Ultimate Realism 'X-posed' in 747-200 Classic

It's easy to fall in love with the 'Queen of the Skies' sim add-on for 'X-Plane 12'.

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 03:51 PM ET

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FLYING contributor Peter James says he has fallen in love with the Felis 747-200 classic add-on, available for purchase from the x-plane.org online store. [Courtesy: Peter James]

Key Takeaways:

The article contrasts *Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020*'s stunning photorealistic visuals with *X-Plane 12*'s superior and more realistic flight dynamics, highlighting X-Plane's "blade element theory" for a truer flight feel.
*X-Plane 12* is praised for its profoundly immersive features, including dynamic and dangerous weather modeling with advanced environmental effects, alongside extensive system failure simulations ideal for flight training.
Unlike *MSFS2020* which struggles without a super-fast internet connection, *X-Plane 12* offers robust offline play and is continuously enhanced for graphics and performance, allowing premium add-ons like the Felis 747-200 to achieve unparalleled realism.

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With exactly three years since the “new” Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 was released, me, along with many thousands of die-hard flight simmers have been taken by storm, fallen in love, gotten angry, or experienced a multitude of emotions.

Competition is good, and before 2020, we all began to think Microsoft was out of the game, and X-Plane creator Austin Meyer would be the savior, keeping this hobby alive forever. Certainly not swayed by Microsoft’s offerings, Meyer and his team forged ahead, putting the finishing touches on X-Plane 11. X-Plane 12 was released earlier this year after a long beta period. Not forgotten here, or elsewhere, the X-Plane series is continuously updated and developed. In fact, Meyer’s team at Laminar Research is the largest it’s ever been—tiresomely working on X-Plane 12.