More proof that the smartest thing we (Microsoft) ever did while building the Flight Simulator series was to build it as a platform, enabling third-party developers to build things like this.

Or at least do our best to stay out of their way … enjoy this utterly stunning before and after footage of a virtual Austraila.

(And watch for the blink-or-you’ll-miss-it Rapide!)

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FTX – Enter a whole new world! from Orbx on Vimeo.