Flight Simulator 3.0
- Released in mid 1988 Microsoft Flight Simulator 3 improved the flight experience by adding additional aircraft and airports to the simulated area found in MSFS2, as well as improved high-res (
EGA) graphics, and other features lifted from the Amiga/ST versions.
The three simulated aircraft were the
Gates Learjet 25, the
Cessna Skylane, and the
Sopwith Camel. Flight Simulator 3 also allowed the user to customize the display; multiple windows, each displaying one of several views, could be positioned and sized on the screen. The supported views included the instrument and control panel, a map view, and various external camera angles.
This version included a program to convert the old series of
subLOGIC Scenery Disks into scenery files (known as SCN files), which could then be copied to the FS3 directory, allowing the user to expand the FS world.
FS 3.0 – Many more buildings and additional aircraft. For the first time users had an option to view the aircraft from the outside. A Cessna Skylane flying over
Chicago is shown here.