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Can't say. Only tried the MS one once, in the mid-'90s. If ATC means air traffic control, it seems a fair guess that both are just simulating actual standards, instead of each other. I tried giving it a Google, didn't find an answer. But I found a
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Well, I'm not trying to compare -- I'm perfectly satisfied with the Microsoft one, and in any case I don't think Flight Unlimited will even run on Windows 8 because it's so old. My question was strictly about the
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Just looking at those two articles for the first time, I'd say none, unless the Flight Unlimited guys flew through a wormhole and back in time. Or unless you have a specific release of Flight Simulator in mind.
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I have in mind the two most recent versions, FS2004 and FSX (as well as the FS Flight Ventures expansion for both). Because on casual comparison, quite a few of the newer features (the mission system,
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of forums of people comparing a lot of simulators. I'm nowhere near wise enough to point you to the right one, but that's a general direction, if you want to take it.
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of the products, and to what extent they might have influenced each other.
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Or just hold tight, and an expert will possibly be with you shortly.
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Flight Unlimited
Microsoft Flight Simulator
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ATC
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02:18, 2 August 2014 (UTC)
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