Soar with Purpose Embark on a global aviation career with limitless possibilities. Gain real-world experience, enhance your reputation, and earn certifications to unlock a wide range of authentic aviation roles, from Medevac and Remote Cargo Operations to Aerial Firefighting, Search & Rescue, and more. Work your way up to become a licensed Airline Passenger Transport Pilot and explore a world of aviation with countless missions across the globe. Compete and Conquer Challenge your skills and compete with others in the all-new Challenge League mode. Sharpen your abilities through diverse activities, including thrilling Rally Races, Precision Landings, and Low-Altitude Challenges. Take on legendary races like the Red Bull Air Races and Reno Air Races, including exciting new courses in Roswell, for a true test of your piloting prowess. Capture the World as a Photographer Travel the globe and document breathtaking landscapes and iconic landmarks. Engage in unique photo challenges designed to push your creativity and piloting skills, capturing awe-inspiring moments to document in your travel journal. Advanced Simulation Experience Enjoy an advanced physics system with over 10,000 rigid-body surfaces, accurately simulating every aircraft shape. Soft-body physics enhance realism with cloth, ropes, balloons, and more, while improved ground and water handling bring lifelike detail to every landing. Discover new, precise aircraft systems, including electrical, fuel, hydraulic, and avionics. Perform preflight inspections and immersive walkaround checks before each flight. Plan your journey with a groundbreaking flight planner supporting IFR and VFR layers, charts, route planning, and essential details like weather and NOTAMs—available in-sim or via mobile and web for convenience. Explore Our Stunning Digital Twin of Earth Experience our most detailed re-creation of Earth ever. Enhanced elevation maps, over 500 TIN-modeled cities, and more than 100,000 km² of photogrammetry reveal a stunning digital twin of the planet. Handcrafted details include over 150 airports, 2,000 glider ports, 10,000 heliports, 2,000 points of interest, and 900 oil rigs, while a procedural system populates 40,000 airports, 80,000 helipads, 1.5 billion buildings, and trillions of trees across the globe. Land, Explore, and Experience Life Across the Globe For the first time, step outside your aircraft to explore 27 highly detailed biomes with hundreds of plant species, seasonal effects, and dynamically generated details like grass, rocks, and flowers. A cutting-edge photometric lighting system enhances realism, along with weather effects like auroras and new cloud types that bring the skies to life. Discover diverse wildlife in natural habitats, global maritime traffic on oceans and waterways, and vibrant human activity across airports, aircraft, and cabins worldwide. Enhanced real-world air traffic fills the skies with a multitude of aircraft models and licensed liveries, creating an immersive, bustling world alive with the wonders of aviation.
