Microsoft has fairly recently released their Software Development Kit
for FS2000, so all sorts of new scenery, aircraft and other products
should soon be getting into the shops, and a few such offerings are
outlined on this page. New aircraft and scenery for FLY! is also coming
out at a fair pace, so keep watching your software supplier.
Here's
a couple of aircraft collections that might
appeal. 3 Great Planes
Blue Box for FS2000 contains the DHC-6 Twin
Otter, Piper Cherokee
and Cessna Caravan, whilst the 3 Great Planes Gold Box for FS
Combat Flight Simulator contains P51 Dakota Kid,
F4U5 Corsair
and Spitfire MK IXb. They all boast unrivalled realism and detail,
polished virtual surfaces, accurate flight characteristics, animated
moving parts and original instrument panels. £14.99 each set.
Airport
2000, volume 2 is Wilco Publishing's award-winning add-on for
MS Flight Simulator, optimised for FS2000 but also fully compatible with
FS98. This add-on has seven new airports, nine new 'planes with
faithfully-reproduced panels, plus adventures.
London
Heathrow, Barcelona, Nice, Amsterdam Schipol, Boston Logan, Miami
International and Chicago O'Hare are presented in all their glory with
actual hangars, maintenance buildings and taxiways as well as selected
restaurants, gates, departure screens, lounges and shops inside. Ground
markings are extremely realistic and there's car and bus traffic
traversing the tarmac, textured static aircraft and other aircraft
taxiing and taking off around you.
The
fully interactive Air Traffic Control and internal announcements sound
both awesome and challenging! There's a co-pilot to assist you
throughout the adventure flights by telling you when you've overlooked a
procedure or when something goes wrong when you have to follow real
flight procedures, including handling emergencies such as a flame-out on
take-off, a tyre blowing out or an in-flight engine fire that triggers
an alarm and requires you to use the working fire panel. A full manual
is included with airport diagrams, approach charts and detailed pilot
manual. Cost £26.99. For full product details and more screenshots go
to the publisher's website at www.wilcopub.com
FS Traffic. You might like to try this if ever you've fancied
being able to tinker with MS Flight Simulator yourself. This special
utility actually enables you to add moving aircraft to any airport in
FS98 and FS2000. It has been designed for ease of use, simplicity and
stability. Frame rates will remain steady as you add realistic aircraft
taxiing, taking off and landing movements up to 30 at any one time. Cost
£17.99.
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DHC-6 Twin
Otter, Piper Cherokee
and Cessna Caravan, whilst the 3 Great Planes Gold Box for FS
Combat Flight Simulator contains P51 Dakota Kid,
F4U5 Corsair
and Spitfire MK IXb. They all boast unrivalled realism and detail,
polished virtual surfaces, accurate flight characteristics, animated
moving parts and original instrument panels. £14.99 each set.
Airport
2000, volume 2 is Wilco Publishing's award-winning add-on for
MS Flight Simulator, optimised for FS2000 but also fully compatible with
FS98. This add-on has seven new airports, nine new 'planes with
faithfully-reproduced panels, plus adventures.
London
Heathrow, Barcelona, Nice, Amsterdam Schipol, Boston Logan, Miami
International and Chicago O'Hare are presented in all their glory with
actual hangars, maintenance buildings and taxiways as well as selected
restaurants, gates, departure screens, lounges and shops inside. Ground
markings are extremely realistic and there's car and bus traffic
traversing the tarmac, textured static aircraft and other aircraft
taxiing and taking off around you.
The
fully interactive Air Traffic Control and internal announcements sound
both awesome and challenging! There's a co-pilot to assist you
throughout the adventure flights by telling you when you've overlooked a
procedure or when something goes wrong when you have to follow real
flight procedures, including handling emergencies such as a flame-out on
take-off, a tyre blowing out or an in-flight engine fire that triggers
an alarm and requires you to use the working fire panel. A full manual
is included with airport diagrams, approach charts and detailed pilot
manual. Cost £26.99. For full product details and more screenshots go
to the publisher's website at 