There aren't that many flight simulators around for the Dragon, so you might be tempted to try this one. Don't be.

The program notes claims that the program was written by 'a pilot for a major United States air carrier and the high standards of professionalism really show'. It could have been written by Yuri Gagarin for all I care, the game still doesn't have much to offer.

There are five levels of play, from student to 'airline transport pilot', with combinations of cross-winds, normal landing, and blind landing.

The display is divided into three windows, showing you a bird's eye view of your plane as it comes in to land, a side-on view, and a panel of three instruments. There's an altimeter, an artificial horizon, and an instrument that shows you which way to go in order to keep to the flight path.

The point of the game is to bring your aircraft down onto the tarmac. There is no take-off option and the only flying skills required are to keep your plane on course for the runway.

If your ideas about flight smulators are based on the blurb you may have seen for programs running on other machines then Flight is going to come as a big disappointment to you. If you've never used a flight simulator before and try this one, however, you'll soon wonder why anyone bothers.

There is one nice touch, though. If you manage to get your plane down in one piece, your Dragon suddenly clears its throat and says "Perfect Landing".

Despite the current popularity of flight simulators, it's hard to see this particular program taking off.