Wed, Jul 25, 2007
By Downloading A Microsoft Flight Simulator Add-On, That
is
Even though there can only be one winner of the Aircraft Owners
and Pilots Association's 2007 Catch-a-Cardinal Sweepstakes grand
prize of a refurbished 1977 Cessna 177B Cardinal, any AOPA member
can now fly it any time -- from the comfort of their own home.
A new virtual Cardinal add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator X
has been created by Flight1 Software in conjunction with the AOPA
and is free to AOPA members.
"Every AOPA member dreams of winning the sweepstakes airplane,"
said AOPA President Phil Boyer. "The next best thing to owning it
is flying it -- and now, thanks to our partnering with Flight1
Software, all of our members will have that opportunity."
Two Garmin GNS 430 navigators and the two-axis S-Tec System
Fifty Five X autopilot are included in the software, just like in
the real thing, to make the gaming experience as realistic as
possible, according to the AOPA. It even boasts a Honeywell
Bendix/King 525 HIS.
Future versions of the add-on will also include the real
Cardinal's interior. Flight1 will use photos of the interior once
it's completed to create the virtual cockpit.
Visit www.aopa.org/sweeps/fly/
to get the download. Users will need Windows XP or Windows Vista on
a computer as well as, obviously, Microsoft Flight Simulator X
(it's not compatible with earlier versions), with a joystick or
control yoke. The AOPA recommends a high speed Internet connection
be used for download as it is a rather hefty program at about 46
MB.
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