Flying Floatplanes in Microsoft Flight Simulator

Float Bases in the Pacific Northwest Canada and US

If you've been flying Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS) for a while, you have observed the maturing of an amazing simulator. It’s beautiful, detailed, flexible and expandable; I've had so much fun despite the occasional bug.

Here I'm in the DHC-2 Beaver about to leave Friday Harbour for points north.
Here I'm in the DHC-2 Beaver about to leave Friday Harbour for points north. Len ‘Flightdoc’ Hjalmarson

With endless updates and improvements and new aircraft, MSFS has proven to be a solid investment. If you also have cash to invest in new airports and aircraft, even more so. There are many styles and levels of engagement on offer here, and one of the niche styles that has continued to expand is the world of floatplanes, low-altitude flight and rugged VFR terrain.

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