User Guide

Welcome to Microsoft Flight Simulator 98
Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 — Pilot’s Guide
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Feel the Force
If you have a force-feedback joystick like the Microsoft
SideWinder
®
Force Feedback Pro joystick, you can experience a
new level of realism in Microsoft Flight Simulator 98. You’ll feel
your wheels rolling down the runway and the stick shake in a stall,
sense trim forces as you change speeds and power settings, and
encounter other effects that make pulling Gs more than a game. To
set options for a force-feedback joystick, click
Custom Controls
on
the
Options
menu and then click the
Forces
tab.
New Sights and Sounds
3-D acceleration using DirectX and other advanced graphics
technology make scenery pop to life. Flight Simulator supports the
latest graphics hardware to show you more detail and improved
performance. Even if you don’t have 3-D hardware, new mip-
mapping and image-smoothing techniques improve the out-the-
window view. Of course, what you see is just part of the picture.
New digitized sounds—from wind noise and tire squeals to whining
jet turbines and electronic warnings—immerse you in a realistic
flying environment. To set sound options, click
Preferences
on the
Options
menu and then click the
Display & Sound
tab.
Multiplayer
Multiplayer capability puts you in crowded skies via the Internet
Gaming Zone (http://www.zone.com), a network, or a direct
connection between two computers. Challenge other pilots to an
aerobatic competition on the Internet Gaming Zone. Join a fly-in on
a network. Chase other aircraft through an urban obstacle course.
Practice formation aerobatics for an airshow. Enter the traffic pattern
at a busy airport. Or put yourself in the control tower and try to keep
everyone else organized. To join or host a multiplayer session, click
Multiplayer
on the
Flights
menu and follow the instructions on
your screen.
More Airports and Scenery
Flight Simulator 98 gives you the globe. You can take off from more
than 3,000 airports worldwide—10 times more than in previous
versions. You’ll also find detailed scenery, including atlas data
(roads, rivers, lakes) for the U.S. and Europe and over 45 new
metropolitan areas, including more than 20 new U.S. cities and new
photorealistic scenery of Hong Kong. And if you like to fly low,