strips and instrument handling.
There is even a multi-player option available for those wishing to test their skill in air aerobatics, or try air-to-air refueling. You will consistently improving your flying skills as you practice solo flights, and experiment with others-and you even have the option to record any flights for later playback and analysis. You will even be in constant communication with Air Traffic Control, from receiving clearance for take-off to in-flight contact, to landing and getting taxi clearance, you will practice flying just as a pilot would.
Flight Simulator is upgraded monthly for free, bringing you new aircraft models and more detailed terrain-its accuracy is completely up-to-date. There is multiple-PC and controller support to, offering you the freedom to upload the program on multiple computers and use your joystick for more instrument control. There is even full support for all O/S systems, including Macs, so everyone can experience the excitement of Flight Sim! With an Open Source Community that allows you to communicate with other flyers about the program, there is no end to what you will learn and experience. Download Flight Simulator today and begin your professional career in flight sim!