It got off to a horrendously disappointing start, with the in-game downloader taking 2 attempts and 12 hours to download 90gigs worth of data. I'd Spent $400 on a HOTAS and $180 on the Premium Deluxe after participating in the Alpha and Beta, and then everyone I know who got it for $1 on GamePass had zero dramas.

Now, later on since it's all downloaded and I'm well into the thick of it, it's incredible. Almost everything I could want out of a flight simulator.

The only thing I feel like it's missing is individual Training Missions per aircraft type, like they've done for the Cessna 152. It's a whole lotta YouTubing and external reading to get a grip on how to fly the Jets, Airlines and Turboprops otherwise, when it'd be much more engaging to learn through Missions.

It got off to a horrendously disappointing start, with the in-game downloader taking 2 attempts and 12 hours to download 90gigs worth of data. I'd Spent $400 on a HOTAS and $180 on the Premium Deluxe after participating in the Alpha and Beta, and then everyone I know who got it for $1 on GamePass had zero dramas. Now, later on since it's all downloaded and I'm well into the thick of it, it's incredible. Almost everything I could want out of a flight simulator. The only thing I feel like it's missing is individual Training Missions per aircraft type, like they've done for the Cessna 152. It's a whole lotta YouTubing and external reading to get a grip on how to fly the Jets, Airlines and Turboprops otherwise, when it'd be much more engaging to learn through Missions.