X-Plane 1.0

X-Plane is a free flight simulator demo which is described as being the most realistic flight simulator ever, having never flown a plane but assuming it is a very difficult task then I’d say this claim is about right as it was incredibly difficult to get started with the X-Plane once I found the throttle though at least it was possible to get my small jet to start moving along the runway and then things got even harder with no clear instruction manual leaving the ground became a very problematic task however after veering off the runway and on to some grass while nearly hitting some farm animals in the process and stumbling upon a little ledge so it was possible to finally make some ground between the jet and the earth.

Then in the air having no idea how to raise the landing gear the plane rapidly lost speed and as soon as it was in the air it was crashing back down to earth at a much more rapid rate!

All of this is not to say it’s not fun, it is a lot of fun even if your biggest success is 30 seconds in the air followed by a spectacular crash and there-in lies the fun, it certainly seems like a realistic simulator with many complex controls if you can ever learn all of them.

X-Plane is a free demo and you can download it here, you may want to do some research on the controls if you are serious about flying first but if you just want to go for the spectacular crashes then dive straight in, just pack a parachute!