Flight Simulator II

Flight Simulator II turns the user into the pilot of a Piper 181 Cherokee Archer, single engine, fixed landing gear aircraft. The pilot controls the flight through the keyboard or with a joystick and keyboard. The monitor is divided into two screens. One shows the instrument panel of the aircraft featuring 49 displays, including air speed indicator, reciprocal heading indicator, fuel gages, and altimeter. The other screen is an out-the-window view showing a simulated 3D scene as would be seen by a pilot in an actual airplane. The scene changes with changes in altitude and heading. The view direction can be changed or switched with a radar screen that shows a straight down view. A typical flight begins at Meigs Field in Chicago, IL, but an editor function permits changing to any of the 70 different airports by changing coordinates and altitude from a data table.

Takeoff is accomplished by throttling the engine up to full power and taxiing along the runway until flight speed is reached. Keyboard or joystick controls operate elevators, flaps, and ailerons. The user is able to navigate to other airports and land or perform aerobatics. The editor function permits changing the preset weather conditions for more challenging navigation problems. Optional scenery disks are available to increase the flying environment by adding many new airports widely spaced across the United States. For experienced Flight Simulator II pilots, a simulated World War I aerial battle game can be played that features dogfights and bombing runs.

Copyright: 1983
Subject: Aeronautics
Application: Aeronautics, Physical Science
Type: Simulation
Grade Level: NR
Minimum System Requirements: Apple II family, 48K
                             Atari & ST, 64K/512K
                             Commodore 64
                             Amiga, 64K/521K

Components: 1 disk, user's manuals and flight charts, backup disk
Features: copy protected, Amiga version not protected
Producer: subLOGIC Corporation
Vendor: subLOGIC Corporation
Cost: $49.95, $19.95 (Scenery Disks)

From Software for Aerospace Education: A Bibliography (Second Edition), a publication of Education Technology Branch, Educational Affairs Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Available from N.M. State Library : NAS1.9/2:SO 2

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