Microsoft Flight Simulator 3.0

Released in 1988, Microsoft Flight Simulator 3 improved the flight experience by adding additional aircraft and airports to the simulated area found in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2, as well as improved high-res (EGA) graphics. The four simulated aircraft were the Gates Learjet 25, the Cessna Skylane, the Sopwith Camel and a Schweizer glider. 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. Up to now, the sounds for the simulator was produced through the PC speaker. Sound Cards had not been invented yet! Naturally the PC speaker made the Learjet sound like a vacuum cleaner on steroids!