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Using Flight Simulator As An Aid To Real-World Flying

February 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments

There are many articles out there about using flight simulators to aid you in your real-world flying. With this article, I’d like to offer up my own suggestions for maximizing use out of your flight simulator, particularly the latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator.
I’ve been flying for 6 1/2 years now, but before that I [...]

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Tags: General Aviation · Learning To Fly · Video Games

Microsoft Getting Serious About Flight Simulator

December 31st, 2007 · No Comments

Business Week is reporting that on New Year’s Day, Microsoft will release a platform called Microsoft ESP. ESP is based on the legendary Microsoft Flight Simulator series with the purpose of providing the military and corporations with software for training simulations.
It’s the first time a major software company has entered the “serious”—or nonentertainment—games arena [...]

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Tags: Industry News · Miscellaneous · Video Games