Editorials

9.11.2026 – Anyone having spent more than a few hours in Microsoft Flight Simulator will know that getting the sim to run “just right” is somewhat of an undertaking that has led many an experienced simmer into depths of obsession if not outright despair. Flight simulators are, by nature, particularly resource hungry applications: entirely flight-sim-dedicated computer builds…

31.10.2026 – Since the days of FSX, flight simulators have become far more demanding in the hardware they require. With modern-day hardware prices and how it’s currently trending, it can be quite an expensive demand to run any of the next-generation flight simulators. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is no exception; as a step up from MSFS 2020,…

28.10.2026 – When you ask a flight simmer what Europe’s hardest airliner approach is, you will hear the same names repeated: London City’s steep glideslope, Madeira’s visual (and windy) approach, or the mountainous descent and circling into Innsbruck. All of these are worth flying, but none of them are as specific as the approach to Calvi Sainte-Catherine…

16.8.2026 – Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has a wide variety of aircraft available within the simulator, as well as third-party software. Choosing what to fly may be overwhelming, especially when we have a lot of variations of Airbus planes, for example. With Jean’s recent article covering the best vintage airliners, it gave me an idea to cover…

14.7.2026 – Few aircraft have generated as much anticipation in Microsoft Flight Simulator as the Synaptic A220. After almost five years of public development, the aircraft is finally approaching release, giving virtual pilots the opportunity to experience one of the most distinctive modern airliners. Although it now carries the Airbus name, the A220 did not begin life…