“Vatsim allows virtual pilots (but real people) and virtual air traffic controllers (also real people) to see each other and communicate. The result is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game patterned after the government’s dullest bureaucracy.” —Always a Dull Moment: The hottest game in the sky is simulating a holding pattern. Fasten your seat belt.Wired)
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