 | X-Plane v 9.0 (Windows XP)
Manufacturer : Valusoft Release Date : 2008-04-01
- X-Plane 9 provides Ultra Realistic Flight Simulation
- Subsonic and supersonic flight dynamics, sporting aircraft from the Bell 206 Jet-Ranger helicopter and Cessna 172 light plane to the supersonic Concorde and Mach-3 XB-70 Valkyrie
- Design the plane you want to fly-from instrument panel to fuselage to weapons
- Try your hand at flying the Space Shuttle - orbit mars or simply fly through outer space
- Land at any of over 18,000 airports, as well as on aircraft carriers, helipads on building tops, frigates that pitch and roll in the waves, and oil rigs |  | X-Plane V7 (PC CD - CD Only) (Windows XP)
Manufacturer : Laminar Research Release Date :
- There are times when certain programs, while technically falling under the category of a game, also bridge into other areas. Take X-Plane 7.0, for example.
- On the surface this is a title that is a flight sim, but the program is also a trainer for real pilots. And you know what that means? If you are looking for a casual flight program, pass on this one. If you want to know how to fly that Boeing 777, this may be the program for you.
- X-Plane 7.0 is a PC product from Tri-Synergy, and Laminar Research, and this is a game that has no frills, no fancy introductions, but is solid graphically and very detailed. How detailed is this title? Well, suffice it to say that it has received FAA approval to be used as a training tool for pilots aiming for commercial certification, instrument rating and airline transport pilot certification.
- Dont want to read manuals? Pass on this title. Dont want to worry about flight plans? Pass on this title. If you want a flight experience that is intensive, that requires comprehension of control elements and understanding of basic aeronautics, then you may wish to check this out.
- The game has a wealth of features including approximately 40 aircraft, which run the gamut from propeller-driven, jets, single and multi-engine planes, helicopters, vertical take-off and landing planes (like the V-22 Osprey and the Harrier), and has several hundred more planes ready for download from the Internet. |