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[Blue]

Does anyone know if Microsoft is still actively working on their flight
simulator or is it really "as good as it gets"?

My guess for a next version would be on-line scenery over a broadband link

[Quilljar]

Blue wrote:
> Does anyone know if Microsoft is still actively working on their
> flight simulator or is it really "as good as it gets"?
>
> My guess for a next version would be on-line scenery over a broadband
> link

All indications are that they are working on the next version. The wish
lists are many and varied. Keep an eye on alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim
for more informed news and specialised help.

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[Epi Watkins]

In article >, The OTHER Kevin
in San Diego <skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net> says...
> On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 19:16:18 -0700, "Blue" > wrote:
>
> >Does anyone know if Microsoft is still actively working on their flight
> >simulator or is it really "as good as it gets"?
> >
> >My guess for a next version would be on-line scenery over a broadband link
> >
> Dunno, but I wish they fix the helicopter models.. Hell, I wish
> they'd fix the physics period...

I kind of agree. I thought the helicopters were great in Fly.

Epi

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[Tom Gibson]

Hi,

I have pics from a presentation MS just made at the AVSIM conference.
They suggest that work still continues...

http://www.calclassic.com/avsim2005.htm

Hope this helps,

Tom Gibson

Cal Classic Propliner Page: http://www.calclassic.com

Cal Classic Alco Page: http://www.calclassic.com/alco

Freeflight Design Shop: http://www.freeflightdesign.com



Blue wrote:
> Does anyone know if Microsoft is still actively working on their flight
> simulator or is it really "as good as it gets"?
>
> My guess for a next version would be on-line scenery over a broadband link
>
>

[Blue]

Thanks for a fine report, Tom.
I'm stunned at how far programming has come since I worked at it thirty five
years ago.
Blue

"Tom Gibson" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> I have pics from a presentation MS just made at the AVSIM conference. They
> suggest that work still continues...
>
> http://www.calclassic.com/avsim2005.htm
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Tom Gibson
>
> Cal Classic Propliner Page: http://www.calclassic.com
>
> Cal Classic Alco Page: http://www.calclassic.com/alco
>
> Freeflight Design Shop: http://www.freeflightdesign.com
>
>
>
> Blue wrote:
>> Does anyone know if Microsoft is still actively working on their flight
>> simulator or is it really "as good as it gets"?
>>
>> My guess for a next version would be on-line scenery over a broadband
>> link

[CriticalMass]

The OTHER Kevin in San Diego wrote:

> Dunno, but I wish they fix the helicopter models..

Thanks for helping to keep that fact alive. Since day-1, I've said if
*REAL* helos were anything like the FS flight models, helo pilots would
have long been extinct. No one could survive flying the damned things.

> Hell, I wish they'd fix the physics period...

They have it down pretty accurately with their C172/182 flight models.
There's a lot they could build on from those.