Apple Vision Pro is Getting the 'World's Most Advanced Flight Simulator'

[StuBeck]

I was hoping the video would feature some output from looking around. Does it? Or literally just another monitor option? (Don't we already have that?)

It has to be looking around. If its just a monitor...then the Xbox 360 supports Apple vision pro.

 

[Unregistered 4U]

X-Plane 12 is available on Windows, Mac, and Linux for $59.99,

Ring me when it’s available native for AVP like it is for Mac. 🙂

 

[macos9rules]

We’ve come a long way since the Flight Simulator I used to play on my IBM PC Jr.

 

[Bromeo]

At one point I had X-Plane (version 8 or 9 as I recall) running on a curved screen triple-projector setup for 180º visuals, physical avionics stack, yoke, pedals, throttle quadrant, switches. While X-Plane was the most faithful simulator to fly, sometimes I would switch over to MSFS X for the prettier visuals, even though MSFS flying model felt... weird (I could do spins in X-Plane, but not MSFS, for example). At the same time I also had my own small airplane to fly, and my X-Plane setup was instrumental (pardon the pun) in really learning approaches and procedures on my own at home in between flight lessons and ground school classes. I even had X-Plane running on my iPad and an early version of Foreflight.

10+ years of private flying later, I've since sold my airplane and no longer have the sim setup. By the way, it's not the initial cost of the airplane, but the ongoing required inspections, maintenance, insurance, storage, surprises "this needs fixing and the part is unobtanium", plus the pilot's calendar of medicals, flight reviews, and you need to make time to get out and fly to keep your skills sharp... it has to be integrated into your personal lifestyle or a career, but it is incredible, and I always recommend scheduling an "intro flight" at the local airport to anyone interested. You can rent an airplane quite reasonably and typically just pay for the engine-on time. Just be aware it's a bug that you can never get un-bitten from!

This XP/AVP development might push me over the edge to pick up a Vision Pro. I'd love to get back into X-Plane. I figured if I ever did, it would be AR + physical controls. No more futzing around with projectors and the lack of contrast a curved screen creates.

 

[ryanmp]

The AR use in game is huge. Super useful for both flight sim and sim racing.

Yea this is one of the best features if it works well, having ARKit recognize and bring your yoke and throttle into the VR world. I just saw iRacing is also coming to AVP, more good news!

 

[Sevenfeet]

And why should any Apple product support anything Nvidia related? Have they forgotten the history and the war between Apple and nvidia?

The other way around apparently. NVIDIA is using the Apple Vision Pro as a client for PC applications. Very interesting and explains why that X-Plane for Mac isn’t a server for something like this.

 

[binaryfuneral]

Now I can get airsick without that pesky drive to the airport first. Sweet