User Guide

Flight Simulator
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Let’s face it, flying is a complex endeavor. The
information and assistance provided with
Microsoft
®
Flight Simulator 2000 let you spend
more time doing what you want—flying—and less
time searching for the information you need to do
it. This chapter helps you find the information
you’re looking for.
Pilot’s Handbook
This Pilot’s Handbook gives you an overview of
Flight Simulator 2000 and suggests ways you can
use it to learn about aviation, practice what you
already know, or just have fun. Interspersed with
information about getting up and running,
learning to fly, and using the simulator, are
interesting facts about aviation history. Think of
the Pilot’s Handbook as the view from 30,000 feet;
if you need detailed procedures and specifica-
tions, use Flight Simulator Help.
Flight Simulator Help
Want to learn about Flight Simulator commands
and techniques? Aviation? The Flight Simulator
2000 aircraft? Aviation terminology? Look in Flight
Simulator Help, which you can access from the
Help menu.
Just like surfing the Web with a browser, you can
move from topic to topic using the navigation bar
at the top of the Help screen or by clicking “hot”
text. Flight Simulator Help is divided into four
sections: Simulator Help, Aviation Articles, Aircraft
Information, and Glossary.
Simulator Help
Aviation Articles
Aircraft Information
Glossary
Want to choose another airplane, add some turbulence, or figure out
what all those gauges in the cockpit are for? To learn about Flight
Simulator 2000 menus, screens, buttons, knobs, and levers, check
out Simulator Help for step-by-step procedures.
Want to learn more about aviation? Aviation Articles explain
subjects from the basics of flight to complex aerobatic maneuvers.
The Aircraft Owners and Pilot’s Association (AOPA) contributed many
of the articles, which are of interest to novices and real-world pilots
alike. Videos and animations help explain it all.
Looking for data about the aircraft in the Flight Simulator 2000 fleet?
The Aircraft Information section provides statistics, cockpit
diagrams, and more.
Not sure what an unfamiliar aviation or Flight Simulator term means?
Look in the comprehensive Glossary.