It's been long time, but I have some good new: a new version of the Sportstar Simulator is now live as an Alpha preview. It is based on the Google Earth plugin and opens the whole world to the Sportstar. Try it out here! Welcome to the Sportstar Simulator. The most realistic online flight simulator!

This software runs over the Internet using the Macromedia Shockwave plug-in.
If Shockwave is not installed on your computer, you can download it from the Macromedia website.

Click on FLY to start now.
Don't forget to read the following instructions before your first flight.

System Requirements

The Sportstar Simulator requires your computer to be equiped with :

- 2.0+ GHz processor
- 128 MB RAM
- 3D video card (With Microsoft DirectX or OpenGL drivers installed)
- Sound card

Sportstar flight simulator
How to Play

On the introduction page, choose your paint jobs and set up your flight parameters. When ready, just press "Fly".

Please note that disabling reflection will help Sportstar Simulator run faster on slow computers.

You can enlarge or reduce the size of the window to scale the simulator display. A small window will also help Sportstar Simulator run faster.

Controls

Use the mouse as your control stick.

Use the '+' and '-' keys to set the throtle. At 0 RPM, the engine stops. Just press '+' to start the engine.

On the ground, use the space bar to brake.
 Sportstar flight simulator

Sportstar flight simulator
Use the 'S' key to switch views. 3 different cameras are provided : follow view, fixed view and cockpit camera.

In 'follow view' and 'cockpit view' you can click and drag the mouse to pan the camera around. The camera will reset to its original position immediately after releasing the mouse button.

To pause the game and display the settings panel, just press 'P'. To resume the game, click on 'FLY'.

Display and Instruments

The indicated air speed and altitude are displayed in the upper left hand corner of the main window. FPS means Frames Per Second and indicates how fast the game runs on your computer. The optimum FPS of Sportstar Simulator is 30.

A yellow arrow is displayed in the upper right hand corner. The arrow always points towards the airfield. If you are lost, simply follow the direction indicated.
 Sportstar flight simulator

Sportstar flight simulator
The Sportstar's instrument panel displays realistic flight data.
The IAS (Indicated Air Speed), altitude and climbing speed are the most useful values. The compass helps you to navigate. The engine RPM (Rotations Per Minute) indicates the throtle settings.

You are now ready for your first virtual Sportstar flight.
Click on the FLY button to start the Simulator.