Flight
Simulator 2000 is a perfect civilian Flight Simulator geared to any flight
simmer weather they just like to try their hand at the concord, or they are
training to be a commercial pilot. This
new version of the simulator series features the standard edition
(approx.$60-$70 Can.) or the Professional Edition (approx. $99
Can.). Either one you choose will be a
pleasure to fly.
Flight
Simulator 2000 comes with a whole new graphics engine. With a powerful computer and a decent video
card, Flight Simulator 2000 will look stunning. Microsoft actually took real-life photographs and placed them in
the game to make things look very real.
Flight Simulator now has the Concorde in
it’s hangar to add to the other aircrafts.
Microsoft decided this time that they wanted to hit the serious pilots
as well as all of the casual simmers out there. That’s why they released two versions of the program, The Standard
and the professional editions are available. This means a drop in price if you don’t care
for the extras, and a chance to really try out you piloting skills with the
Professional edition.
The weather effects in the new
program are really excellent. A new feature for 2000 is that you can customize the
cloud layers and type. Along with the altitude and wind setting, you can match
any type of weather system. If that seems to difficult, just click on Real
World Weather and let FS2K
automatically download the real world weather for you!!
These are the aircrafts available in
Standard edition:
· Sopwith Camel
·Schweizer Sailplane
·Cessna 182S
·Cessna182 RG
·Extra 300S
·Mooney Bravo
·KingAir 350
·Lear Jet 45
·Boeing 737-400
·Boeing 777-300
·The Concorde
FS2K
Professional comes with a third C-D titled “extras” this containes more
videos by King Schools and Rod. It also has Jeppesen sim charts for airport
approaches. There are also some other demos on this C-D.
The
manual contains many Sim-Charts for reference.
As for aircrafts, FS2K professional edition contains the IFR versions of
the Cessna182 and the Mooney Bravo.
In
addition to the standard six high detailed cities, professional has n
additional six which are:
· Seattle
· Boston
· Rome
· Washington
· Tokyo
· Berlin
Last
revised: 30-01-2001