Product Description

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 offers an aviation experience that′s as real as it gets. This official strategy guide will help you master the simulation′s wide variety of aircraft, from the mighty Boeing 747–400 jumbo jet to the Cessna Caravan floatplane. Written with full developer support, this guide provides everything a virtual pilot needs to master the skies.
Inside you′ll find:
∗ Strategies and tips to get you into the cockpit immediately, without study or review sessions
∗ Detailed information on every flyable craft in the simulation, including essential stats, takeoff checklists, and aircraft selection assistance
∗ Comprehensive coverage of the both Standard and Professional Editions, including the new interactive Air Traffic Control feature
∗ Exclusive coverage of the simulations′ incredible multiplayer options, including virtual airlines

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #532830 in Books
• Published on: 2001-08-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

From the Back Cover
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 offers an aviation experience that’s as real as it gets. This official strategy guide will help you master the simulation’s wide variety of aircraft, from the mighty Boeing 747–400 jumbo jet to the Cessna Caravan floatplane. Written with full developer support, this guide provides everything a virtual pilot needs to master the skies.
Inside you’ll find:

• Strategies and tips to get you into the cockpit immediately, without study or review sessions
• Detailed information on every flyable craft in the simulation, including essential stats, takeoff checklists, and aircraft selection assistance
• Comprehensive coverage of the both Standard and Professional Editions, including the new interactive Air Traffic Control feature
• Exclusive coverage of the simulations’ incredible multiplayer options, including virtual airlines

About the Author
David Chong is a certified pilot and has authored and contributed to numerous strategy guides across a wide variety of genres and platforms, including Crimson Skies: Sybex Official Strategies & Secrets.

Customer Reviews

NO INDEX! & LITTLE ELSE.
As the author of 24 books and the holder of an Airline Transport Pilot Licence and Flight Instructor Rating, I feel qualified to comment on this book. The cover says it has "comprehensive coverage of both standard and professional editions including the new interactive air traffic control feature." In fact the words "air traffic control" do not appear in the table of contents and the book has no index! I have yet to find the alleged ATC coverage, The book contains much extraneous information and no helpful software data, no troubleshooting guide, no guide to keystroke comands. Nothing on how to use the autopilot.

It is as confusingly organized as the sof tware's so-called "help" files. It provides 13 identical "fill-in-the-blanks" aircraft checklist forms, one for each aircraf t in the software, using up 32 of the book's 156 pages. What a waste of space.

Don't waste your money.

Not that bad
I've seen better, but I've also seen worse.
The guide has received some very negative reviews, but I found it useful. Agreed, it could have been a lot better (the guide for Combat Flight Simulator 3 proves this), and an index would have been handy. And another thing: this guide mostly contains stuff which should have come with the game in the first place. At least Sybex offers an alternative to not having to burn out your own printer or making do without any documentation.

All in all, I think it was a good purchase.

A must read if you own Flight Simulator 2002
This is a fantastic book by all means. If you are a flight simulator fanatic then you have to buy this...

The book written by David Chong has everything in it about flight simulator 2002, both the standard and proffesional editions of it. I would even suggest buying it if you are a proud owner of any of the other flight simulator versions (98 and 2000) because this features everything about those games too. The only difference with this flight simulator books to others is that this is a little more updated and it is an official book written by real pilots.

So what more can i tell you... I hope this review has helped you and happy reading!