X-Plane 10 (for PC & Mac)

X-Plane 10 is the latest version of a simulator that has been in development continuously for almost 20 years. Designed to be the most flexible flight simulator available, it has a fully open structure that allows the enthusiast to change every part. With thousands of compatible add-ons there is no kind of flying craft that is not simulated and there is a whole world to explore.

At its core is a virtual wind tunnel that creates the most realistic flight modelling available on a desktop. The virtual pilot is able to experience the challenges of flying huge airliners or tiny ultra-light aircraft. The realism of X-Plane 10 is proved by the fact that X-Plane is used as a certified training tool.

The virtual world in X-Plane 10 is what makes this version different from previous versions. The ‘Plausible World’ is a new style of virtual landscape that has been created from many real-world databases and revolutionises simulation. You will see almost all roads and built-up areas exactly as they are around you. The completely new rendering engine shows the world around you in high detail and with global illumination so lights behave like real lights.

Air Traffic Control will guide you from start-up to shut-down and also controls the other aircraft around you. Those other aircraft are not robotic as they are in other simulators, but interact with the world in the same way as your own aircraft does. They will fight the same cross winds and turbulence as you encounter and they will need more runway to stop when the weather conditions are not favourable. Just like real pilots do, you will watch their take-off to be prepared for what your own take-off will be like. It’s still simulated but it gets very close to real aviation!

X-Plane 10 is built with the future in mind and makes full use of the hardware in your system. If you own a fast multi-core machine you will be able to simulate more aircraft around you and see more details, but even with a moderate machine X-Plane 10 is capable of displaying a tremendous amount of objects without slowing down.