Smithsonian Magazine

How Did Microsoft Make Flight Simulator Seem So Real?

If you can’t visit Greece, bring Greece to you. With the latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator, the Acropolis is one of many photorealistic marvels you can visit from the comfort of your ...
Flying

What Is the Best Flight Simulator?

Digital flight simulators offer realistic, at-home flight experiences for enthusiasts and provide invaluable, risk-free training for student and professional pilots, enabling them to practice aircraft ...
GeekWire

Flight Simulator is back, and it’s real: Microsoft uses cloud to help classic franchise soar again

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 ...
GameSpot

Microsoft Flight Simulator’s Servers Show Real-World Flights Too, Or You Can Fly Alone

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Microsoft Flight Simulator is looking like, by far, the most ...
CNN

10 amazing things we’ve learned about Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

We’d heard about the new Microsoft Flight Simulator’s mega-realistic scenery, digitally distilled from satellite imagery. We knew the sim could recreate real-time weather conditions on the go, relayed ...
PCGamesN

Microsoft Flight Simulator's landscapes are hard to tell apart from the real thing

We've had a steady drip-feed of new information on Microsoft Flight Simulator, which is due out later this year - there's the lavish cockpits, the impressive weather technology, the 37,000 ...
Engadget

'Flight Simulator' developers explain its 'shared world' multiplayer

The main mode is a shared world where everyone playing Flight Simulator can potentially see everyone else, relying on Azure servers to provide enough capacity. That includes people flying in the real ...
The New York Times

I Tried Microsoft’s Flight Simulator. The Earth Never Seemed So Real.

Microsoft’s latest version of Flight Simulator is so realistic that it suggests a new way of understanding the digital world. By Farhad Manjoo Opinion Columnist To hear more audio stories from ...
TweakTown

Microsoft Flight Simulator Benchmarked at 8K: The New Crysis

Learn about how TweakTown tests and reviews hardware. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. TweakTown may also earn commissions from other affiliate partners at no extra cost to ...
Flying

Using Flight Simulators as Proficiency Tools and to Log IFR Currency Requirements

Pilot "currency" refers to meeting legal flight requirements (e.g., recent takeoffs/landings), while "proficiency" signifies actual skill, safety, and capability, especially when encountering new ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft Flight Simulator used in real Flight Schools?

I've heard that some flight schools allow students to maintain some of their required hours using Microsoft Flight Simulator. I have no idea if this is true but it brings up and interesting ...
GameSpot

Here’s How Lifelike Microsoft Flight Simulator Looks

The Microsoft Flight Simulator series has always gone for accuracy in depicting real world locations, but the upcoming next-generation edition of the aviation sim is something else. Imgur user ...