Flight Simulator X Helicopters Download

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Download FSX Helicopters for Microsoft Flight Simulator X Download free FSX helicopters for Microsoft Flight Simulator X. This FSX downloads category contains original aircraft as well as repaints for popular commercial helicopters.

  1. Microsoft Flight Simulator X Microsoft Flight Simulator is probably the best-known simulator for the flight sim veteran. The first version was released in 1982 and the first helicopters were made available in 1997 with Microsoft Flight Simulator 98. Since then the helicopter flight model has been slightly improved but not a lot.
  2. Feb 15, 2015 - Anyone who has grown a little tired of the usual FSX helicopters that are. The download has been optimized to run in both Flight Simulator X.

Microsoft Flight Simulator X Steam Edition Free Download

Located on this page is a Microsoft Flight Simulator X Steam Edition Free Download! Scroll down below for additional information to the game, minimum PC specifications, steps for installation, and an UploadHaven download to the game itself!

About the Game…

Microsoft Flight Simulator X Steam Edition was developed by Dovetail Games and published by Microsoft Studios. Its release aired on December 2014 for Windows PC. In the game, players can take off from anywhere in the world, flying some of the world’s most iconic aircraft to any one of 24,000 destinations. Players can take the control of aircraft’s such as the 747 jumbo jet, F/A-18 Hornet, P-51D Mustang, EH-101 helicopter and others – an aircraft for every kind of flying and adventure. Players can also select any starting location, set the time, the season, and the weather. Take off from one of more than 24,000 airports and explore a world of aviation beauty that has entranced millions of plane fans from across the globe.

Minimum PC Specifications

Before you proceed with your Microsoft Flight Simulator X Steam Edition Free Download: It is best to check if your PC can run the game. The minimum PC requirements to run the game are listed below:

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  • Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10.
  • CPU: Any single core CPU @ 2.0 GHz.
  • RAM: 2 GB RAM.
  • GPU: Video card @ 256 MB VRAM with DirectX 9.0.
  • Hard Drive Space: 8 GB.

How to Download & Install Microsoft Flight Simulator X Steam Edition

Before starting your Microsoft Flight Simulator X Steam Edition Free Download:Remember to disable any form of antivirus before download [yes, that includes window defender too]. Failure in doing so can cause issues in running the program, after download and installation. All downloads are 100% clean and do not contain any viruses!

  1. Click the download button to be redirected to UploadHaven.
  2. Once you are on UploadHaven, wait for 5 seconds to elapse. Once the 5 seconds are over, click the blue “download now” button.
  3. Once the download is completed, close your internet browser. Then click the “start/windows” button on the bottom left corner of your computer screen, and enter into your “downloads” folder. Locate the zip file to the game and drag it down to your desktop.
  4. Right click on the zip file, and click ” extract to Microsoft Flight Simulator X – Steam Edition“. To do this, you will need WinRAR. If you don’t have WinRAR, click here.
  5. Once the files are done extracting, there should be a new folder on your desktop. Open it, and locate the setup. Double click on the setup, and run it.
  6. Once the game is done installing, click finish. You can now play the game, enjoy! If you are having trouble opening your game, try running it as administrator.
  7. If you still run into trouble after downloading and installing the game, click herefor help.

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FSX doesn't only allow users to fly fixed-wing aircraft; they can also download and install helicopter and rotorcraft expansions too. Most people buy Microsoft Flight Simulator X in order to pilot large, commercial aircraft and civil jets, however there is also a market and niche group for helicopter add-ons.

Image shows a Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft in FSX. While not technically a 'helicopter', this does fall under the rotorcraft section.

Free Helicopter Flight Simulator

In this section, there are many well known and popular helicopters from manufacturers such as Bell, Eurocopter, Hughes and Boeing. Featured in this section are a range of civilian passenger helicopters, as well as military and combat choppers such as the well known Apache attack helicopter which has been used in many desert combat operations around the world.

There are also many helicopter missions available to compliment the add-on packages, which are viewable here.

Installing these downloads is just as easy as any of the other aircraft or packages on the website and most of the files come with detailed installation instructions and 'readme' documents inside. If you are having a hard time, there are many tutorials on our forum which will explain in detail the procedure - users can also create a new topic specific to their own problem.

Flight Simulator X Helicopters Download Free

Helicopters are much harder to fly in any flight simulator package, and in real life for that matter - there is a lot more going on in the cockpit of a helicopter compared to that of a fixed wing aircraft. As well as controlling pitch, rotor angle and engine speed - pilots also have to control many of the other systems that go with it.

Flight Simulator X Helicopters Download For Windows 7

Many users complain that 'helicopters are impossible to fly in FSX', but they really haven't given them a chance. Users must be patient, persistent and once they get used to the different method of flying, they are usually very happy and include rotorcraft flight into their daily 'flight simmin' routine.