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Document No. 000-61938 Contents Welcome to Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 .................................... 1 Installing Flight Simulator...................................................... 1 Starting Flight Simulator ........................................................ 2 What's New in Flight Simulator............................................. 2 Area Charts, Airport Diagrams, and Approach Charts.................6 Atlanta .................................................................................... 8 Charlotte ............................................................................... 10 Chicago................................................................................. 12 Cleveland .............................................................................. 15 Dallas .................................................................................... 17 Denver .................................................................................. 19 Detroit................................................................................... 21 Hawaii................................................................................... 23 Houston................................................................................. 28 Los Angeles .......................................................................... 30 Miami.................................................................................... 34 New Orleans ......................................................................... 36 New York ............................................................................. 38 San Diego ............................................................................. 41 San Francisco........................................................................ 43 Seattle ................................................................................... 45 Caribbean.............................................................................. 48 London.................................................................................. 57 Munich.................................................................................. 59 Paris ...................................................................................... 61 Japan ..................................................................................... 63 Welcome to Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 Welcome to Microsoft® Flight Simulator 98. Follow these simple installation and starting instructions, and you'll be ready for takeoff before you know it. Installing Flight Simulator 1. Turn on your computer and start Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT Workstation 4.0. 2. Place the Flight Simulator CD-ROM in the disc holder (if required), and insert it in your CD-ROM drive. 3. Follow the instructions when the installation screen appears. NOTE If your CD-ROM drive does not support automatic installation, follow these steps: 4. Click Start. 5. Point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 6. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. 7. Windows 95 or NT Workstation 4.0 displays the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box. 8. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Install. Follow the instructions on your screen. If you experience any performance problems once you're up in the air (for example, slow response time or jerky screen displays), check the "Using Flight Simulator" section of Help for suggestions on fine-tuning Flight Simulator. During Setup, you can select a Typical or Custom installation. If you need to conserve hard disk space, choose the Typical setup option. To optimize flying performance, choose Custom. If you are an advanced user and want to select and configure components yourself, choose Custom. Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 -- Pilot's Guide 1 Welcome to Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 Starting Flight Simulator · To start Flight Simulator automatically, place the Flight Simulator CD-ROM in the disc holder (if required), and insert it in your CD-ROM drive. -or· If you created a shortcut to Flight Simulator on your desktop, double-click the icon. -or· Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Games, point to Flight Simulator, and then click Flight Simulator 98. What's New in Flight Simulator 98 The best gets better with Flight Simulator 98. Here are some of the exciting features and technological improvements you'll find in Flight Simulator 98. Three New Aircraft Your hangar of eight aircraft now includes a challenging Bell 206B JetRanger III helicopter, the latest Cessna Skylane 182S, and the Learjet 45. You'll also find improved versions of Flight Simulator veterans, including a Cessna Skylane RG, an Extra 300S, a Boeing 737-400, a Schweizer 2-32 sailplane, and a Sopwith Camel. The flight models for these aircraft have been validated by experts, including Cessna, Learjet, FlightSafety International, and Patty Wagstaff. To find detailed information about each aircraft, click Aircraft Handbooks on the Help menu. Improved Instrument Panels New photorealistic panels put you in the pilot's seat. Developed from photographs of the actual cockpits, the new panels are easier to read and feature more sophisticated avionics, autopilots, and other systems. The panels scale automatically to match your screen resolution, and on many panels you can display radios, detailed engine controls, and other items in separate windows as you fly. When you master the basic instruments in the Cessna Skylane 182S, try to keep up with the latest electronic displays in the Learjet 45. If you feel a bit overwhelmed, just point to an instrument or control to see a pop-up label, or click an item to learn more about how it works. 2 Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 -- Pilot's Guide Welcome to Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 Feel the Force If you have a force-feedback joystick like the Microsoft SideWinder® Force Feedback Pro joystick, you can experience a new level of realism in Microsoft Flight Simulator 98. You'll feel your wheels rolling down the runway and the stick shake in a stall, sense trim forces as you change speeds and power settings, and encounter other effects that make pulling Gs more than a game. To set options for a force-feedback joystick, click Custom Controls on the Options menu and then click the Forces tab. New Sights and Sounds 3-D acceleration using DirectX and other advanced graphics technology make scenery pop to life. Flight Simulator supports the latest graphics hardware to show you more detail and improved performance. Even if you don't have 3-D hardware, new mipmapping and image-smoothing techniques improve the out-thewindow view. Of course, what you see is just part of the picture. New digitized sounds--from wind noise and tire squeals to whining jet turbines and electronic warnings--immerse you in a realistic flying environment. To set sound options, click Preferences on the Options menu and then click the Display & Sound tab. Multiplayer Multiplayer capability puts you in crowded skies via the Internet Gaming Zone (http://www.zone.com), a network, or a direct connection between two computers. Challenge other pilots to an aerobatic competition on the Internet Gaming Zone. Join a fly-in on a network. Chase other aircraft through an urban obstacle course. Practice formation aerobatics for an airshow. Enter the traffic pattern at a busy airport. Or put yourself in the control tower and try to keep everyone else organized. To join or host a multiplayer session, click Multiplayer on the Flights menu and follow the instructions on your screen. More Airports and Scenery Flight Simulator 98 gives you the globe. You can take off from more than 3,000 airports worldwide--10 times more than in previous versions. You'll also find detailed scenery, including atlas data (roads, rivers, lakes) for the U.S. and Europe and over 45 new metropolitan areas, including more than 20 new U.S. cities and new photorealistic scenery of Hong Kong. And if you like to fly low, Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 -- Pilot's Guide 3 Welcome to Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 watch out for thousands of new buildings, towers, antennas, and other obstacles. To set scenery options, click Scenery Complexity on the World menu. You can also control dynamic scenery--air and ground traffic. Click Dynamic Scenery on the World menu. New Adventures Try a cross-Channel hop from Paris to London or take command of an airline flight from LAX to JFK. A logbook full of new adventures will have you taking off on realistic flights with air traffic control instructions, emergencies, and other surprises that test your skills. To make sure you're prepared before each flight, review the Preflight Briefings. To see these topics, click Preflight Briefings on the Help menu. To fly an adventure, click Adventures on the Flights menu. Flight School Whether you're a novice or seasoned Flight Simulator pilot, you'll find more lessons to hone your flying skills. You can try introductory flights to learn the basics of flying a specific aircraft, or take advanced lessons on such skills as ILS approaches and holding patterns. To review background information about aerodynamics, aircraft systems, navigation, and other subjects, click Pilot Training on the Help menu. Before you take off, make sure you review the Preflight Briefings that prepare you for each lesson. To see these topics, click Preflight Briefings on the Help menu. To fly a lesson, click Lessons on the Flights menu. An Online Aviation Library The updated online Help includes topics on subjects from aerodynamics and advanced flying techniques to aircraft instruments and systems, weather, navigation, regulations, and human factors. Videos and animations bring key concepts to life, while more than 200,000 words of text take you deep into the real-world details of flying. To explore Help, click Pilot Training on the Help menu. If you need information about a specific aircraft, the Aircraft Handbooks section of Help includes checklists, operating procedures, and performance statistics. To see these handbooks, click Aircraft Handbooks on the Help menu. 4 Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 -- Pilot's Guide Welcome to Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 Globe Trotting The improved Airport/Facility Directory (A/FD) and Go To features help you enjoy the world of airports and scenery in Flight Simulator 98. The powerful search features in the A/FD make it easy to find detailed information about the airports and navigation aids in the Flight Simulator database. To use the A/FD, click Airport/Facility Directory on the World menu. You can also start a flight quickly at any airport or at a specific location and altitude. Just click Go To on the World menu and fill in the appropriate information. Web Links The latest information about Flight Simulator is just a mouse click away. Links from the Help menu take you directly to the official Microsoft Flight Simulator Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/games/fsim. You'll find articles about flying and Flight Simulator, technical support, links to other sites devoted to Flight Simulator, and more. To see these links, point to Microsoft On The Web on the Help menu. Get Help Fast Help includes tips, hints, and detailed procedures to help you get the most out of Flight Simulator. Click Using Flight Simulator on the Help menu, or click Index to locate specific information about customizing Flight Simulator, improving performance, changing ...