I actually found myself on MS flight sim too - the thing is though, I used to think it was real (that was before I had started training).
True, the further through flying training I get, the less accurate I think MS Flight Sim is, especially the light aircraft. On the other hand, I have flown a professional 737 simulator and was quite surprised by how similar that handled to the MS version - especially with professional add-ons.
I also have 'FLY ll' on an Apple Mac, which has quite good flight characteristics, but awful scenery.
I wondered whether anyone had tried X-Plane? Views?
(Yes, I know, I'm getting desperate. I'll be shaking next
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HH