Reaching new heights with the hands on throttle-and-stick.
Fortunately, the game doesn’t lack technical customization, letting you personalize every detail for a seamless flight.
HDR10
On (If available)
Enable for enhanced brightness and contrast.
Full Screen Resolution
Variable (Depends on PC)
Adjust sharpness according to your monitor.
Pick the highest option.
Anti-Aliasing
AMD FSR 2 (Quality)
Smooth out jagged edges on objects to improve visual quality.
Pick NVIDIA DLSS for RTX GPUs.
Render Scaling
100
Adjusts the internal rendering resolution of the game.
AMD FidelityFX Sharpening
Adjusts image sharpness without significantly impacting performance.
V-Sync
On
Synchronizes the games frame rate with the monitor’s refresh rate.
NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency
On+Boost
Reduces system latency to provide a more responsive experience.
Frame Rate Limit
100%
Caps the games frame rate to a specified value.
Dynamic parameters
Off
Manually adjusts frame limit cap.
Global Rendering Quality
Custom
Allows toggling visual quality of finer in-game elements (see below).
Flight Model
Modern
Adjusts flight model options (Modern = allows third-party add-ons).
Global Preset
Realistic
Sets overall flight realism.
Generals
Controls overall flight dynamics sensitivity (like inertia and drag).
Crash Realism
65
Determines how realistic crash impacts are simulated.
Gyro
Sets the gyro effect for tilting the aircraft according to the controller’s positioning.
P-Factor
Adjusts engine torque and propeller effects to simulate real-world behavior.
Torque
Controls torque-based flight handling.
Flight Interface
Aerodynamic Visualization
Shows airflow visualization to understand lift and drag forces.
Show The White Dot Cursor In Freelook
Enable or disable a cursor when freelooking.
Landmark Markers
Displays markers for key landmarks.
City Markers
Displays markers for nearby cities.
Airport Markers
Displays markers for nearby airports.
Show Preflight Pins
Shows pre-flight configuration markers, highlighting critical parts for inspection.
Display Labels For All On-Screen POIs
Shows on-screen labels for all nearby Points of Interest.
Show Traffic Nameplates
Shows nameplates for other nearby aircraft.
HUD In Cockpit View
Yes
Shows information regarding critical instruments while in Cockpit Camera mode.
Cockpit Interaction System
Lock
Adjusts how you interact with cockpit instruments.
Instrument Name Tooltips
Delayed
Adjusts how a cockpit instrument’s name appears when hovering over it.
Instrument Instruction Tooltips
Adjusts how a cockpit instrument’s description appears when hovering over it.
HUD In External View
Shows complete HUD while in External HUD mode.
Piloting Assistance
Auto-Rudder
Assists in leveling flights while in the air and steering while on the ground.
Assisted Yoke
Assists in maintaining flight levels when you leave the controller for too long.
AI Auto-Trim
Assists in maintaining flight levels all the time.
Gliders: Tow plane take-off assistance
Assists in yoke controls (like pitch and roll) for glider planes.
Helicopters: Assisted Cyclic
Assists in cyclic controls (like altitude, airspeed, and direction) for rotorcraft.
Helicopters: Assisted Tail Rotor
Assists in tail rotor controls (like heading) for rotorcraft.
Helicopters: Assisted Collective
Assists in collective controls (like pitch control) for rotorcraft.
Assisted Controller Sensitivity
For Xbox Controller: Allows better control over yoke commands.
Hot air balloon: Moored Basket
Moores the basket of hot air balloons.
Automixture
Engine fuel mixture is automatically adjusted in the appropriate aircraft.
Gyro Drift
Gyro drift occurs during a flight.
Visual Assistance
Display Active Waypoint Marker
Shows the location of the waypoint in your active Flight Plan.
Flight Path
Shows on-screen gates that lead you to your destination.
Taxi Ribbon
Shows an on-screen ribbon for the optimum taxi route.
Piloting and Controls Notifications
Displays an always-on notification for flight controls.
Realism
Disable Crash Damage
Nullifies any damage taken to the aircraft.
Disable Aircraft Stress Damage
Nullifies any damage taken to the aircraft via a high G-Force.
Disable Engine Stress Damage
Nullifies any damage taken to the engine via a high G-Force.
Icing Effect
Visuals Only
Implements the physical and/or visual effects of icing in colder regions.
Unlimited Fuel
Lets you have unlimited fuel for a flight.
Turbulence
Lets you experience turbulence when flying.
G-Effect
Simulates loss of pilot consciousness.
G-Suit
Simulates the effect of a G-Suit when flying at an extreme G-Force.
AI Radio Communications (ATC)
Let an AI communicate with the Air Traffic Control.
Players can go almost anywhere in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 but some places are more breathtaking than others.
