Choosing A Flight Simulator What to Look For in A Flight Simulator Programme

May 23, 2011 - PRLog -- Fl,USA........................ There are many many flight sims out there to buy, so a question you are going to ask is whether or not it is worth the money. Let's take a look in a little more detail in order to answer questions you may need to ask to determine what is good value and what to look for in flight sim software.

BENEFITS

Realism - Does It Feel Like You Are Really Flying?

A sim programme has to look true to life to get the most from it - try looking around for ones that are used on TV or in Professional Flight Schools for training. Check them out to see how very real to life they seem; include landscape, airplane controls and movement and also real time weather, seasons and time of day. See how each programme scores on its attention to detail. Make sure you get to see real time shots of the software in action.

Choice of Plane, Maps, Airports etc

The most noticeable and outstanding feature you may look for is how many planes, maps and airports a flight simulation computer game has in regards to, for example, does it have 20,000+ airports and 120+ planes and helicopters? Do you have the choice of commercial airliners to military aircraft, as well as light airplanes? Does the timeline of planes stretches to the birth of flight back in the 1900s right the way through to modern times? Does the flight sim give you the chance to experience and practise flying with an extensive selection of aircraft?

Scenery

Does the sim make detailed allowances for the solar system in terms of time of day and also real time weather? The amazing link to reality would be that if you look outside your window wherever you happen to live and it's snowing, will it be snowing in the game too?

Bonuses

What unexpected bonuses do you get with the package you are interested in? For example:
1. Scenery Design That's Interactive
2. Kelpie Flight Planner
3. A Free Air Combat Simulator Game, etc

Do You Get Optional Play Modes?

Does the flight simulator package have an internet link that has been refined to enhance the online gaming experience, such as formation flying and also a chat programme built in?

Cast Iron Money Back Guarantee?
Make sure that whatever package you look at, it contains a full no-nonsense 60 day money back risk free guarantee?

Free updates

Most worthy programmers are committed to excellence and that means adding new aircraft when they come onstream in the real world; also, changing layouts of airports, etc. Once you buy a sim programme, make sure you ask whether you get all the updates free, for life.

DISADVANTAGES (to watch out for)

Many sims are not what can be described as being a small download.

If your internet connection is slow, then it may take a few hours to get programme downloads, from some large sim programmes. All is not lost if you get a programme that has an upgrade to a DVD edition in the members' area, if your internet connection is slow.

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