Therefore, FSX maximum altitude is approximately 2.39 times the diameter of the Earth at the equator. The maximum altitude in the game has been increased to 100,000,000 ft.
Both aircraft are featured in the default missions that ship with the product. Most of the vintage aircraft that were a key theme in the previous version have been dropped, with the exception of the DC-3 and Piper J-3.Dozens of missions ship with the product. in relation to what the user is doing - essentially an evolution over the APL and ABL adventure programming languages featured in previous versions of the software. Mission engine allowing creation of dynamic missions with developer control of many simulation variables, sound file playback, AI aircraft traffic etc.
UPGRADING FROM FSX TO FSX DELUXE SIMULATOR
Proprietary SimConnect API to allow FSUIPC-like access to Flight Simulator functions and variables.Revamped sound system with support for 5.1 surround sound.Tower Controller, a feature in the Deluxe version allowing users to simulate local control at many airports worldwide during multiplayer gaming.Revamped multiplayer functionality featuring Shared Skies, a feature allowing multiple users to share the same cockpit.Improved weather system, including better visibility modeling.Default aircraft systems modeling is rather extensively improved, featuring, for example, APU, fire protection, passenger advisory sign switches etc. Improved and new default aircraft including, for example, an Airbus A321.Improved ATC featuring certain non- FAA procedures where appropriate (for example, altimeter/ QNH scale in metric units) and numerous minor updates such as an improved progressive-taxi feature.The built-in GPS support has been upgraded to include Garmin G1000 integrated glass cockpit, (select aircraft in the Deluxe version only).(Baggage cars, pushtrucks, fuel trucks, etc.) (happens for AI aircraft automatically) Airport vehicles also drive around the airport to the player's aircraft and AI aircraft. Airports now have jetways that move to the aircraft by the key combination Ctrl + J.
Maximum rendering-engine-supported scenery resolution of 7 cm/pixel (not available with default scenery). Also, the scenery textures now line up with the automatically generated (Autogen) buildings.