[Nov 26] Canadian Xpress November 2022 Monthly Fly-In - 40th Anniversary of FS - Part II

[Marc Wheeler]

Microsoft Flight Simulator (colloquially known as Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020) is an amateur flight simulator developed by Asobo Studio and published by Xbox Game Studios. It is an entry in the Microsoft Flight Simulator series which began in 1982, and was preceded by Microsoft Flight Simulator X in 2006. The game is a return of the series after 14 years, with development beginning six years prior to its release. It was released on August 18, 2020, for Windows, with a virtual reality (VR) version released in December of the same year.

Flight Simulator simulates the topography of the entire Earth using data from Bing Maps. Microsoft Azure's artificial intelligence (AI) generates the three-dimensional representations of Earth's features, using its cloud computing to render and enhance visuals, and real-world data to generate real-time weather and effects. Flight Simulator has a physics engine to provide realistic flight control surfaces, with over 1,000 simulated surfaces, as well as realistic wind modelled over hills and mountains. Some places are handcrafted, introduced in region-specific updates.

This month, we visit two of those handcrafted airports located in our home county, Canada.

Canadian Xpress would like to invite all pilots to join us on Saturday, November 26th from 21h00est (Sunday 02h00z) to 24h00est (Sunday 05h00z) for our November 2022 fly-in where we will fly from Bella Coola (CYBD) to West Kootenay (CYCG).

One lucky Canadian Xpress pilot* will win:
• Any Just Flight Product from: https://www.justflight.com

*Please see Fly-In PDF for contest details and eligibility requirements.

This is an open invitation to all pilots no matter what your flying experience to attend this Canadian Xpress event that will be flown on the VATSIM network.

More information regarding this event including operational details, charts, optional add-on scenery and Canadian Xpress Model Sets can be viewed by visiting https://canadianxpress.ca

See you all on Saturday the 26th!