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Good enough

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Bought this product as I like all flight sims. It is good. I look forward to MS coming out with another MS Flight Simulator with aircrafts like the Baron 58 and ATR-42, and a few other prop aircrafts.Something totally different, aircraft wise.

This package lives up to expectations and the improvements over the previous MS Flight Sims is huge. Really enjoyed flying the Baron 58 aircraft as I used to own one previously.

A Really Great Simulator

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a great FS and a good alternative to FSX, especially to guys like me with a basic home computer running average memory and graphics. I had a little trouble in the beginning using the training portion. The program kept closing, but I reported the error to Microsoft and it hasn't happened since. A word to the wise, buy a quality joystick, not easy to modulate the controls via the keyboard.

Crashes

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Product installed out of the box crashes and after initial run of Flying Lessons, closes program each time Flying Lessons is selected.
Working with tech support provided a 3 step process to each time Flight Simulator is loaded. A Selective Startup IPL is required to run to eliminate ALL background programs. After running the game, a Normal Startup restart is required to return the computer to normal operation.

Microsoft should include these instructions up front in the installation instructions instead of leaving it to each purchaser to discover the system environment required to run the program. Once beyond this, great scenery, wide range of aircraft, and complete flying lessons as well as ground training on theory of flying.

Fun for beginner

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game for my father. He always wanted to be a pilot and has really enjoyed this game. It is perfect for someone who is just getting started. I am thrilled that he is enjoying this so much.

Flight Sim in the Southern Caribbean

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I am a FS 98 owner. Upgrading to 2004 was absolutely fantastic. I flew from Trinidad through the caribbean. Absolutely spectacular!!!

Paul Taylor
Trinidad.

Enjoyable

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I bought the flight simulator for myself but once I showed it to my husband, I lost the use of my laptop. He went from a man who had never seen a use for a computer to one who will sit for hours looking for the correct runway to land his plane. Neither of us are very good pilots though, using the handy controls for the game, everything is toned down for a beginner. It's one thing to fly a plane but to allow wind currents and traffic, weather, and the threat of running out of fuel affect it, let's put it this way, this is a game a novice can enjoy as well as those who are experienced in flying. I like it!

Excellent game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is an excellent piece of software. I am a professional aerospace engineer and I can assure that they have the physics done very well. It would be perfect it I was good enough pilot to fly the planes!

Instructor

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Microsoft flight simulator 2004 is an excellant product. I am a teacher at a middle school. We have a module lab in the Technology Education Department. The students love getting this module. The flight simulator is a great way to experience flying. I recommend this product to anyone interested in flying.

FS2004

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The graphics in FS2004 are vastly superior to those in my older, FS2000. Yet, they don't overwhelm my 2-year old WindowsXP machine, as FSX is rumored to do. Very nice, and customizable.

Flight simulator

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of FlightTrying to fly a flight from point A to point B I find it difficult to change radio navigation frequencies with no radio panels available. Try to use pause command and then shift 2 to get the radio panels with no successful results. The pitch trim{up or down)does not work like the real world. Must continue to hold up or down elevator force. I had Flight Simulator 98 before and I fill it was more user friendly.

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