GameSpot posts an early review of FSX based on Beta Bits...

Outlet	Headline	Circulation	Title	Date
GameSpot.com	Microsoft Flight Simulator X Updated Hands-On - Missions, Controls, and a More Realistic World	1,089,120	PC: Flight Sim X	08/31/2006

GameSpot posts a positive review of the “Flight Simulator X” beta. Writer Jason Ocampo highlights new additions to the title including the improved visuals, mission-based gameplay, shared skies, and rewards system. He continues his initial review by mentioning the fleet of aircrafts included in the game and describes the control scheme as “fairly flexible.”

Ocampo concludes the review by writing, “These features only touch on a fraction of what's in ‘Flight Simulator X,’ but when you have a simulation that covers the entire world, that's to be expected.”