Take it from me, Microsoft Flight Simulator captures the joy of real flying | Oliver Holmes

For four decades the game has tried to recreate how it feels to fly. Now, writes qualified pilot Oliver Holmes, it has succeeded

There's a half-kept secret among pilots of small planes that is guaranteed to scare the hell out of people. It comes from the assumption that pilots are constantly relying on fancy equipment to track where they are at all times. The truth is, they don't.

So how do we get around? Often, we simply look out of the window.