Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Colorful and somewhat realistic
by Daryl from Mount Pleasant IA USA
Pros: Easy to use, many choices for flight.
Review: I use it in a middle school classroom and the kids really like it. They are very quiet because they are busy at work and like the hand/eye coordination needed to fly. The kids like to fly the small planes, the kite and the helacopter the most. This program is used in an explore/exposure mode for the kids.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
!As real as it gets!
by FSX Lover from Stamford, CT
Pros: Great Graphics
Cons: None
Review: I find this product to be one of the best flight simulators ever. If you don't like flying alone then you'll love the Multiplayer feature that is only one the Deluxe Edition. Its a truly amazing product!!!
Saturday, January 31, 2009
by A Customer from Oregon WI USA
Review: Just plan ole WOW
Saturday, December 06, 2008
by Norton from Barbados, WEST INDIES
Review: It's VERY GOOD! Keep it up!
Monday, July 21, 2008
Verry Impressed
by StudentPilot2576 from FL
Pros: Everry thing about it (expecialy ILS)
Cons: None......for most people the Hard drive space needed, but i dont need to worry about that i have way over enough space
Review: Ok i have a 30 dollar joystick, this game, my 500 dollar computer, and hours of fun! The multiplayer is awesome the ILS landings in Alaska with roaring winds is Sweet and even better Multiplayer with Live ATC and Real pilots all over the world from a Cessna 172 to a Boeing 747 (and more addons from other websites) and with the deluxe eddition you get to be the Tower Controller
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Perfect training aid
by Pete from Oregon
Pros: Great practice- especially IFR.
Cons: Needs good, fast PC with good video card.
Review: Be aware! This simulator requires a fast processor with a good video card. But you don't need a full blown "gamers" PC. A good unit can be bought for under $800 (and you need a good PC at home anyway, right?). Once you are set up, it is a great training aid. I have read all of the negative comments already posted here. All of the complaints can be resolved with a little research and practice. There are a lot of view options available to make the experience close to real. I bought an inexpensive (under $25) joystick with rudder control (wrist action rudder). I moved the pot for the rudder control to a homemade foot pedal for a very inexpensive control system. If you don't like the way the keys are set up for the other controls (radios, for instance), just move them where it would be more intuitive for you. It's amazing to me that I can fly in the (virtual) Grand Canyon and converse with another pilot (who happens to be from Germany)in a plane close by while we are both looking at the same scenery. IN REAL TIME!!! That's fantastic when you think about it (while in multi-player mode)!! This 57 year old, computer illiterate is totally blown away by what technology has brought into our homes to make our lives more enjoyable and provide an education at low cost. Anyone under 30 doesn't know how amazing this technology is. Thanks to all the FREEWARE folks for that! If it wasn't for them we would be paying 10 times as much for less product.
Monday, March 24, 2008
by Jack from Jacksonville FL USA
Pros: Superior aircraft performance realism
Cons: aircraft brakes are terrible!
Review: Pretty stable, with very little problem to operate. Wish it had a operating manual instead of a HELP you have to access via the program. Makes it awkward when flying to "pause", then access a stupid help menu. Don't like the virtual cockpit function...hard to fly, particulary when doing an approach and you keep hitting different view keys by accident.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Very detailed Sim - great addition for a student pilot.
by A Customer from Heidelberg Germany
Pros: Detailed airports, rivers and highways for navigation.
Cons: I think the tutorials could be better. Learning the multitudes of buttons is very tedious.
Review: This is a great sim. It has really helped me with my flight lessons. My instructor was suprised by how quickly I was going thru the lessons. Has a bunch of aircraft and missions. Would like to see more missions though such as different RED BULL Race courses. Learning all the buttons is not intuitive and the instructions seem lacking here. I am using pedals and a yoke for added realism. Have a fast computer or you will have to turn the detail down.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
by tony from spain
Review: My experience with this is very very disapointing in that it cannot be used with the computer spec on the packaging. My comp Dell Prosser 1.7GHz Hard drive 80GB with 50GB space with Windows xp sp2 512MB Video card 64mb of ram The loading is very slow and the graphics are jerky
Friday, December 15, 2006
by A Customer from NH USA
Review: One more Microsoft produkt on the market which makes thers packet fet.It's not worth that much as is priced.They assemble some programs from previous versions and improved view options,scenery and maybe clouds.You can not land in some airports on auto pilot using auto approch options.If you set up high density or texture,traffic etc. you have poor frame rate.There is much more glitches in the program and I am greatly dissapinted,for instance sound.Not much different in the sound when airplane is in the air or taxing to the gate or r-nwy.
Sunday, December 03, 2006
by A Customer from
Review: I have many microsoft simulators ,but i sould like to buy combat fligth simulators from WW1 to Jet combat simulators. Neverthless 2000,2004 and X are very good simulators !!
May be Microsoft may make newer sticks ? Sidewinder is a bit old !!
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