Steve Lacey - Tour of the Flight Simulator team

Posted: Oct 25, 2004 at 2:39 PM

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Flight Simulator is one of Microsoft's coolest products. After all, what's cooler than being able to fly a Boeing 747 around the world?

It might not sound geeky enough for Channel 9, but there's a lot of technology in Flight Simulator.

And, there's a sizeable team of developers and testers who work there. Steve Lacey, Software Architect, on the Flight Simulator team gives us a tour to meet some of the geeks and hear some of the stories behind the development of the world's best-known simulator.

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Manip

Oct 25, 2004 at 2:58 PM

Woohoo .. lush, this video rocks .. Bill Gates interview, who needs it!

Good job scoble and co
The Channel 9 Team 5 guys from Redmond

Oct 25, 2004 at 3:10 PM

Don't miss the discussion about the DC-3 navigation panel that the team found on eBay. I love that story.
Manip

Oct 25, 2004 at 3:40 PM

The Channel 9 Team wrote:

Don't miss the discussion about the DC-3 navigation panel that the team found on eBay. I love that story.

I saw .. that is really silly, I mean that eBay is the only place they could find one .. wonder how much they ended up paying for it?
Minh WOOH! WOOH!

Oct 25, 2004 at 5:49 PM

Hey, are you guy planning the SpaceShipOne add-on to MS FS? I'd invest in a new video card for that.
Shrage Let's Tallk

Oct 25, 2004 at 8:43 PM

Great tour! Hope you will get to the artist department too.
martinlest

Oct 26, 2004 at 2:52 AM

Excellent - thanks!
jwfisher Exiled to Texas

Oct 26, 2004 at 8:51 AM

The Channel 9 Team wrote:

Flight Simulator is one of Microsoft's coolest products.

Folks, thanks for the great tour. Well done! FS is one of my favorite MS products.

But, the tour went a bit further for me... it's yet another reminder of why MS is such a great company. The dedication, drive, vision, and broad diversity of the team's experience and perspective are really inspiring. That's what I've always liked best about MS, and that's the type of team I'd like to work with someday.

Keep up the great work - I can't wait to see what comes next!!!
littleguru <3 Seattle

Oct 26, 2004 at 1:04 PM

wonderful!
NadJ

Oct 26, 2004 at 1:24 PM

Does anyone know if any part of the Flight Sim Team is based in the UK?
SteveLa Steve

Oct 27, 2004 at 10:27 AM

Nope, we're all in Redmond...
DataGuru

Nov 04, 2004 at 6:29 AM

Steve Lacey: "We do a show every year at EAA in Oshkosh"
Channel 9 Guy: "That's in Chicago, right?"

Great example of the ignorance of Coasters about "Fly over land".
crashaz

Dec 22, 2004 at 1:06 PM

Great video! Loved the tour!

Only have one thing to say..... CFS4

pleeeeease :^)
brsseb

Aug 16, 2005 at 11:20 AM

Only have one thing to say..... CFS4

Hehe, they would have to buy Oleg Maddox for that one