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Amazing Flight Sim

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 53 / 55
Date: December 17, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the best commercial flight sims I have ever used. I am a pilot, and I was impressed with the realism of FS2000. I was impressed to find our own landing stript on our farm in Minnesota. Prcatilcally every airport, Public or PRIVATE it available. You can set up flight plans from any airport you wish. For Pilots, this product is defiently worth the money, It is like paying for 1 hour is a real airplane.

The navigation is not as good as Fly! But, the realism is well worth the sacrifice.

It doesn't come with many adventures, but you can always download them on the net (2000net is a good place to start).

I am running a P-III 600 mhz, w/ 128 ram and 32 meg video. And it is absoultly flawless, as it should be. I don't believe MS, when they say it will run on a 166.

If you are just a consumer looking for a flight sim, get the NON-Professioanl edition. But, if you are a pilot, or an aspiring pilot get the professional edition, it was more IFR panels you can use that WILL really help you in earning your pilots license.

If you are looking for a combat flight sim, that you can shoot people down with, get Falcon 4.0. But, if you want the best commercially available flight sim without spending thousands of dollars, get this product. It will blow you mind.

Great game! Will keep you busy for some time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 39 / 40
Date: December 03, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I am a big fan of Flight Simulator, but have limited time to play. In the prior versions, I never felt that I mastered some of the finer points of flying. In the 2000 version, there is a fantasitc flight school that gives you all the help you need to really know what you are doing. As you go throught the tutorials, you can earn a Flight sim pilot's liscence and an IFR rating. Makes you feel like a real pilot.

I love the flight planning features and all the airports available. Great graphics. I can't say enough good things about this game.

Excelent, but do you have the speed?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 37 / 41
Date: February 26, 2000
Author: Amazon User

When I bought this game I got cought up in it for a week. People are complaining that it didn't run good on there system. Thats because they have a PII processor. PCGAMER magazine said that if you have anything worse than PIII 450 128mb ram than it won't work good. That is true it works grat on a PIII but the game is not optimxed for PII. I have a PIII 600 128megs of ram and the best graphics board and I installed the 300mb Compact install and it worked fine.

The MSFS2000 Pro edition is worth the extra buck. The extra aircraft are -Beech King Air- 2 engine turboprop. -Concorde- Mach 2 SST(Super Sonic Transport). -777 300- 2 engine jet transport. -Moony Bravo- 1 prop speed craft

In this game you can for the fist time (in 17 years of MSFS) fly from city to city in GPS mode.

Pros-Great game, excellent aircraft. Cons-Need joystick, Bad sys. requirements Bottom line-Best non military flight sim if you have the speed.

The best alternative to going out and buying an airplane

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 20 / 22
Date: November 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Microsoft really does make the best stuff. I know this sounds rather corny but it is true, Flight Simulator 2000 Pro is a perfect example of this statement. 1) I will say that this game is a resource hog, make no mistake about it, a Pentium III and 128 MB of RAM are a necessity here. Also, make sure you have a GOOD video card, good video cards make a much bigger difference than people realize. I reccomend the Matrox Millenium G400 Max. 2) If you are trying to decide between the pro version and the standard version, go with the pro version. The pro version gives you use of the Mooney Bravo (a plane that handles like the Cessna, but with a much higher average speed) and the Bell Helicopter. These additions are definately worth the extra money. The graphics in this game are nothing less than superb. Microsoft has gone to great detail, including a massive list of airports from which to land and take off. Another really great feature is the real world weather that is provided courtesy of Jeppeson. There's nothing quite as cool as flying from LAX to Chicago-O'Hare on FS2000 while actually flying from LA to Chicago, I was surprised at how entirely accurate the game was compared to what was actually happening right outside my window.

Excellent, Very Very Excellent!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 19
Date: November 08, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Flight Simulator 2000 Professional is just an incredible sim game. The graphics are just superb and if you have a 3D accelerator and a Pentium III with lots of RAM, boy you will think you were flying the real thing. The instant weather thing is really cool and it is neat to update it and then look outside. This is a must have game that you have to buy if you like this!

Great... Much better than FS98

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 17
Date: November 10, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Microsoft made some definate improvments this time. The new graphics and scenery are the best they've ever been. But... you'll deifinately need a good system to for it to run really smooth on. I'm running a PIII 500, 128MB Ram, and a 16 MB 3D card, and occasionally it gets choppy, but fo the most part, its great. If you're into flight sims, its a must have.

Great simulator

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 12
Date: July 16, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is a great flight simulator, if you have the computer to handle it. I'm running an 866 pIII so I have no problems running the game. The best part about this game in my opinion are the lessons that allow you to get virtually licensed to fly. They have everything from a private pilots license to the airline transport pilot certificate. Although you still won't get a real feel for an aircraft, it is still a good virtual tool for when you get your real license. I also like the gps system that is in 2000. As long as you have a computer that can handle it, this is a great flight simulator.

You need a good graphics accelerator.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 13
Date: July 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I keep reading about people with fairly fast systems (800 mhz) and up running this game and hating the frame rates. I'm also reading that these same people are using 8MB or 16MB graphics accelerators... The truth is, if you have a such a system, flight simulator WILL work reasonably well, IF you get rid of the slow graphics accelerator. This is because 8 MB graphics cards are a joke to this game, and they make the main processor work much harder, slowing things down. An 8MB card is like running a race car on snow tires; the two don't work well together to produce speed. So don't get a new computer, get a 32MB or better yet, a 64MB graphics accelerator for your system. (And if you can afford it, I'd also suggest you get some RAM.) You'll see that you DON'T need a brand new Pentium IV 1.7 GHz or anything that fast that to effectively run the game. One last thing: I suggest running the display at 1024 X 768 at 16 bit. Fiddle around with the display and scenery settings until you get a "decent" frame rate. Good luck!

Excellent, but...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: March 18, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The scenery is out of this world, and the choice of aricraft is phenominal! The treatment of clouds is nothing short of spectacular. The real-world weather feature is enough to justofy the cost alone. However, you better be using a top-of-the-line machine, or it won't work well. I use a PIII and can barely get the frame rate above 18, expecially near airports or mountains.

IFR flight in flight sim 2000 Pro

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: January 22, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I hold a commercial multi-engine instrument rating; my CFI expired after 3 renewals in 1981. I have not activly flow in many years. the first game I purchased with my PIII 500MHZ was flight sim 98. I enjoyed that but did not really get the sensation of actual IFR flight. In flight sim 2000 pro; I have been able to set up my old airports and IFR approachs with the actual avionics settings. I have found ILS/DME approachs VERY REAlISTIC. I would throughly recommend this simulator to any pilot who is looking to sharpen their Instrument skills in their own living room. Great Job Microsoft!

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