Microsoft Flight Simulator Achievements list

The Microsoft Flight Simulator Achievements list is now live and able to be viewed, thanks to an in-game menu that details all the tasks you’ll need to conquer.

Without further adieu, here they are:

• Challenge Accepted: Complete any activity.
• Fill ‘er up!: Refuel at any ground fuel station.
• Rubberneck: Use the Smart Cam to view a star landmark for 3 seconds, from a distance of 550 yards or less.
• Mother Nature: Adjust the weather during a flight.
• Start Me Up: Manually start the Airbus A320neo’s engines, without using Assistance.
• By the Book: Request landing clearance from ATC at a towered airport, without using ATC assistance.
• In the Wild: Use the Smart Cam to view animals for 3 seconds, from a distance of 550 yards or less.
• Service with a Smile: Request each type of pre-flight Ground Service while at an appropriate airport gate.
• Back-up Plan: Utilitze pre-flight Pushback Service to move aircraft, for a total distance of 1 mile.
• Job Shadowing: Create a flight plan based on a Live Traffic aircraft, then fly the route without assistance.
• Wheels Up, Wheels Down: Complete a non-stop flight of at least 300 miles from take-off to landing.
• Look Ma, No Hands!: Utilise autopilot for a total of 600 miles.
• Light Chop: Land at an airport where windspeeds are in excess of 5 knots, without using any assistance.
• On the Green: Land on a grass runway, without using any assistance.
• Stay on Target: Use the Instrument Landing System (ILS) to complete a landing.
• My Way: Complete a non-stop 300+ mile flight from parking to parking spot, without assistance.
• Deadstick: Landing After receiving landing clearance, switch off engines and successfully land on the runway.
• Working for the Weekend: Complete a weekly activity.
• Frequent Flyer Miles: Fly from LFBD airport near Asbo Studio to KSEA airport near Microsoft HQ.
• Road Trip: Taxi aircraft for a total distance of 10 miles.
• A Few Bumps: Land at an airport where windspeeds are in excess of 15 knots, without using any assistance.
• Short Stuff: Land on a runway shorter than 2,000 feet, without using any assistance or bypassing any travel.
• Uphill Climb: Land on a runway that has at least a 12 degree incline, without using any assistance.
• Fire and Ice: Complete the Patagonia Bush Trip, without using any navigation assistance.
• Anemoi: Complete the Balkans Bush Trip, without using any navigation assistance.
• Goldrush: Complete the Nevada Bush Trip, without using any navigation assistance.
• Tour Guide: Use the Smart Cam to view 25 star landmarks, from a distance of 550 yards or less.
• Pilot Program: Accumulate 50 hours of flight time in a single pilot profile.
• Greased: Complete every Landing Challenge.
• Hydroplaning: Accumulate 50 hours of light in rainy weather.
• Flights of Fancy: Complete flights of at least 300 miles using a prop, jet and airliner.
• Saddle Sore: Complete a flight of at least 8 hours with a propeller or turbo-prop aircraft.
• Century Club: Accumulate 100 hours of flight time in a single pilot profile.
• Night Owl: Accumulate 50 hours of flight time at night.
• Instrumental Accumulate: 50 hours of IFR flight time, including at least one take-off and landing.
• Decathlon: Complete 10 weekly activities.
• Completionist: Complete every activity.
• Sids and Stars: Land at 25 different star airports shown on the World Map.
• Landmarks the Spot: Use the Smart Cam to view 100 star landmarks, from a distance of 500 yards or less.
• World Traveller: Land successfully at 500 different airports.
• Jack of all Planes: Complete a 300+ mile flight with every aircraft in the standard edition of Flight Simulator.
• Journeyman: Accumulate 500 hours of flight time in a single pilot profile.
• Wing Commander: Accumulate 1,000 hours of flight time in a single pilot profile.

What do you make of the list above? The Achievement list isn’t live via Xbox.com — the above comes from an in-game list — so Gamerscore allocation is not yet known.

Microsoft Flight Simulator is available now on Windows PC via the Windows 10 Store and Steam. Read our lengthy review — a love letter to Saskatoon, SK — right here.