The main reason this is so great is that it is completely open source.
Let’s take a look at one of the best for each platform, Flightgear (Mac), X-Plane (iPhone) and F-Sim Space Shuttle (iPad/iPhone). What’s more, with the appearance of iOS, this category of game has been transitioned to mobile devices, with considerable success.
While the classic flight simulator is perhaps slightly less mainstream today than it was several years ago, there is still a huge audience for them.