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You will need a reasonably powerful
PC, but most modern systems running
Windows XP or Vista will do the job
admirably. It’s worth noting, however,
that laptops and some machines designed
primarily for business use may not
be equipped with a suitably powerful
graphics card.
Getting airborne requires only a minimum
of equipment and software. By far the
best flight simulation program in terms
of performance, value and popularity is
Microsoft’s Flight Simulator, which has
been available in various versions for
some 25 years. Flight Simulator X is the
latest version, which really is a fantastic
program and incredibly good value.
A joystick (with throttle, rudder controls
and various button assignments) is
perfectly adequate for enjoyable flying,
but a yoke and rudder pedals will better
replicate the sensation of handling a real
aircraft. A suitable joystick shouldn’t cost
any more than £50 and a good quality
yoke and rudder pedals can be bought for
around £200.
Flight Simulator will work perfectly offline,
but fast Internet access does provide
genuine benefits for simulated flying.
You will be able to take advantage of
features such as live online Air Traffic
Control and online weather programs
which replicate the real-world weather
conditions where you are flying.
Voice communication software can put
you in touch with
other online pilots,
and a group of
enthusiasts in
different locations
can even crew
the same airliner
together.
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Flight
Simulation
The power of today’s
home computers means
that flight simulation on
a home PC is now both
realistic and inexpensive.
The following information
should be helpful if you
are thinking about getting
airborne on your PC.
Aircraft from every era of aviation
can be experienced in a home
PC simulator with an impressive
degree of realism, whatever your
preferences, and flight simulation
places no restrictions on what
or where you can fly. The entire
world is accessible, so it’s up to
you whether you visit your local
airfields in a light aircraft or pilot
a passenger airliner between
the world’s busiest international
airports.
PC flight simulation is certainly
not limited to aviation specialists
– you can take your flying as
casually or as seriously as you
like. Some of us enjoy leisurely
cross-country flights and short
hops in light aircraft or historic
planes, while others devote
countless hours of study to
mastering the complex cockpit
systems of modern jets and the
techniques of instrument flying.
PCs & simulation hardware
A stand-alone program (such as
Microsoft’s Flight Simulator) is one that
works ‘out of the box’. You can simply
install it on your PC and go flying.
A copy of Flight Simulator certainly
won’t leave you short of aircraft to fly or
destinations, but add-ons – or expansions,
as they are sometimes known – let
you customise different aspects of the
default Flight Simulator world according
to your own preferences. Add-ons are
additional programs designed to expand
the host Flight Simulator program with
specific features which either haven’t
been included, such as certain aircraft and
additional airport traffic, or which could
be improved – super-detailed airports,
specialised cockpit systems, flight
planners and so on. These are available as
boxed software on CD-ROM or DVD-ROM
or by download over the Internet.
The existence of add-ons shouldn’t
suggest that Flight Simulator itself is
somehow lacking. Out of the box it’s
an amazing program for the price, but
it obviously can’t include a perfect
representation of every feature its
users might want!
Freeware refers to add-ons which are
created by enthusiasts for others to share
– and are totally free! Many are of the
highest quality and numerous websites
host libraries of freeware aircraft, airports
and other programs which you can
download and enjoy perfectly legally!
No one would ever claim that simulated
aviation can equal the real flight
experience but, given the constraints of
a home PC set-up, today’s simulations
are impressively realistic. A real-world
pilot can now practise a flight using
accurate representations of departure and
destination airports, flying over scenery
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