Flight Simulator X

FSX (for short) is a good game to play with addons etc. For full realism get a gaming pc with Nividia Graphics. It also has Multiplayer which is good to fly around with other players from around the world virtually. One downfall on Multiplayer is that after a little while or some time it seems that it freezes then says Fatal Error Occured, then it restarts the whole thing. I've tried methods and online helpful hints to resolve this issue but seems nothing works. Still on the search. Anyway overall good game. If your a beginner try the default Missions they are really good ;-). XT^

I love to play a nice long haul flight every now and again

Hmm - interesting you get a Fatal Error on Multiplayer. I can recommend another forum that I am on (forum.mutleyshangar.com) - quiet a wide base there with a few that use multiplayer regually - might be worth a shot.

Mrknowitall - nice shots there, but I think your anti-aliasing needs to be a tad higher - but if you enjoy it, what's the problem! Personally, I prefer to belt around at low level in something like a Hunter or a Lightning!

Used to play FSX on VATSIM... haven't been doing that for a loooooooonggg time... was once in a VA...