FLIGHT SIMULATOR X GOLD
22 new aircraft
Fly one of 22 new aircraft, from the De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver floatplane and Grumman G-21A Goose to the AirCreation 582SL Ultralight and Maule M7-260C Orion with wheels and skis. You'll be amazed at the details, such as shaded rivets, reflective paint, and glint from glass and chrome. FSX Deluxe contains an Airbus for the first time with an accurate A321A! Fancy the glider in FS but can''t stand that there is no tow plane? FSX will also has that tow plane accurately represented with accurate tension modeling for realism.
55 detailed airports
The airport database has been upgraded and improved. FSX contains 24,000 airports internationally, with 1,200 being highly detailed due to their popularity. Each airport features artificial intelligence-controlled jetways, fuel trucks and moving baggage carts, allowing you to explore your hometown or venture to a favorite far-off city. The FSX design team emphasised their goal of expanding the realism seen in many of the stock North American airports to other parts of the world.
Weather
The sky has been greatly improved, with more realistic weather and graphics. Weather data was painstakingly collected from over 5,000 weather stations worldwide to accurately reproduce regional behavior. There are also five separate seasonal textures with 23 environmental zones that change depending on your specific location on the globe. This means not only will snow be on the ground in Montreal during the winter time, but you will only see appropriate foliage and vegetation on the ground as well. Rain effects have also improved - not only has the rain on the windshield improved during flight, but the glaze effects on roads and taxiways are impressive as well.
Also for the first time, star gazing/navigation will be possible. The FSX team has accurately placed over 10,000 stars in their correct locations. These stars will also be easy to see, considering the maximum viewing altitude has been increased to 18,000 miles high.
Scenery
24 million roads have been accurately modeled in the FSX scenery database. Much of the ground elevation, roads and textures have been pulled from imaging collected from the space shuttle itself! On these roads, you will notice traffic for the first time. The effect is brilliant - not only will the vehicles move down the road, they will also change lanes and use signal indicators. At night, each vehicle has a pair of headlights and taillights. If you are flying over water, you will notice a complete new assortment of boats which follow their own accurate paths internationally. This means that you will be able to see oil tankers and cruise ships on those long Trans-Atlantic flights.
In addition, animals and their patterns will be represented in extraordinary detail. From giraffes and lions in Africa, to whales in the ocean, you can track each animal and its movements from the ground or the sky.
Missions
With more than 50 new missions to choose from, aviators can build their skill levels and engage in even more stimulating game play than before. Players can choose to compete in the Red Bull air race, land on a moving school bus, race a jet-propelled truck racer, rescue workers off an exploding oil rig, or bring relief materiel to the Congo, while being able to keep track of their progress on each mission. In addition to the mission layout and database being greatly improved, there are also rewards for good technique and goals achieved.
'Shared Skies'
Through increased online gameplay capabilities, FSX offers players a connected world where they can choose whom they want to be, from air traffic controller to pilot or co-pilot, as they interact with other aviators around the globe by chatting in real time via headset and keyboard. The new "Shared Skies' capability enables two users to connect on separate computers to fly a single aircraft together. This has limitless simulation possibilities, and when you connect through the multiplayer mode, you can pass control of the airplane to each other. Instructors can also instruct trainees how to fly, while keeping a constant watch on the controls if anything goes wrong.
FLIGHT SIMULATOR X - ACCELERATION
This Expansion Pack from Microsoft provides a host of new features:
- Three all-new aircraft - the F/A-18A Hornet, EH-101 helicopter and P-51D Mustang
- 20 new missions - including being a NASA test pilot, performing Search & Rescue ops on an ocean liner, navigating a whiteout in a blizzard and more
- Multiplayer Racing Mode - the new multiplayer racing mode that allows you to compete against friends with four types of racing, including real-world and fictional Red Bull Air Race courses, the unlimited Reno National Championship course, as well as cross country, competition sailplane courses and fictional courses like the Hoop and Jet Canyon course.
Test your skills in three different levels of difficulty, from simple pylon racing to racing very challenging courses in a variety of weather conditions. - DirectX 10 - Flight Simulator X: Acceleration takes advantage of Windows Vista and DirectX 10 to deliver breathtaking graphics and dynamic environments for a truly immersive experience. Use of DX10 graphics is optional.
- Connected World - race against friends online as they interact with other aviators from around the globe by chatting in real-time via headset and keyboard.
Acceleration also includes code from both of Microsoft's Service Packs, providing you with a fully up-to-date installation.
SAITEK CYBORG V.1 FLIGHT STICK
- Ergonomic, ambidextrous stick with trigger and five buttons - all positioned for instant access in the heat of battle
- POV switch - easily change cockpit views to keep track of your enemies
- Pinkie switch - operates as a normal control or can be programmed as a 'shift button' to double up your control functions
- Powerful ST programming software - create profiles for each aircraft you fly to save different button configurations
- Throttle lever for smooth, realistic engine control
- Twist action rudder control
- Unique removable legs for easy storage
747-200/300 SERIES
- Highly detailed exterior models
- High quality interactive 3D Virtual Cockpit
- 2D panel with custom gauges
- 21 highly detailed liveries
- Detailed manual
- Option for showing the wings from the interior view (wing view)
- Pushback truck (can be switched on/off for FSX)
- Air stairs for passenger models
- Dynamic wing flex
- Detailed flight deck when seen from the exterior
- Numerous animations - pPassenger doors‚ cargo doors‚ flaps‚ rudder‚ elevators‚ undercarriage‚ engine fans‚ thrust reversers and spoilers
- High quality sound sets
- Rolls-Royce‚ Pratt and Whitney and General Electric engines modelled.
DETAILED FEATURES
Model
- Dynamic wing flex
- Dynamic shine
- Operating passenger and cargo doors
- XML coded landing gear for better visual performance
- Pushback truck (can be switched on/off for FSX)
- Stairs Option for showing wings in the interior view (wing view).
- Fully flyable photorealistic virtual cockpit
- FS2004 version only: Extra bonus vehicles around the aircraft on the ramp
Animations
- Passenger doors
- Cargo doors
- Realistic thrust reverser animation
- Engine fans
- Fully animated control surfaces: flaps‚ rudder‚ elevators‚ undercarriage‚ spoilers.
Special effects
- Tyre/wet runway water effects
- Engine start smoke
- Touchdown tyre smoke effects
- Fire/sparks from the rear underbelly when you over-rotate
- Burning rubber effects
- Inspection lights
- Dynamic wing flex
Texture artwork
- Dynamic shine
- Highly detailed texture mapping without compromising frame rates
- 21 highly detailed liveries
- Layered paint kit included to help create your own liveries (suitable additional paint program such as Photoshop required)
Flight Dynamics (FDE)
Highly tuned 747 FDE based on detailed documentation and flight tested based on FAA simulation requirements with:
- Differing location/weight/cargo/fuel specs for different 747 variants and real-world passenger/cargo loading
- Improvements to 747 performance based on additional 747 pilot input and performance charts
- Individual FDE for specific airframe variant and engine type
- Different engine mount points per engine type
- Different engine performance per type
- Different performance per 747 variant
- All fuel and weight stations based on actual real-world documentation
- A custom utility to allow switching between standard and easy flight models
- Optimised for FSX
- 'True Feel' format for correct performance and feel
Sound sets
- High-fidelity 747 sSound sets for the Pratt and Whitney‚ General Electric and Rolls-Royce engines
Flight planning
- Detailed flight tutorial
- Uses the default MSFS payload and fuel editor for ease of use and reliability
- Uses the default MSFS flight planner and Navigation Log for accurate flight/fuel planning for ease of use and reliability.
Panel and VC features
- High quality 2D instrument panel
- Virtual Cockpit with mouse clickable operations
- Full analogue Pilot‚ Co-Pilot and Flight Engineer panels
- Overhead‚ Throttle Quadrant and Radio Stack panels
- Flight Engineer's station has expanded pop-up panels for easier viewing
FMC
Limited function F-Lite style FMC (Flight Management Computer) which allows:
- Use of the SIDs and STARs in the Microsoft Flight Simulator database
- Radio and Navigation frequency entry
- V-speed calculation
- 'Direct to' waypoint features
- Progress display
- Estimated fuel on board‚ and more
INCLUDED AIRCRAFT & LIVERIES
747-200 Variants
Passenger General Electric
- ANA (All Nippon Airways)
- CLS - House Livery
- Lufthansa - current livery
- Thai - current livery
Passenger Pratt & Whitney
- Aerolinas Argentinas - current livery
- Air Canada - older livery
- Air India - current livery
- CLS - House Livery
- Corsair - F-GSEX
- Iberia - current livery
- Japan Airlines - Resocha‚ current livery
- Northwest Air - current livery
- South African - current livery
- World Airways - (opening nose cargo door)‚ retro livery
Passenger Rolls-Royce
- British Airways - Union Jack livery
- CLS - House Livery
- EAAC - Current livery.
747-300 Variants
Passenger GE
Passenger Pratt & Whitney
- Japan Airlines - new livery
Passenger Rolls-Royce
- Cathay Pacific - new livery
- Qantas - current livery