Jeff Van West, whom a few of us worked with when he wrote the Inside Moves guide to Combat Flight Simulator 2, and Kevin Lane-Cummings have published a great new book - Microsoft Flight Simulator X For Pilots.

Subtitled Real World Training, and with a tagline on the cover that reads "For serious pilots, it's not a game", the book means business. In the book's impressive 700+ pages, the authors cover topics that, unsurprisingly, mirror real-world training paths, from Student Pilot through ATP. The illustrations are clear, well-chosen, and plentiful, as are the sidebars that cover everything from real world aviation accident information to recommended web sites and other reading material.

Van West and Lane-Cummings have done an excellent and very thorough job of presenting a tremendous amount of information. Their book should appeal both to virtual aviators looking for more realism and structure, as well as real pilots hoping to get more from their PC's.

For more information about the book, see the publisher's site here.