I have to admit that I’ve never been at the controls flying into the busiest airport in the world (for one week) and I have to admit I plan to prep a little bit when the time comes. I’ve personally attended AirVenture up in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, almost a dozen times, both as an attendee and an exhibitor. With new aircraft entering the digital fleet (SR22, Citation X, R22, RV-10, plus more) and impressive updates to the flight model, improved weather engines, and a world scenery overhaul, we are very excited for the upcoming X-Plane 12 program and all that it will offer to the aviation community. In the recent months information has trickled out from the Laminar’s development team updating the public on version 12 of the simulator program. Laminar’s program prioritizes what happens / is presented inside the aircraft, whereas other programs may focus on what happens outside the aircraft. X-Plane 11 is a great program for anyone committed to accurate instrumentation within the digital aircraft, and is a phenomenal simulator for instrument training, proficiency, or basic understanding. Twenty one years later, in November of 2016, the 11th iteration of the program was released to the public and is the supported version available today. Laminar Research released X-Plane version 1.00 in 1995 when names like IBM, Packard Bell, and Compaq were the go-to platforms for a home PC. Here are three upcoming flight sim stories we at Sporty’s are excited about. Now two years later we’re still seeing new hardware, software, and events for the typical home simulator. Multiple programmers, hardware manufacturers, and flight sim personalities took advantage of the fresh interest. With Bing Maps providing a detailed view of the entire world, most digital pilots first jumped in a Cessna 172 and flew over their digital homes (while being stuck in them). The last two years have witnessed a flurry of interest in the flight simulation realm, thanks mainly to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.
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