Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) Full Review!

After 14 long years, a new version of Microsoft Flight Simulator is finally here! How does it compare with its previous iterations, its competition, and reality? As a newly minted real-life commercial pilot myself, I was anxious to see how well it compares to the real world it claims to simulate. Microsoft has promised every single airport in the world, advanced flight modeling and weather effects and realistic, satellite-based scenery. Does it keep those promises? Let's find out!

I do anticipate editing this description as questions/concerns pop up!

In case you're wondering, here are the specs of my PC:

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
NVidia GeForce RTX 2060
Sabrent Rocket 1TB NVMe PCIe SSD
16GB RAM

Happy to answer questions in the comments! Any FAQs, I will probably add here or in a pinned comment.

00:00 Intro
03:08 Menus and options
08:55 Setting up a flight plan (IFR)
11:30 Departing from an airport
15:58 The world and its airports
19:53 IFR approach
22:37 Stupid stuff #1 - landing in front of my house
26:10 Stupid stuff #2 - landing a 747 at Lukla
28:53 Weather
32:20 KFRG comparison with my previous videos and real life
33:27 Autopilot discussion
39:57 747 at Lukla again and conclusion