Learn To Fly Like An Aviator With The Microsoft Flight Simulator

Looking up above and staring into space sometimes makes us wonder what flying an airplane is like. Unfortunately not all of us have the luck of being a licensed pilot and flying a real plane. Nevertheless, you don't need a real plane to feel the experience to fly like a professional aviator. With the Microsoft Flight Simulator, anyone can be a pilot. And unlike an actual life pilot who has limited time, space, and other constraints in flying a plane, a virtual pilot can explore the skies as he wishes.

The Microsoft flight simulator is compatible with Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. The program features highly detailed life-like images, which are based on the US Defense Mapping Agency. Meanwhile, the virtual planes look realistic enough to convince flight schools to use this game for training student pilots. Detailed work on the parts and performance of each airplane as well as realistic terrain are only two of many features that this simulator has to offer.

When using the Microsoft flight simulator, you can choose any type of flying machine that you want from a vast, regularly updated collection of aircrafts. You can fly your virtual plane in customized weather conditions for a more challenging flying experience. Taking off from and landing in any one of over 20,000 airports around the world with different types of planes will never be a boring experience. Similar to real planes, virtual planes in this simulation also comes with autopilot mode. This feature also works exactly like it does in real life.

The Microsoft flight simulator supports many types of game controllers. You can always fly your virtual plane using a keyboard. But if you want a more thrilling flying experience, you will need to use better controllers. The game can detect joystick, pedals, or yoke automatically the instant they are connected to your personal computer. The game menu will enable you to change the setting of the controllers at anytime.

This flight simulator's multiplayer mode allows you to fly with your friends. When connected to a server, you can fly with other pilots across the globe. One server allows up to 32 players to play communally. Each person can create a group of maximum 4 persons and throw fireballs at one and another. Linking the game with Google Earth even allows you to spot other active pilots who are flying on their own virtual planes.