FlightGear is an open source Windows program that offers you a powerful flight simulator. It is possible to play with other people over the network. The OpenGL system library is necessary for launching the utility.

Modeling platform

The simulator is based on real geospatial information and satellite maps. Users can see the landscape, lakes, riveres, mountains and other objects during the flight. Moreover, there are detailed layouts of popular airports around the world.

You are able to accurately model real flight conditions by taking into account the time zone of the current location as well as positions of the Sun and Moon. This utility ensures smooth animations on compatible computers.

Flight

Users can view simulated data from various airplane sensors. There are multiple LED lights and informational panels for monitoring potential error codes and other issues. A large selection of aircraft models is available for download on the official developer website. Detailed specifications for every plane are included.

You can adjust weather conditions, time of day, departure airport and other flight parameters. The integrated 3D engine supports antialiasing for improving the visual quality while rendering the environment.

Features

free to download and use;
contains a powerful flight simulator;
you can choose any of more than 500 available airplane models;
there are flexible flight parameters like weather and time of day;
compatible with modern versions of Windows.