Do you enjoy playing games like Microsoft’s Flight Simulator, but hate having to pay for it? Or maybe you are a Linux or Mac user and aren’t able to play MS Flight Simulator on your system. If so, you should give FlightGear flight simulator a try. FlightGear is a multi-platform, open-source (FREE!!! :-) ), flight simulator game.

FlightGear allows you to fly everything from gliders, to business jets, to commercial airliners, to even helicopters. The graphics may not be the best out there, but FlightGear makes up for with its large selection of aircrafts. You can change the time and season with just a click of the mouse.

Within FlightGear, the player can choose many of the different airports located around the world. The developers at FlightGear have focused on making this game very sophisticated and allowing the player to experience many real-life situations, such as mid-air refueling, sky diving, rescue operations and much more. FlightGear even allows you to play with others via their multi-player sever.

This game is definitely worth downloading and trying for yourself. I had a little trouble getting used to the shortcuts at first but after that the game was very enjoyable. Let me know what you think of the game.

Download FlightGear for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.

More screenshots are available here.

For a complete list of Aircrafts click here