A few weeks ago I was looking for something a little different.
And now I'm going to let you guys in on some great savings.
Go to
FlightGear and give them my name (SameOldStory). You'll be surprised how much you'll save on a great slight simulator.
(UPDATE - Please don't use the name on my post office poster!)
This is only for MR members so don't go spreading it around too much. The first 100 people will get free planes!
The price is (drum roll)
FlightGear works on Mac, Linux, and Windows.
Flying high with FlightGear
"FlightGear is a top notch and highly accurate free software flight simulator. The software has no kill or be killed situations."
(Not quite true, I've killed myself dozens of times.

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You can fly with just a mouse and keyboard, but you'll soon want a joystick. Get a cheep one because you just may want to buy a yoke.