It also includes 18 planes, 28 detailed cities, and over 24,000 airports with a deluxe version featuring 24 aircraft, and 38 cities. According to Microsoft's Web site for the game, a standard edition features everything from navaids to GPS and airways. It was officially released to the US market on October 17, 2006.
The updated release of FSX includes support for Windows 8.1 and later, along with updated hosting of FSX multiplayer features through Steam.
On December 18, 2014, the FSX: Steam Edition version of the simulator was made available through digital distribution via Steam. On July 9, 2014, Dovetail Games, the developer of Train Simulator, announced that it signed a licensing agreement with Microsoft to continue development on FSX and the production of new content. In December 2012, over six years after its release, the FSX multiplayer matchmaking system over the GameSpy network was discontinued. FSX is the first version in the series to be released on DVD media. It is built on an upgraded graphics rendering engine, showcasing DirectX 10 features in Windows Vista and was marketed by Microsoft as the most important technological milestone in the series at the time. It is the sequel to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 and the tenth installment of the Microsoft Flight Simulator series, which was first released in 1982.
Mo'orea can be seen across the Pacific Ocean and Mount Tohive'a is a major mountain on Mo'orea. The airport is on Tahiti which is an island among the Windward Islands: the eastern part of the Society Islands. Air Tahiti has flights every day going to all the other islands in French Polynesia while international flights go to different countries such as the United States or New Zealand. The airport, operated by Aéroports De Tahiti (formerly Setil Aéroports), has a single 3,420 m (11,220 ft) runway, large and sound enough to accommodate all commercial and military aircraft.įaa'a International Airport is a relatively small airport. Tahiti is located in the northwestern part of French Polynesia, and this is the only international airport in the overseas country.īecause of limited level terrain, rather than leveling large stretches of sloping agricultural land, the airport is built primarily on reclaimed land on the coral reef just off-shore. System Requirements: FSX with SP2 or Acceleration Pack, Prepar3D v1.x or Prepar3D v2įaa'a International Airport ( PPT / NTAA) is located 5 km (3.1 mi) west southwest from the town center of Pape'ete, the capital of French Polynesia.