Now, with ongoing advancement in technology, flight simulators bring with them a level of realism that has not been seen before. Since most modern computers come standard with more advanced powerful graphic cards, simulator developers can now show this new technology they possess to more users.
Most of the good flying simulators today can deliver such things as real world mapping, current weather conditions that is built into the game that matches your local area, airport layouts with so much detail they look true to life and the option where a player can customize 100's of different types of aircraft.
If you want to travel to a far away country that you have never visited before you can jump into your aircraft simulation game and with it using real world mapping, you can take a good view of the area as you fly over it just as if you were a real pilot in a real airplane. Then after visiting some destinations you like, you can make plans to visit them again in the future.
If you are someone that has a love for aviation and flying but you don´t like traveling then the realistic features that are provided by modern flight simulator games will surely grip you and keep you entertained for hours.
With 100's of different airplane and helicopter models to choose from and all of them providing the most accurate representation as possible of the flight controls along with the best possible aircraft response you will no doubt develop flying skills or challenge the ones you have and will be playing for hours.
Flight sims using the method called lod or level of detail can contain high quality graphics which will provide gamers with the best realistic flying experience. Using a large variety of backgrounds gamers can choose from where each background contains graphics that look so real they closely resemble what is actually found in real life, it´s just like you went there in person! This way the beautifully detailed graphics will allow gamers to truely feel they are pilots and will give them the feeling they have ultimate control of the aircrafts they fly. This is even more true if you have a great computer setup with several screens and appropriate flight sim hardware. Only your wallet is the limit here. Check out this awesome setup here:
Most flight simulation games today also have realistic control tower voices where the player can talk to them and get clearance for taking off and landing as well as inflight directions, such features as these keeps the player engaged for hours of fun. This is very handy to learn, especially if you are planning to get a real pilot license one day, like I do.
So if you love aviation and if you love flying all different types of aircraft then flight simulators will be for you, as you will be able to visit different destinations all across the world again and again giving you hours of entertainment from the comfort of your computer and you can do it all without having to have pilot license. But if you want to have a pilot license later on, flight simulator software is a great way to prepare yourself for it.
While this post is more general, in the next posts I will talk more specific about the better flight sim games, that I like. Stay tuned!
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