Название: Microsoft Flight Simulator For Dummies
Автор: Brittany Vincent
Издательство: For Dummies
Год: 2023
Страниц: 307
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 66.1 MB

Take to the (virtual) skies with help from Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Microsoft Flight Simulator has offered a great way to fly aircraft of all sizes without ever leaving the ground for nearly 40 years. With help from Microsoft Flight Simulator For Dummies, you'll take to the skies in everything from tiny two-seaters to huge commercial airliners. Plot your course and deal with realistic wind and weather as you fly pond hoppers, 747s, and everything in between all around the world.

Welcome to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, the most realistic flying simulation game on the market. You’re not confined to a single map or two, or even an incomplete list of destinations. The world is your oyster, as they say. And you can go anywhere. Fly from point A to point B, wherever your heart desires, in the confines of this expansive, lovingly crafted game.

But unless you’re an actual pilot, a flight simulator expert, or one of the developers, you might need a little help getting started. This isn’t like your typical first-person shooter or adventure game. The aircraft you find throughout the book are real-world aircraft. People go to school for years to learn how to fly them.

So with this book, I’m taking you to flight school, so to speak. After you read the parts that are pertinent to your Flight Simulator journey, you can simply jump into the airplane of your choice, spin the globe to choose a destination, and fly there in no time.

When you fire up Flight Simulator, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. What do you do first? How in the heck does a plane actually work? Will you ever get off of the runway, and how will you accomplish that? What’s the best place to start?

Here’s the honest truth: The game won’t hold your hand. That’s fine. I’m here to do just that. This book is for anyone who has questions, concerns, or frustrations about Flight Simulator. Enjoying a flight simulator game should be for everyone, not just for those with the patience to watch dozens of piecemeal YouTube videos or complete a slew of practice flights.

Really, the For Dummies series is all about giving you just what you need to know to accomplish things as simply as possible. In the case of Flight Simulator, you can find out the basics (and handy shortcuts) of the game that can help you fly your favorite aircraft across the world to any destination you choose. This book is a reference tool crafted to help you get as much out of this realistic simulator as possible.

Virtual reality (VR), a simulated experience that can mimic or completely alter an experience in the real world, can enhance just about any gaming event you can think of, whether that’s spending carefree days fishing in a virtual stream or playing a round of virtual mini golf with your friends. Similarly, adding a VR headset into the mix while using Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 transforms it into a much more immersive game. You transform from an amateur pilot who’s viewing a TV or computer screen into a pilot who’s occupying the cockpit for real (or, at least, as real as you can feel when you’re not actually in a cockpit).

In this book, you'll learn how to:

Start with getting a feel for the controls of a small plane before moving on to larger airliners
Get familiar with the instrument panels of all sorts of planes
Deal with virtual emergencies, dynamic weather, Maydays, and more!

Great for anyone just getting started with Microsoft Flight Simulator, Microsoft Flight Simulator For Dummies is also the perfect book for existing players looking to get the most out of their time with this awesome game.