If you have a 3D accelerator or MMX, Flight Simulator 98 offers support for both. I must say it was cool taking off from an airport that is only two miles away from my house. One of the really nice things about this sim is that it has over 3,000 airports from which you can depart. I suggest doing a long flight in the new Cessna. They are nice to fly, but when it comes to the real fun of the game all the veterans know that the only way to fly is to make your own flight. Even some of the most experienced pilots can find something to sharpen their skills.Īfter you get the hang of things there are a number of "Adventures" you can fly. You can find lessons on everything from a basic flight, to performing nighttime landings in less than favorable conditions. If you are new to the world of highly realistic flight simulators, you can go to flight school. With these aircraft you can do a wide range of things. You can now, among other returning craft, choose from a Bell 206B JetRanger III helicopter (it takes some getting used to, but it's a blast to fly), a shiny new Cessna Skylane 182S, and at long last, a Learjet 45. rudder, pedals, etc.)įor the veterans, there are three new aircraft added. Your instrumentation is controlled with your pointing device or keyboard, and the plane itself is controlled by your joystick (or any other controls you may have, e.g. Those of you who have played Microsoft Flight Simulator for Win95 will find the interface to be very much the same. However, a lot of people just want to fly, and find all the combat going on around them nothing more than a distraction. Some of the more die-hard combat sim fans find this boring. There are no enemies to kill, no military bases to destroy, and nobody is trying to turn you into coyote fodder as you plow through their air space at mach 2. *Unrestricted online availability of the services and access to the public and unencrypted data required.As I said before, in this game you will not be blowing anything up.