TL;DR: Boeing's new Virtual Airplane Procedures Trainer, powered by Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Microsoft Azure, offers flexible, cloud-based pilot training accessible on multiple devices.

One of the biggest new pieces of content included in the 40th Anniversary Edition is the Aurbus A310. This is the first high-definition airliner ever released as a default aircraft in a flight ...

Mapping all of Microsoft Flight Simulator’s controls to a console controller is basically impossible. There are just too many options. That said, a lot of the most common controls are available on ...

Flying in Microsoft Flight Simulator is so realistic that there is no doubt that even the most skilled gamers are going to have difficulty piloting aircrafts without help. While there aren’t ...

Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One have had some solid console exclusives, and both indie developers and Microsoft's first-party studios are hard at work on more. The ambitious Microsoft Flight Simulator is ...

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Adam Corsetti is a Commerce Writer from the United States. An avid gamer since childhood, Adam became hooked on video games after using the original Nintendo NES console. During college, he created a ...