PC Pilot

The Complete Guide to Computer Aviation
by Steve Smith

NOW YOU CAN FLY YOUR DESKTOP—

THE FIRST AND ONLY COMPLETE AND COMPREHENSIVE SOURCEBOOK OF FLIGHT SIMULATION SOFTWARE

WELCOME TO THE AGE OF VIRTUAL AVIATION-

Through the wonders of interactive computer technology, it is now possible to strap yourself into the cockpit of a Soviet MiG-29…to take control of a WWI Sopwith Camel and engage Baron von Richthofen in blazing, hyper-realistic aerial combat…or to make a touch-and-go landing in a 300-ton Boeing 747-all without leaving your chair.

FLAPS DOWN, GEAR DOWN

OPEN YOUR PASSPORT TO THE VERY BEST IN STATE-OF-THE-ART COMPUTER-SIMULATED FLIGHT

•START UP, ADD ON, TAKE OFF: Monitors…Joysticks…Hardware requirements…Budget upgrading

•SENSATIONAL "SIMS": The top flight programs…How they run, What they do—from Microsoft's classic Flight Simulatior 5.0 to Chuck Yeager's Air Combat

•BELLS AND WHISTLES: Super sounds…Eye-popping graphics

•PIC-A-MISSION: The Coolest action scenarios—from dogfights to Stealth flights

•THE PROGRAMS: In-depth descriptions…Quality ratings…Head-to-head comparisons

•HUNDERS OF PLANES: Pilot your dream bird—Messerschmitt…Nighawk…Harriers and copters…and MORE

•PLUS—Terminology…Support…The Future…

Everything you need to challenge the skies

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