Pilot
a Commercial Boeing 777 in Sega's Airline pilots. Designed
in collaboration with pilots and engineers from Japan
Airlines, this flight simulator uses an analogue
joystick, rudder pedals, a realistic dual-thrust throttle
control, landing gear and flap controls, and features
photo-realistic graphics on 3 monitors. 
Complete with adjustable seat, steering pedals, control
switches and a beautifully constructed flight stick. Sitting
in play position gives you a terrific feel for what
it would be behind the controls of a real plane. The
game presents you with two choices – training
or free flight. Training takes you through a series
of basic tests aimed at testing your overall proficiency
as a pilot. These range from simple takeoffs and banking
manoeuvres to hazardous flying, with simulated engine
failure and bad weather conditions. In free flight you just stay up in the air as long as
possible by flying through a computer generated course. Training disables most of the flight controls leaving
you simply to steer the aircraft with the flight stick.
The full-on simulation, means as well as steering you’ll
have to worry about throttle control, flaps, undercarriage
and pitch & yaw adjustments. Great stuff! Thankfully,
the game doesn't’ expect you to know exactly when
and how to use these controls as friendly on-screen
text and speech guide you through the whole process.
What
makes Airline Pilots so special is it’s quirky,
addictive gameplay and absolutely breathtaking feeling
of control. When guiding your huge aircraft through
a marked air corridor even the slightest wisp of movement
on the flight stick gives instant and satisfying feedback
as the plane gracefully responds to your input.
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