| Flight sim games are used by civil aviation and the | | | | along with others or share their experiences of |
| military to train their pilots in difficult and critical | | | | flying with others. Flight sim games can be |
| situations such as engine failures, malfunctions in | | | | modified to your needs and preferences. They |
| systems - e.g. hydraulic or electrical - or the | | | | allow persons of any level to fly the virtual skies |
| cockpit instruments. The training is conducted | | | | and control aircraft without anything going wrong. |
| through flight sim games to gain experience and | | | | The major developments in web-based animation |
| practice for untoward incidents. | | | | and graphic design (partly driven by the military's |
| The flight sim games also train pilots in different | | | | demand for flight simulation training) have brought |
| aircrafts and models and acquaint them with the | | | | flight sim games to a virtual imitation of real life |
| varying systems and controls. Night flying and | | | | flying. Superb graphics have recreated all the |
| different, usually extreme, weather conditions are | | | | major airports in the world with their slopes, |
| simulated as well to test and train the pilots. | | | | lighting, and surrounding topography. |
| The amazing thing is that these same flight sim | | | | Scenery has become realistic and animated - as |
| games are available to us all. As always there is a | | | | you move through the sky on your flight the |
| wide variety in terms of quality but you can get | | | | surrounding countryside will change to reflect your |
| some reasonably priced high-end games that | | | | new position and the planets and sun will adjust |
| combine great graphics with realistic systems and | | | | their positions to yours. |
| controls. This gives you the opportunity to | | | | Sound effects are another major development |
| become a virtual pilot sitting in your own home. | | | | adding to the verisimilitude of flight sim games. |
| Flight sim games are now available on | | | | Whether it is the noises within the cockpit, the |
| java-enabled cell phones so you can look at | | | | clicking and whirring of the control panel, the |
| where you are standing from the perspective of | | | | vibration of the instruments or the impact of the |
| a plane above you. Or you can fly to war in a | | | | weather on the flight, they all heighten the |
| formation while taking the train to work. You can | | | | fascination of flying. Ejector seats to bail out just |
| also get games that reproduce famous flying | | | | before crashing are supported in some flight sim |
| combats of the past such as the Pearl Harbor | | | | games. |
| attack or the Battle of Britain. Numbers of people | | | | Flight sim games are enthralling fun because they |
| are attracted by the action and combat replicated | | | | replicate the risks and stresses of real life but |
| in these games. | | | | allow us to be in control of each and every |
| However, most people get into flight simulation | | | | aspect of the situation at the same time. It is one |
| games for the authentic thrill inherent in flying | | | | of the few times when we have our cake and |
| itself, which is stimulation and spectacle enough. | | | | can eat it too. |
| They also like the camaraderie of being able to fly | | | | |