6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
As real as it gets!
Date of Review: Nov 16, 1999
Wow! If you are a flyer or flyer wanna-be, and looking for the real McCoy, look no further! On the other hand if you are looking for an easy out of the box, arcade style fly around, this sim is not for you. I've had it for 2 weeks, and a have yet to be able to start a few of the planes.
I fly in real life, and was looking for something to practice with. From engine start up to taxi-in to the hanger, FLY! is as close to the real thing as it gets. You can run the actual engine start checklist, obtain weather information and clearances, take off, fly with traditional instruments or use the GPS to get around.
The satellite scenery is great, it looks much more like the real thing than what I've seen in the past, particularly when at higher altitudes. I did notice there isn't as much ground detail in some cases, BUT as you are flying, most radio towers will be there, so watch out with the low passes!
Im running it with a AMD K6-2 P366, 128 MB Ram and a Voodoo3 2000 video board. The performance is good, but I bet it would be awesome with a 100 Mhz bus.
My opinion: Great game. I fly almost everyday.
