Meet X-Plane Professional

What makes it “X-Plane for Professional Use”?

Using a Professional-Use USB key (available in our Store) provides four main benefits:

1. It takes the simulator out of demo mode, allowing for unlimited flight,
2. It certifies the simulator for commercial use,
3. It provides hardware and frame-rate checks required for FAA certification of the simulator, and
4. It unlocks features of the simulator not available in X-Plane 10 Global. These include the ability to run EFIS App on your computer, the ability to use cylindrical and spherical projection (as found in large simulators), and the ability to drive real Garmin 1000, Garmin 430, Garmin 430 WAAS, Garmin 530, and Garmin 530 WAAS units.

Note that when using the Professional-Use USB key, you will still need a set of X-Plane 10 Global DVDs if you want the global scenery package.

So, to build a simulator for professional use, simply:

• buy one set of X-Plane DVDs, which you can then use to install X-Plane with global scenery on all of your computers, and
• buy one professional-use key per computer to take it out of demo-mode and unlock the pro-use featurers above.
• download and install the HASP USB key driver on each computer you’re using a key with.