Imagine being able to fly around the globe without even leaving your seat. Guess what? You can. That's one of the benefits of owning a flight simulator game, where cruising through the sky becomes as real as it gets.

As far as steering aircraft is concerned, flight simulation is not at all that new. In order to lessen the shock of initial flight, as well as stock up on expertise, safety engineers require aircraft drivers to undertake certain precautions, such as learning how to maneuver a plane even before boarding one.  Devices for training pilots the basics of aviation have been around even before World War I, more than a hundred years ago. These included rickety contraptions made of wooden rods, barrels, and wheels. As absurd as it may seem, these simple pieces of equipment mimicked the actual roll and pitch of a primitive airplane, allowing a pilot to be ready for action once assigned to battle the skies.

Today, the fun and difficulty of actual, physical flight, as well as flight simulation, has gained a following through flight sim games that are readily available.

This set of software significantly widened the reach of the fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft's cockpit, which was formerly reserved for pilots-in-training and licensed experts.

In the game, the realism of steering through obstacles and landing on runways is astounding. The service of the 150 and above aviation machines ever invented is at the tip of your fingertips, beckoning you the experience of directing an Airbus 380 or even an ancient Wright Flyer. While in 3D, there is even the choice of landing on one of the world's 20,000+ airports or on a massive aircraft carrier.

Flying a virtual plane is no easy task, however, especially in such titles as ProFlightSimulator, where even the weather and scenery accurately depict real life situations.
The instrument rendering and design is so true-to-life that it requires the focus and effort of actual flight, particularly in trying to successfully lift off and trick the controls to behave.
The exhilaration you get from flying over your own home, or over famous landmarks such as the Eiffel tower, is incomparable (save perhaps if you are flying an actual plane).

Given such eerily realistic views of the world in the comfort of your own cockpit, it may take a while, even months for you to leave your seat. Truly, in the realm of electronic simulation games, not even reality-based sports games can rival the excitement and adventure offered by a good flight simulator game.