Flight Simulator X/Space Orbiter/X-plane 10 Pictures

[JJJacksonTyler]

On the 9th of July 2014 Dovetail Games announced a licensing agreement with Microsoft to distribute Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition (which will include the Deluxe Edition and the Acceleration Pack)[18] and to develop further products based on Microsoft's technology for the entertainment market. They are expected to release a successor in 2015.

Not a news thread, but still exciting! The franchise may not be dead yet. I almost screamed when I read this.

[Ravenchant]

The franchise isn't dead anyway... last I heard, Lockheed Martin was still developing Prepar3d

[JJJacksonTyler]

Look at this guys.

My hometown is Phoenix AZ, and I usually fly to and from there simply because I am very familiar with the airport. I swear to god this isn't some sort of mod or anything that I can help - but the bots at this airport have been acting EXTREMELY STRANGE.

For example, I was starting up an MD-83 freeware aircraft I downloaded from Simviation to test it out on a flight to San Diego, and I kid you not a white 747..this HUGE plane - goes BARRELING across the runway, through the airport fence, and into the downtown district of the city past the boundaries of the airport. I was so shocked that I forgot to take pictures - BUT, I did get snaps of a less-exciting-but-still-strange incident. Check this out.

I'm flying an Airbus A321 (Well, taxiing) to the runway in the Pacifica livery...and there are 2 other Pacifica planes - a Bombardier CRJ700 and another Airbus A321. It's not until the other Airbus turns onto the runway that I notice this:

His cargo doors are open. ??? This is on singleplayer, bots never act this way. I've never even seen a bot open it's cargo doors when parked at a gate!

The planes behave erratically (747 taxiing at full power crashing into fences and trees), and its just all-around out of control weirdness. I'm starting to think maybe some Kerbals commandeered these aircraft. Do any of you have an explanation for this? (This IS singleplayer free-flight mode. I'm not on MP).

and to answer the almighty question - yes, he did take off and fly away with his cargo doors open.