So far most of my attempts have ended up looking more like this than this. Even if you've remembered to deploy the latter device, landing the F/A-18 on Acceleration's carrier is a nerve-shredding experience. Tinker with the myriad switches and MFDs and you'll discover amongst other things, a sophisticated autopilot, a working radar (with ability to lock-up targets and adjust scan parameters) and the button that lower the all-important tail hook. While it doesn't come with wings festooned with working Sidewinders and Mavericks, it does go like supersonic shingle off a shovel, and feature a surprisingly functional virtual cockpit.

The Hornet is my pick of the new flyables. Use large flat-decked ships to catch falling planes! (Actual mission premise may differ) Had ACES been generous enough to include an A380 or a 787 then just about every element of their customer base would have been catered for. For flying incredibly slowly you've got a versatile EH101 whirlybird, and for flying incredibly stylishly there's a gorgeous P-51 Mustang (de-gunned, sadly). For flying incredibly fast you've got a remarkably detailed F/A-18 Hornet strike-fighter. This one boasts three high quality machines that couldn't be more different. Most of the packs produced by publishers such as Just Flight, Aerosoft, and Flight 1 contain one plane type only. Meet the fleetĪn Aladdin's alcove of new aircraft, missions, scenery areas, and experiences, Acceleration immediately stands-out in the crowded world of FS add-ons thanks to its size and eclecticism. FSX added a welcome dollop of drama to a staid series, and this official expansion pack continues the good work. It's taken them twenty-odd years, but MS have finally realised that not everyone buys realistic non-combat flight simulations to Sunday-drive Cessnas, and autopilot Airbuses. Result: a bullet-riddled helo, a flaming engine, and an unscheduled landing in the middle of a lion-infested game reserve. I was trailing them in my Bell JetRanger and foolishly ignored the co-pilot's advice about not getting too close. (It's only been 138 days since that last happened.) No, last night I was shot down in Microsoft Flight Simulator.īack in nineteen-eighty-something-or-other the culprit was one of FS1's dastardly Fokkers (sadly absent from FS2, FS3 etc.) last night it was a gang of rhino poachers in a speeding 4WD. Something happened to me last night that hasn't happened for around 25 years.

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