User Guide

Flight Simulator
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Whether you’re a rookie, a Microsoft
®
Flight
Simulator veteran, or a licensed pilot, you
probably can’t wait to climb into the cockpit.
Before you start flying Microsoft Flight Simulator
2000 though, there are a few things you need to
do. This chapter tells you how to get started.
Installing Flight Simulator
1. Turn on your computer and start Microsoft
Windows
®
95 or later.
2. Insert Flight Simulator 2000 Disc 1 into your
CD-ROM drive.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
If your computer doesn’t support automatic
installation, follow these steps:
1. Click Start on the taskbar.
2. Point to Settings, and then click Control
Panel.
3. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
4. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Install.
5. Follow the instructions that appear on your
screen.
During Setup you’ll have the option of selecting a
Minimum, Typical, or Custom installation. If you
need to conserve hard disk space on your
computer, choose the Minimum setup option. If
you want to optimize flying performance, choose
Typical. If you are an advanced user and want to
choose exactly what gets installed, choose
Custom.
Note: Installation may require one or more of the
Flight Simulator compact discs, depending on the
options you choose.
Starting Flight Simulator
1. Insert Flight Simulator 2000 Disc 1 into your
CD-ROM drive.
2. Click Start, point to Programs, point to
Microsoft Games, point to Flight Simula-
tor 2000, then click Flight Simulator 2000.
-or-
Double-click the Flight Simulator 2000
icon on the Windows desktop.
Note: You’ll always need to have Flight Simulator
2000 Disc 1 in the drive when you start Flight
Simulator 2000.
When you start Flight Simulator 2000, you’ll see
the opening screen, from which you can select
one of the following options:
· Getting Started: Watch an introductory
video, produced by King Schools, that
explains how to get into the air quickly.
· What’s New: Learn about the new features
that make Flight Simulator 2000 “As Real As
It Gets.”
· Flying Lessons: Start with an Intro Flight,
just like you would in the real world.
Continue with lessons linked to the Tutorials
in Chapter 7 of this Pilot’s Handbook. You’ll
be amazed at how much you’ll learn—and
how much fun you’ll have!
· Fly Now!: Hop into the cockpit and start
flying. When you first start Flight Simulator,
you’ll be flying the Cessna 182S out of Meigs
Field in Chicago. Later, you can change the
“default flight” to any airplane and flight
conditions you want.