The VR mode of the Flight Simulator promises a real feeling of being in the middle. We have tested it with several VR glasses and give tips for the best flight experience.

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Alexander Spier Martin Fischer Microsoft Flight Simulator VR in a practical test: The killer app for virtual reality? Wide VR support Every beginning is cumbersome Take off in VR: impressive feeling of flight Individual meetings Conclusion Swap a desk chair for a cockpit seat: The virtual reality update of Microsoft Flight Simulator promises to lift the flight experience to a new level. Instead of staring at the flat monitor, you can now sit in the simulated pilot’s cockpit with VR glasses and look around naturally, enjoy the view of the landscape and, of course, control the aircraft at the same time.

While Microsoft’s flight simulation was able to cast its spell over even less ambitious amateur pilots thanks to its realism and graphic splendor, the VR mode has the potential to convey a realistic flight feeling. Getting started is easy with broad support for virtually all common VR glasses on the market. In addition, even players with limited space get a great flight experience right in the middle – without a complex, expensive and space-consuming multi-monitor setup.

However, at first glance the Flight Simulator does not provide the best conditions for VR With. After all, he is hungry for hardware and, in order to avoid nausea, is regarded as a minimum 61 Images per second can be created even with high-end -Graphics cards not reliable. We therefore put on the VR glasses, including an HP Reverb G2 as well as the Rift S and Quest 1 from Oculus, and completed some VR flying lessons.

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