The second project's lead designer, Rick Selby, announced in late 2008 that it was to be compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. It was being developed by Aces Game Studio (Microsoft Game Studios), known for their long line of "Microsoft Flight Simulator" games, as a part of the "Games for Windows" initiative. The simulation was to use a modified version of the "Flight Simulator X" software platform. However, with the closure of Microsoft's Aces Game Studio on , development of this simulator was immediately halted.