Build the A220 Airliner in Flight Simulator Cinderella Story

The provided text details the different editions available for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, offered by Xbox Game Studios, along with detailed feature descriptions common across all tiers.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Editions

The simulator is offered in three main editions, differentiated by the number of aircraft and airports included:

1. Premium Deluxe Edition
Price: $129.99 (discounted from $103.99)
Inclusions: Includes everything from the Standard Edition plus 25 additional aircraft and 10 additional handcrafted international airports.

2. Deluxe Edition
Price: $99.99 (discounted from $79.99)
Inclusions: Includes everything from the Standard Edition plus 10 additional aircraft and 5 additional handcrafted international airports.

3. Standard Edition
Price: $69.99 (discounted from $55.99)
Inclusions: Includes over 65 aircraft and 150 handcrafted airports.

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Shared Features (Across All Editions)

All editions share the same core features, grouped into three main areas:

Fly with Purpose:
Launch an aviation career by gaining experience, building reputation, and completing certifications for activities like Medevac, Remote Cargo Ops, Aerial Firefighting, Search & Rescue, and becoming an Airline Passenger Transport Pilot.
Participate in challenges such as Rally Races, Precision Landings, and the Red Bull Air Races/Reno Air Races.
Act as a World Photographer to capture vistas and landmarks across the planet.

Advanced Simulation:
Physics System: Enhanced physics supporting 10,000+ rigid-body surfaces, soft body physics (cloth, ropes), and improved ground/water handling for realism.
Aircraft Systems: Highly accurate systems including electrical, pneumatic, fuel, hydraulic, payload, passenger systems, and avionics (like the Universal UNS-1 FMS).
Flight Planning: A groundbreaking planner supporting IFR/VFR maps, route planning, fuel planning, vertical profile planning, ETOPS planning, and real-time airport information.

Explore Our Visually Stunning Digital Twin:
Exploration of the most detailed recreation of Earth to date, featuring enhanced digital elevation maps and photogrammetry.
Access to 27 highly detailed biomes with dynamic seasonal changes, advanced photometric lighting, and enhanced weather phenomena (auroras, new cloud types).
Vast global details including 150+ airports, 2,000 glider airports, 10,000 heliports, 1.5 billion buildings, and nearly 3 trillion trees.
Richly diverse representation of wildlife, oceans, waterways, and real-world air traffic with licensed liveries.

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