Microsoft Flight Simulator pilots are flying through Hurricane Ian

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The technological marvel of Microsoft Flight Simulator isn't just the faithful recreation of the entire planet you can fly over, but also an accurate simulation of real-world weather you can fly through. If it's raining, snowing, or storming somewhere around the globe and you fly your plane there in the game, you'll experience that weather just as it's happening in real life, and in real time.

The same goes for extreme weather events, such as <a href=«https://twitter.com/weatherchannel/status/1575167730633904129?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet» target="_blank" data-url=«https://twitter.com/weatherchannel/status/1575167730633904129?ref_src=» https: rel=«noopener»>Hurricane Ian

(opens in new tab), the massive Category 4 storm currently making landfall on the Florida coast after causing at least 2 deaths in Cuba and leaving the entire island without power.

«You could fit #Charley inside the eye of #Ian.»@JimCantore is LIVE in Punta Gorda, Florida showing storm footage and explaining the forecast: pic.twitter.com/OzAqbdlcQTSeptember 28, 2022

While Hurricane Ian is a serious threat, Microsoft Flight Simulator allows players a safe way to observe the storm and experience what it might be like to fly through such an extreme weather event. And virtual pilots are taking off to do just that, as they did back in 2020 when Hurricane Laura made landfall in the southern United States. 

As you can see in the in-game image posted on Reddit by Unstopy, who appears to be on an aircraft carrier off the coast, Hurricane Ian has drawn a crowd of Microsoft Flight Simulator players who want to take a look at the storm up close and test their flying skills in the heavy winds. (If you're curious how Microsoft Flight