The 11th edition of X-Plane offers a much more realistic and immersive experience. A new rendering engine makes the whole world appear in a new light – literally. Due to “Physically Based Rendering”, illumination and reflections behave in physically ...
The scenery graphics are quite good and the cockpit graphics are somewhat good; but the functionality of the individual airplanes as far a real-world systems operations is sub-par
Gameboy users just want realistic graphics, but serious users want usability.
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The program may work in some aircraft where the settings can cover up for the lack of precision in the basic program, but the problems show up in tailwheel and sport aircraft where control Inputs and responses need to be precise. .
Excellent program
Bottom line: if you're doing IFR training, this program is extremely useful for developing core instrument skills, especially the scan, radial intercepts, and VOR tracking
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More about X-Plane 11
The 11th edition of X-Plane offers a much more realistic and immersive experience
A new rendering engine makes the whole world appear in a new light – literally
Due to “Physically Based Rendering”, illumination and reflections behave in physically correct ways and change depending on viewing angle and the object’s surface
This technique works dynamically which means that graphical effects no longer have to be prerendered
It was also developed with very good performance in mind
Furthermore, X-Plane 11 features a brand new sound engine that realizes 3D surround sound with high quality samples
This works on a global scale resulting in spatially correct audio placement of any aircraft and any object within the scenery while also taking the current location of the user into account
The sound engine is fully usable and extendable by third-party add-ons
The content of X-Plane 11 is also considerably expanded
Numerous new aircraft with 3D cockpits and extensive documentation are available to the virtual pilot; add to that more than 3000 airports with 3D buildings, static aircraft and dynamic environments
The global scenery sees new cities specific to Europe and North America and an update to its overall layout based on recent Open Street Map material
In the completely redesigned user interface, the control setup, aircraft, airports and weather options are now presented with a visual preview which makes editing them a breeze
The simulator can now be controlled much more intuitively thanks to this well thought-out menu structure
Considering all this, X-Plane 11 is the most modern flight simulator – still a simulation, but closer to reality than ever before!