User Guide

Flight Simulator
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Perform Aerobatics
When you’re ready to try something more daring,
take a shot at aerobatics. Flying aerobatic
maneuvers gets your head out of the clouds real
fast. Aerobatic maneuvers you can attempt
include the loop, aileron roll, hammerhead, and
Cuban Eight. Further test your skill by trying an
Immelmann, a Split-S, or some spins. Enhance the
experience by turning on the Smoke System and
Flight Video so you can play back your flight and
see yourself performing the maneuvers.
Descriptions of each maneuver are available in
the Aviation Articles section of Help and
highlight the abilities of Patty Wagstaff, a three-
time U.S. National Aerobatic Champion and
world-class air show pilot. Wagstaff performs the
maneuvers in her Extra 300S, the same airplane
you can choose to fly in Flight Simulator.
Background topics and videos about aerobatics
are also available in the Aviation Articles section
of Help.
Fly with Other Pilots Online
Time to fly with some Flight Simulator buddies? In
Flight Simulator 2000 you can enjoy formation
flights, aerobatic competitions, and similar
activities with other Flight Simulator pilots. An
ideal place to try this is on the MSN™ Gaming
Zone (
http://zone.msn.com). A multiplayer session
can host up to eight Flight Simulator aircraft at the
same time. You can also join a session as an
observer, which can be a helpful learning tool.
There are a number of multiplayer activities to
help you learn or just have some fun. For instance,
you and your fellow pilots can take turns being
the flight instructor, directing the flight and
determining the altitudes and headings to use. Or,
play follow-the-leader as one of you dives or
climbs away from the pack. Make the game more
interesting by choosing San Francisco or another
highly detailed city as your training ground. You
can also fly in helicopters and play hide and seek
using the skyscrapers to hide from view. If you
want to turn a chase into a real competition, set
up air races from one location to another. Time
yourselves from takeoff to landing and see who’s
got the time to beat.
For more details about how to set up your
multiplayer connection, see the Simulator Help
section of Help.
“Mayday” is an English
spelling of the latter part of
the French phrase venez
m’aider, “come help me.”