The Back to Fly feature in the updated edition has fresh mapping.
Depending on the plane's situation and altitude, it includes height increase.

In honour of the 40th anniversary of the game, Microsoft updated its Flight Simulator to include helicopters, gliders, and the Spruce Goose. One of the numerous elements of the upgrade, the Airbus A310-300, a real-life aeroplane, has been meticulously rebuilt, the business claimed in a blog post.

The 40th Anniversary Edition now includes seven legendary historical aircraft, including 'Spruce Goose,' the largest wooden seaplane ever constructed. The tech giant praised the update, calling it 'an enormously exciting upgrade commemorating aviation history, delivering huge technical breakthroughs in flight dynamics and simulation and adding two new types of aircraft (gliders and helicopters)'.

Four iconic airports, including 'Meigs Field in Chicago, a typical home airport for the Microsoft Flight Simulator franchise,' have also been included to the game in the latest edition. In addition to Xbox Series X|S, PC, Windows, and Steam, the new version is playable through Xbox Cloud Gaming on Xbox One, supported mobile phones, tablets, and low-end PCs.

For the Back to Fly function, which provides height increase based on the plane's position and altitude, the updated edition delivers new maps. There haven't been many excellent helicopter simulators for PCs or consoles unless you're interested military fighting, which is more of a sign that helicopters are difficult to operate and even more difficult to accurately replicate.

Assuming that the majority of players will control the new Bell 407 and Guimbal Cabri G2 helicopters in the update using a gamepad (please provide a good wireless flying stick for the Xbox! To help ensure that inexperienced pilots spend more time in the air than on the ground, Microsoft has made a number of assistive settings available in Flight Simulator for the new aircraft.