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Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 — Pilot’s Guide
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watch out for thousands of new buildings, towers, antennas, and
other obstacles. To set scenery options, click
Scenery Complexity
on the
World
menu. You can also control dynamic scenery—air and
ground traffic. Click
Dynamic Scenery
on the
World
menu.
New Adventures
Try a cross-Channel hop from Paris to London or take command of
an airline flight from LAX to JFK. A logbook full of new
adventures will have you taking off on realistic flights with air
traffic control instructions, emergencies, and other surprises that test
your skills. To make sure you’re prepared before each flight, review
the Preflight Briefings. To see these topics, click
Preflight
Briefings
on the
Help
menu. To fly an adventure, click
Adventures
on the
Flights
menu.
Flight School
Whether you’re a novice or seasoned Flight Simulator pilot, you’ll
find more lessons to hone your flying skills. You can try
introductory flights to learn the basics of flying a specific aircraft, or
take advanced lessons on such skills as ILS approaches and holding
patterns. To review background information about aerodynamics,
aircraft systems, navigation, and other subjects, click
Pilot Training
on the
Help
menu. Before you take off, make sure you review the
Preflight Briefings that prepare you for each lesson. To see these
topics, click
Preflight Briefings
on the
Help
menu. To fly a lesson,
click
Lessons
on the
Flights
menu.
An Online Aviation Library
The updated online Help includes topics on subjects from
aerodynamics and advanced flying techniques to aircraft instruments
and systems, weather, navigation, regulations, and human factors.
Videos and animations bring key concepts to life, while more than
200,000 words of text take you deep into the real-world details of
flying. To explore Help, click
Pilot Training
on the
Help
menu. If
you need information about a specific aircraft, the Aircraft
Handbooks section of Help includes checklists, operating
procedures, and performance statistics. To see these handbooks,
click
Aircraft Handbooks
on the
Help
menu.