

As you’ll see as you read further, the answer to that question is mixed. With that in mind, I thought it would be very interesting to see what kind of additions Microsoft would be offering in the Flight Simulator X: Acceleration expansion package, and even more interestingly, how the additional features would compare to what is available for free. Third party airplane designers have all of the tools they need to create very high-end products, and Microsoft enables that practice by including the Software Development Kit (SDK) with the Deluxe version of the retail FSX package. Anyone having both Microsoft Flight Simulator X and a reasonably decent internet connection knows that FSX is almost infinitely expandable, and if you’re willing to spend the time separating the wheat from the chaff with regards to downloaded add-ons, a lot of really good stuff is available for absolutely no cost.
