Where does that leave the globe trotting flight community?
An obvious answer is FSX, another obvious answer is X-plane.
But there's another contender out there, which may be the next big thing if the engine works out.
http://outerra.com/
Outerra - Anteworld (not exactly a usual name, but stick with me) plans to model the planet seamlessly from space down to ground level. From aircraft, to rockets, to helicopters, to trucks, Outerra plans to have them flow seamlessly together.
It's already looking quite pretty:
http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.ph...ml#Post3615800
And it's still only in Alpha status, although slowly moving towards Beta I think. Even so, there's a lot of potential there, could well be one to keep an eye on.