Any aviation fan would be familiar with flight sim games, which are programs that allow people to experience what it’s like to fly a real aircraft through accurate computer simulations. There are about a dozen really good titles out in the gaming industry, but pilots at heart would be pleasantly surprised to hear of a very realistic alternative to the oldest commercially available virtual flight sim: the ProFlightSimulator.

This title deserves special mention, particularly on the visual and tactile realism it delivers. Like its colleagues, ProFlightSimulator gathers actual weather information and incorporates it into the game. Using smooth animation technology, it is one of the many flight simulation providers which allow the gamer access to the world’s diverse array of airports and landing sites. Remarkable scenery such as the Great Wall of China, as well as river deltas, mountains, and gulfs, come together correctly in relation to real life.