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45-508: The airport is a mecca for soaring, and many North American and world records have been flown out of Minden in the many gliders that it hosts. Gliders are usually towed to altitudes of 1,000 to 2,000 ft (300 to 610 m) over the airport, and they are often able to make out and return flights to the White Mountains, Owens Valley, and Eastern Nevada, often covering distances of over 500 mi (800 km). During winter months

90-472: A few colored airways remaining in the contiguous United States. There is one colored airway on the coast of North Carolina called G13 (Green 13). There is one Canadian colored airway designated A16 (Amber 16) that transits through US airspace in northwestern Washington State and is visible on the Seattle sectional chart . Additionally, there are several colored airways connecting to, and transitioning through,

135-443: A light experimental aircraft to jumbo jets. The game features an immersive air traffic control system and dynamic real-world condition weather. The geography matches the part of the world that the player is flying in. Jetways and ground equipment are also included in the game. Flight Simulator X was officially unveiled at the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) as a gaming showcase for Microsoft Windows Vista and

180-478: A new facet to the simulation, adding task-oriented goals and encouraging users to fly worldwide, rather than just from their home field. Although a similar concept was available in previous versions, the new implementation of multipath & event-oriented situations substantially extends the potential for user interaction. Pilots have the ability earn achievements through the "Rewards" functionality, for completing missions and reaching specific accomplishments throughout

225-631: A radar screen. The Deluxe Edition added pilotable – Grumman G-21A Goose , Maule Orion M-7-260-C Super Rocket , and G1000 furnished versions of the Beechcraft Baron 58 , Cessna C172SP Skyhawk , and the Mooney M-20-M Bravo . The Acceleration pack added further aircraft – Agusta Westland AW101 , Boeing F/A-18 Hornet , and a racing version of the P-51D Mustang . Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Gold Edition combines

270-561: A specific altitude block, corridor width, and between fixed geographic coordinates for satellites navigation system , or between ground-based radio transmitter navigational aids (navaids; such as VORs or NDBs ) or the intersection of specific radials of two navaids. To guide airmail pilots on their delivery routes, the United States Postal Service constructed the first airways in the United States,

315-444: Is 5,299 by 75 ft (1,615 by 23 m). A glider runway (12G/30G) has 2,050 by 60 ft (625 by 18 m) of dirt. In the year ending May 10, 2023 the airport had 90,920 aircraft operations, average 249 per day: 96% general aviation , 3% air taxi , and less than 1% military. 272 aircraft were then based at the airport: 141 single-engine, 22 multi-engine, 6 jet, 8 helicopter , 94 glider and 1 ultralight . Minden-Tahoe hosts

360-417: Is now also compatible with Windows 7 , and with Windows 8 or Windows 10 via Steam. Microsoft released screenshots as well as a list of frequently asked questions as a press release on Microsoft Flight Simulator Insider, and numerous flight simulator communities. This also included mission-based gameplay with mission specific aircraft as well as an upgraded rendering engine capable of increased detail. Following

405-539: Is the sequel to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 and the tenth installment of the Microsoft Flight Simulator series, which was first released in 1982. 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. FSX is the first version in

450-438: Is undergoing an expansion plan where glider operations will be moved to the east side of the airport. Minden–Tahoe Airport is the base for the "Introduction to Soaring" tutorial mission supplied with Microsoft Flight Simulator X . Minden–Tahoe Airport covers 996 acres (403  ha ) at an elevation of 4,722 ft (1,439 m). It has two asphalt runways : 16/34 is 7,399 by 100 ft (2,255 by 30 m) and 12/30

495-619: The Berlin Blockade , for example, pilots flying across Soviet-controlled German airspace were required to maintain very specific positioning within air corridors defined by the commander in charge of the airlift. Subsequent flights, both military and civilian, between West Germany and West Berlin during the Cold War were required to remain within their designated corridor or risk being shot down. Air corridors should not be confused with airways. Airways are navigational aids which

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540-584: The Contract Air Mail routes . These airways were between major cities and identified at night by a series of flashing lights and beacons which pilots flew over in sequence to get from one city to the next. Intermediate fields were located every 30 miles (48 km) in case of emergencies, with at least two landing strips a minimum of 2,000 feet (610 m) in length, and 600 feet (180 m) in width. Rotating airways beacons were erected every 10 miles (16 km). However, these visual airways required

585-561: The FAA 's Aeronautical Navigation Products. Low altitude airways (below 18,000 feet (5,500 m) MSL ) that are based on VOR stations, appear on sectional charts, world aeronautical charts, and en route low altitude charts and are designated with the prefix "V" (pronounced victor , hence, victor airways ). High altitude airways (from 18,000 feet (5,500 m) MSL to FL450 ) based on VOR stations are called jet routes; they appear on high altitude charts (that usually do not show topography, as

630-474: The FSX: Steam Edition version of the simulator was made available through digital distribution via Steam . The updated release of FSX includes support for Windows 8.1 and later, along with updated hosting of FSX multiplayer features through Steam. It is the last version of Microsoft Flight Simulator to support Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 8.1. Flight Simulator X marks the tenth version of

675-509: The Flight Simulator series with an updated release, simply titled Microsoft Flight Simulator . On the same day, Microsoft launched a new website for the title and posted a teaser video on their Xbox YouTube channel. It was released on August 18, 2020, for Windows 10 . In the United States alone, Microsoft Flight Simulator X had sold 1 million copies by late 2008. The game received generally favorable reviews. On Metacritic ,

720-644: The de Havilland Dash 8 ) are present in the simulation as AI aircraft only. In addition to aircraft, more basic road vehicle and shipping is present. Microsoft released the first service pack (SP1) for Flight Simulator X on May 15, 2007, to address: Microsoft released another service pack for Flight Simulator X about the same time as its expansion pack. The update is primarily for Vista users that had DirectX 10 compatible graphics adapters. This version takes advantage of DX10's improved shader model and more pixel pipelines and increased performance for Vista , approaching overall FSX performance on XP . It also adds

765-408: The "Free Flight" mode. Some missions have multiple and hidden rewards, receipt being dependent on actions during the mission. The Learning Center has been carried over from FS2004 , which introduces the user to the various features of FSX . Flying lessons are included (and improved from previous versions), voiced over by real-life pilot and instructor Rod Machado . The user can fly a checkride at

810-723: The Aviation Roundup, an annual event usually held in the fall. In 2016 and 2017, the airshow was headlined by the United States Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team. The 2018 airshow featured the United States Navy Blue Angels . Microsoft Flight Simulator X Microsoft Flight Simulator X ( FSX ) is a 2006 flight simulation video game originally developed by Aces Game Studio and published by Microsoft Game Studios for Microsoft Windows . It

855-885: The Deluxe Edition and the Acceleration expansion pack into one. New features included in Flight Simulator X include: Base scenery is automatically generated using data provided from Navteq while airport and real-world weather data were provided by Jeppesen. This provides the simulation with information to create a facsimile of the real world with accurate airport layouts, terrain information, and road networks. Major airports and landmarks, such as Stonehenge , Victoria Falls and Charles Lindbergh 's grave are further improved through custom object modelling and photorealistic aerial imagery. Some animations such as fireworks are time triggered, that is, they only appear on certain dates or times. The inclusion of "Missions" adds

900-476: The DirectX 10 rendering engine was available with later versions of FSX. This update brought improvements to the look and feel of the simulator, most notably in the scenery aspect. Water and terrain in particular, became much more vibrant, with accurate reflections and lighting. Users could easily switch back to DirectX 9 via a toggle in the settings menu. The soundtrack used in the main menu for Flight Simulator X

945-544: The Electronic Entertainment Expo ( E3 ) in May 2006, Microsoft published new screenshots, videos and an official trailer. The graphical quality of the simulator has greatly increased. On January 22, 2009, it was reported that development team behind the product was being heavily affected by Microsoft's ongoing job cuts, with indications that the entire Flight Simulator team would be laid off. The news

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990-628: The Florida Keys. B9 (Blue 9) connects the Southern Florida mainland to Marathon Key. B646 (Blue 646) connects Mérida, Mexico to Nassau, Bahamas and transitions through the Florida Keys. A portion of B646 connects Key West to Marathon Key and serves as a bypass for aircraft unable to meet the 15,000 foot minimum altitude along that portion of V3. Finally, G765 (Green 765) connects Key West to Cozumel, Mexico. Colored airways are all depicted in brown on low and high altitude charts produced by

1035-501: The Steam DLC store from a variety of third-party developers including Aerosoft, Carenado, and Virtavia. Additionally, most add-ons developed for the original releases of FSX are compatible with FSX: Steam Edition. In May 2017, Dovetail Games announced Flight Sim World , based on Flight Simulator X , and released later that month. Only a year later, on April 23, 2018, Dovetail announced end of development of Flight Sim World and

1080-598: The Year " at the 10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards . Airway (aviation) In the United States, airways or air routes are defined by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in two ways: "VOR Federal airways and Low/Medium Frequency (L/MF) (Colored) Federal airways" These are designated routes which aeroplanes fly to aid in navigation and help with separation to avoid accidents. Airways are defined with segments within

1125-783: The capability for players who do not have the expansion pack to participate in multiplayer activities with users of the expansion pack, along with support for multi-core processors. FSX -SP2 also fixes some more bugs over the original release of Flight Simulator X . SP1 is not compatible with SP2 or Acceleration in Multiplayer. Players with SP1 cannot enter a session with players who have SP2 or Acceleration in Multiplayer. In order to install SP2, SP1 must be installed already. Microsoft released an expansion pack for Flight Simulator X , titled Flight Simulator X: Acceleration , on October 23, 2007, in North America. A preview of

1170-450: The climb and descent phases, and often for non-jet aircraft, cruise phase of flight. Historically, they were laid out between VORs ; however, advances in navigational technology mean that this is no longer a necessity. Each airway has a designator containing one letter and one to three numbers. All airspace above FL195 is class C controlled airspace, the equivalent to airways being called Upper Air Routes and having designators prefixed with

1215-476: The code-base of Flight Simulator X Service Pack 2. Lockheed Martin announced that the new product based upon the ESP source code would be called Prepar3D , a simulation tool intended for students, military and commercial operators to use primarily as an open world simulator. Lockheed Martin hired members of the original Aces Game Studio team to continue further development of the product. The first release of Prepar3D

1260-510: The course); the objective was to be centered on course hearing a steady tone (the A and N Morse codes merge to form a steady tone when the receiver is equidistant from both transmitters). Later airways were based on low/medium frequency ground stations, like the beat frequency oscillator (BFO) and the non-directional beacon (NDB). These L/M frequency airways were the colored airways . Colored airways still exist, mostly in Alaska. There are only

1305-734: The end of sales effective May 15, 2018. In February 2012, Microsoft released a new flight simulator titled Microsoft Flight . Developed by The Coalition (as Microsoft Game Studios Vancouver), it was not part of the Microsoft Flight Simulator series, but instead was designed to replace it and aimed at drawing new users into flight simulation. It does not allow the use of existing Flight Simulator X add-ons (including aircraft, objects, and scenery). On July 26, 2012, Microsoft cancelled further development of Flight . On June 9, 2019, as part of their E3 conference announcements Microsoft revealed that they would be bringing back

1350-559: The end of the learning process. Completion of these various check rides certify the user with simulated pilot ratings (e.g. Private Pilot, Commercial Pilot, Airline Transport Pilot, etc.). Artificial intelligence (AI) aircraft are non-playable aircraft built primarily for scenery and ambience. They sometimes also play a key role in missions. Three aircraft (the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 , the Piper Cherokee , and

1395-527: The engine which Microsoft Flight Simulator X is based on, to companies who would like to use the technology to create products. Following the closure of Aces Game Studio in January 2009, American Aerospace company Lockheed Martin announced in late 2009 that they had negotiated with Microsoft a licensing agreement to purchase the intellectual property (including source code) for the Microsoft ESP, with

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1440-526: The famous Sierra mountain wave can carry gliders well over 25,000 ft (7,600 m), with the Minden record well over 40,000 ft (12,000 m). A non-fatal mid-air collision near the Pine Nuts range between a glider and a small jet at 16,000 ft (4,900 m) has heightened the awareness for all airplanes flying in the area that both types of aircraft need to watch for each other. The airport

1485-489: The game holds 80/100 based on 28 critics, thus indicating "generally favorable reviews". On GameRankings , it holds 80%, based on 28 reviews. IGN gave Microsoft Flight Simulator X a 7.0/10, criticizing its framerate and lack of graphical improvement over its predecessor Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight . GameSpot gave the game an 8.4/10, praising the game's attention to detail, realism, graphical improvements, and approachable missions. However,

1530-463: The letter "T"; high airway routes are designated with the letter "Q". RNAV routes are depicted in blue on low and high altitude charts produced by the FAA's Aeronautical Navigation Products. Airways are corridors 10 nautical miles (19 km) wide of controlled airspace with a defined lower base, usually FL070–FL100 , extending to FL195. They link major airports giving protection to IFR flights during

1575-517: The letter "U". If an upper air route follows the same track as an airway, its designator is the letter "U" prefix and the designator of the underlying airway. In the UK, airways are all class A below FL195 and, therefore, VFR flights are prohibited. An air corridor is a designated region of airspace that an aircraft must remain in during its transit through a given region. Air corridors are typically imposed by military or diplomatic requirements. During

1620-401: The low altitude charts do) and are prefixed by the letter "J". VOR-based routes are depicted in black on low and high altitude charts produced by the FAA's Aeronautical Navigation Products. With the invention of RNAV routes, airway structure no longer has to be based on ground-based navaids; a new naming convention is used. RNAV routes not based on VOR routes in low altitudes are preceded with

1665-665: The original release of FSX: Gold Edition. This includes FSX: Deluxe Edition, the Acceleration expansion pack and both official Service Packs. The Steam Edition also includes an overhaul of the multiplayer functionality to use Steam rather than the then-defunct GameSpy , improved stability on Windows 7 and 8 , and minor performance tweaks including a complete recompile using Visual Studio 2013 . Additionally, Dovetail Games worked with various addon developers and publishers to distribute their content on Steam as Downloadable Content. As of June 2021, there are 272 add-ons available on

1710-600: The pilots to be in visual contact with the ground, which precluded flying in fog or clouds. Subsequently, the Department of Commerce funded the development of other means of airway navigation. The first airways to be delineated by radio frequency were based on the old Low-frequency radio range also called the "Four Course Radio Range" or "A/N" system. The pilot listened for the stronger of the Morse codes transmitters ("· –" for "A" and "– ·" for "N", indicating left or right of

1755-462: The popular line of flight simulators. It was officially released to the US market on October 17, 2006. According to Microsoft's Web site for the game, a standard edition features everything from navaids to GPS and airways . It also includes 18 planes, 28 detailed cities, and over 24,000 airports with a deluxe version featuring 24 aircraft, and 38 cities. The player can fly anything from a small glider or

1800-422: The review also pointed out framerate issues on most computers back in 2006. In August 2016, Microsoft Flight Simulator X placed 23rd on Time ' s The 50 Best Video Games of All Time list. The editors of PC Gamer US presented Flight Simulator X with their 2006 "Best Simulation Game" award. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences awarded Microsoft Flight Simulator X with " Simulation Game of

1845-570: The series to be released on DVD media. In December 2012, over six years after its release, the FSX multiplayer matchmaking system over the GameSpy network was discontinued. On July 8, 2014, Dovetail Games , the developer of Train Simulator , announced that it had signed a licensing agreement with Microsoft to continue development on FSX and the production of new content. On December 18, 2014,

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1890-473: Was composed, orchestrated and produced by the Seattle-based musician Stan LePard. The default audio track, named "Pilot for Hire" or "FSX01" in the game gained nostalgic prominence with users, and is featured in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) as a menu music option titled "Legacy". In late 2007, Aces Games Studio announced the release of licenses to use Microsoft Enterprise Simulation Platform,

1935-411: Was later confirmed by Microsoft officials stating they were committed to the Flight Simulator franchise, with expectations to continue product releases in the series, but had nothing specific to announce at that time. On August 17, 2010, Microsoft announced Microsoft Flight , a new simulation game that boasted a further-improved graphics engine and enhanced simulation features. In April 2012, Flight

1980-720: Was released in November 2010. As of April 2024, the latest version of Prepar3D is Prepar3D v6.1 . The simulator offers a number of advantages over Flight Simulator X, including updated scenery, vehicles and weather, as well as engine updates and rewrites including the transition to DirectX 12 and 64 bit architecture . While some add-ons developed for FSX are compatible with earlier versions of Prepar3D, due to significant changes in its codebase, may no longer work as intended. On December 18, 2014, Dovetail Games re-released Flight Simulator X on Steam , titled Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition . It includes content provided with

2025-596: Was released. In August 2012, further development of Flight was cancelled by Microsoft. Flight Simulator X was released in two editions: Standard and Deluxe. Compared to the Standard Edition, the Deluxe Edition incorporates additional features, including an on-disc software development kit (SDK), three airplanes with the Garmin G1000 Flightdeck, and the ability for the player to act as Air traffic control (ATC) for other online users with

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