Mxsmanic wrote:

Recent versions do simulate ground effect, as I recall. I'm not sure
of the details. I know that the aircraft I fly will hover for an
unusually long time just above the ground, which sounds an awful lot
like ground effect.

Airplanes don't hover, and "I recall" isn't proof of anything.
If ground effect is modeled, you can prove with flight testing
and reporting back the numbers. How would you know you're in
ground effect in MSFS? Why would the programmers waste valuable
CPU time doing something 99% of simmers don't understand?

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