| looking for some real life flying fun? A flying | | | | could fly in an air show, land at an airport, or take |
| experience you have always wanted to have. | | | | off from a small private airfield. All examples of |
| You can fly through endless skies all around the | | | | possible game play in a traditional flight simulator. |
| world with a professional flight simulator. Flight | | | | These simulators re-create a real aircraft piloting |
| simulators today feature accurate scenery that | | | | experience. Flight simulator games can be found |
| has been based on actual military mapping. These | | | | both online and in stores for either a PC or |
| simulators can include more than 20,000 airports | | | | console. |
| that you can land on around the world. Maybe you | | | | They feature beautiful real life scenery and |
| would like to fly a helicopter flight simulator. | | | | realistic missions, helicopter flight simulator games |
| These simulators give you access to more than a | | | | are a great way to experience the world of flying |
| hundred different planes so you can practically | | | | without leaving the comforts of home. Flight |
| choose to fly any kind of aircraft you like. Some | | | | simulators are realistic and are designed from the |
| flight sims have been made with flight models | | | | characteristics of real airplanes. The computer |
| from NASA and feature terrain mapping from the | | | | simulated cockpits closely resemble the cockpits |
| US Defense Mapping Agency. | | | | of genuine aircraft. The control panels are |
| These software programs are so good, you can | | | | incredibly realistic and help the gamer experience |
| truly experience how it is to fly up in the skies. If | | | | what it is like to be a pilot. |
| you are after some real life flying experience, this | | | | They mimic real life flying by creating scenarios |
| is the way you can do it. The most realistic flight | | | | that actually occur in reality. Gamers must pay |
| sims feature every bit of detail when it comes to | | | | attention to details such as speed, turbulence, |
| terrain, planetary alignments and movements, and | | | | height, and a number of other things in order to |
| aircraft reactions. | | | | keep their plane in the sky. |
| You can really feel how cool it is to fly your | | | | Pilots in the games must land the planes like true |
| dream plane in any of the kinds of conditions you | | | | pilots making sure that the planes’ descent, |
| want to fly in. Most computer flight simulators can | | | | angle, and landing gear are correct in order to put |
| be used with standard hardware commonly found | | | | the plane on the ground safely. These games |
| in a home computer, though you may choose to | | | | contain high quality graphics which allow you a |
| add some additional items. The flight control | | | | realistic flying experience. |
| occurs through the mouse and keyboard, and the | | | | Airports are designed to look like those found |
| cockpit instruments inside the planes are displayed | | | | throughout the world with details including people |
| on the computer screen. Purchasing a joystick can | | | | and equipment. Avoiding other planes in the sky |
| better simulate the experience of realistic flight. | | | | and on the runway and dealing with unexpected |
| There are three primary categories of flight | | | | weather are examples of what you can |
| simulators: traditional flight simulators, combat flight | | | | experience while flying. Simulator games have a |
| simulators, and science fiction flight simulators. | | | | variety of backgrounds for you to choose from |
| Traditional flight simulators allow players to fly | | | | and each contain graphics which closely resemble |
| various types of aircraft in a realistic environment. | | | | what is found in real life. |
| These also include helicopter flight simulators. You | | | | |