The MS Flight Simulator was one of the first rather complex games you could play on an IBM PC in the mid-eighties. Here’s a screenshot of the settings screen. You could basically choose any start position for your flight – but also details like Airspeed and Reality Mode which would make flying the Cessna a bit more difficult.
![MS Flight Simulator Settings screen MS Flight Simulator Settings screen](https://www.bilderbook.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/MS-Flight-Simulator-Settings-screen-DSCN4501-800x600.jpg)