*** Explore amazing places with Flight Sim Discovery ***

[precog 98]

I love flying … have my entire life. But what I really love is exploring this amazing world of ours. As a recreational pilot, having the opportunity to take-off and leave all of the world’s problems behind and go exploring my local area is the highlight of my week. Now, with MSFS, having the ability to authentically explore the entire world is a dream come true.

For the last couple of months, trapped at home due to COVID, I’ve taught myself web development and built myself a web application I call Flight Sim Discovery. I’ve found it really useful, and so I thought I’d share it and give back to the community that has given me so much over the last couple of decades.

So, if you love flying, and really love exploring this amazing planet of ours, then check out Flight Sim Discovery. Flight Sim Discovery is a free, community-based web application that allows you to find places to visit and explore in the world of flight simulation. From the most scenic airports in the world and bush strips, to mind-blowing geological landscapes and towering volcanoes, there are currently over 1500 places to explore and growing - including MSFS photogrammetry cities and POIs.

If you’re intrigued, check out the intro video I made, or the visit the website directly and start exploring:

Intro video (~3 min): https://youtu.be/ubROPYjHJhU

Website: https://www.flightsimdiscovery.com

 

About Flight Sim Discovery

Flight Sim Discovery is easy to use. Browse the map, or search for points of interest (POIs) based on category, region, country and rating. Create a flight plan by adding one or more points of interest and export to your computer. Start-up Microsoft Flight simulation, load up the flight plan and away you go!

If you like, you can also create an account which allows you to create your own POI's to keep private or share with the community. Click 'Create POI' in the menu or 'right-click' on the map. With an account, you can also like, rate, 'mark as visited' any other community POI.

Have fun exploring this amazing planet of ours!

Richard, flying out of Australia

[jimcarrel 688]

Thanks, Just made a visit to website and added Kenton Oklahoma as a point of interest. Highest point in OK. is just North of there. It worked. Nice Idea! 

Edited November 7, 2020 by jimcarrel

[precog 98]

Thanks Jim.  I'll check it out tonight!

[sidfadc 1,344]

cool idea - one issue with the world at your fingertips is deciding where to fly!

[fppilot 4,371]

3 hours ago, jimcarrel said:

Thanks, Just made a visit to website and added Kenton Oklahoma as a point of interest. Highest point in OK. is just North of there. It worked. Nice Idea! 

Is that in the Quartz mountains north of Altus?

[Alvega 2,124]

Very well done, thanks for your contribution to the community.

[precog 98]

2 hours ago, sidfadc said:

cool idea - one issue with the world at your fingertips is deciding where to fly!

Start with the top ten rated by the community listed at the bottom of the web page 😉 

[precog 98]

1 hour ago, Alvega said:

Very well done, thanks for your contribution to the community.

My pleasure.  I hope some of you find it as useful as I do.

[Fielder 3,674]

One of the weirdest is that guitar shaped forest in South America. I wonder who thought it a good idea to prune a forest to look like a guitar from the air? For what purpose?

[monica6211 178]

Outstanding!!! I will use it quite a bit when I am not sure where I want to fly. Great idea, and very well done. Thank you so much.

Edited November 8, 2020 by monica6211

[tull 290]

Mega idea...thank you so much!! 

[David Roch 1,982]

Smart and so useful, thank you very much Richard!

[Ixoye 1,821]

Fantastic, thank you very much.

[kaosfere 3,115]

This is really impressive and will definitely give me some new targets for my VFR exploration flights.   Mind if I ask what data source(s) you used for your initial POI?

[ErichB 3,643]

great work