Superb flight simulator
This simulator is used by some trainees that want to be pilots in the future due to the amount of detail in this game also.
You have a variety of aircraft to choose from and ones you can download too. There are thousands of airports to choose from ranging from dirt runways to international airports such as heathrow. If you happened to get bored during a long haul flight you could always put autopilot on and go do something else for a while by setting the altitude etc. However if you are manually flying you could use the gps to navigate where to go which does help (trust me). Again the amount of detail there is, is terrific, near all the buttons and levers in the cockpit are useable and also your aircraft could have failures of some sort and you may need to try to restart your engines etc.
To start you could take the flying lessons to find out how to operate the plane which is highly advisable and useful( although iv never done them except 1) because at first it is very hard (especially landing which is most difficult) and also lets you try out each stage.
There is an option of online play too although i have no idea how to use it since it just wont work. I am told it is great and obviously there would be other people there waiting to take off, taxi etc so you cant que jump or if you do i think you would most probably be kicked from that server.
I recommend this game to anyone interested in flying in real life or just likes flight sims. Also i highly recommend purchasing a joystick too. I personally favor the saitek evo which is absolutely astounding and is not too expensive.
Thank you for reading.