Game:

X-Plane 11 (2017)

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Review

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I'm playing Beta 13 of X-Plane 11, a flight simulator Laminar Research. Several notable new features highlight the latest release of the venerable flight simulation. First, a set of interactive tutorials (called “Flight School”) teach the basics of flight; additional tutorials covering the idiosyncrasies of each included aircraft (namely their differences in how autopilot and GPS are handled) are needed. Three new aircraft are included and all planes have 3-D cockpits and IFR support; plentiful additional planes can be downloaded and imported. Most notable is the vastly improved interface, complete with resizable and movable GPS and ATC displays. Better scenario selection options are present, and a searchable list of controls is immensely useful. Other improvements include improved regional scenery (like European roads and buildings), service vehicles are airports (that provide push back, baggage, and fuel), and improved sound design. More streamlined networking is included as well. A couple of minor bugs aside (namely ATC periodically forgetting about you and transparent taxi lines), which will most likely be fixed in future beta updates anyway, X-Plane 11 is a very worthy upgrade, more significant in scope than previous steps in the series.