RENTON, Wash. — Thanks to Microsoft’s hyper-realistic new version of Flight Simulator, I now know what it’s like to fly a Cessna 72SP Skyhawk airplane over my neighborhood … then crash it into the ...

Flight simulators offer realistic at-home flight experiences for various skill levels, from enthusiasts to professional pilots, serving both entertainment and training purposes. The article reviews ...

Simulation fans worldwide have been waiting in anticipation for Microsoft Flight Simulator to launch. The 2020 version of the game is packed with features that make it by far the most realistic flying ...

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Flight simulators offer pilots and aviation enthusiasts a realistic way to practice skills and enjoy flying, overcoming real-world constraints like weather, maintenance, or operating costs. Building ...

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Flight simulator software has been available for about as long as desktop PCs have been a thing, but modern incarnations such as 2020’s Microsoft Flight Simulator have really raised the bar — not only ...

Sure, Microsoft Flight Simulator is cool — but do you know how hard it is to fly an airplane? Even a virtual one? I do. Even with a flying lesson from Polygon’s flight sim expert Charlie Hall, I had ...

It’s 8 a.m. on a clear, sunny day in Oakland, California. No, it’s a rainy afternoon in Hong Kong. Or is it evening in Paris? Microsoft Flight Simulator doesn’t care. At a time when gorgeous “open ...

With the best flight stick for the Microsoft Flight Simulator, you can improve the realism of the game and your flying ability in it. Trying to fly with a keyboard and mouse is frustrating, to say the ...