Can Microsoft Flight Simulator's 2020 reboot solve the pilot shortage?

またまた台風ですね！複雑な異常気象が来ています！ 長いスパンでの氷河期の真っただ中、異常気象は当たり前に起こります！

Fakeニュース的な巷の新聞、テレビなどに惑わされることなく、事実を自分で見つけてくださいね。

今日は、本職のPilotの話題から... Microsoftの定番のFlight SimulatorがPilot不足の一助になるかもしれないという記事です。

CNN — A colossus of the gaming world is stirring from hibernation.
Microsoft Flight Simulator, the beloved PC-based pastime of aspiring airliner captains and wannabe fighter pilots since 1982, has been in a state of suspended animation since the release of Microsoft Flight Simulator X (FSX), its 10th version, in 2006.
 
But 13 years of slumber hasn't dimmed the enthusiasm of a global fellowship of "simmers" -- avgeek devotees who've kept the game alive through their thriving community of desktop jocks and content creators who make third-party add-ons such as new aircraft, airports and scenery.