TL;DR: Boeing's new Virtual Airplane Procedures Trainer, powered by Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Microsoft Azure, offers flexible, cloud-based pilot training accessible on multiple devices.

One of the biggest new pieces of content included in the 40th Anniversary Edition is the Aurbus A310. This is the first high-definition airliner ever released as a default aircraft in a flight ...

One of the most important steps for a successful flight is to design a flight plan that will bring you to point A to point B quickly and efficiently. If you simply want to fly around aimlessly, you ...

There's a fledgling aviator out there who will likely be getting an aviation video game this holiday season. Your mother ...

Microsoft's Flight Simulator X provides a mind-boggling level of depth and breadth--if you don't mind some less than stellar frame rates. Microsoft Flight Simulator X is an incredible piece of ...

Mapping all of Microsoft Flight Simulator’s controls to a console controller is basically impossible. There are just too many options. That said, a lot of the most common controls are available on ...

We’d heard about the new Microsoft Flight Simulator’s mega-realistic scenery, digitally distilled from satellite imagery. We knew the sim could recreate real-time weather conditions on the go, relayed ...

A colossus of the gaming world is stirring from hibernation. Microsoft Flight Simulator, the beloved PC-based pastime of aspiring airliner captains and wannabe fighter pilots since 1982, has been in a ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Whenever I board a passenger jet to go somewhere, my stomach sinks and my brain says, "Well, I guess you're gonna die now." But the thought of flying ...

TakeFlight CEO Brandon Seltz takes the controls at a workstation equipped with software that guides users through the flight training process. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) RENTON, Wash. — The makers ...