If you love the thrill of air combat but do not want the danger or expense associated with flying jets then you should see about playing with flight jet simulator. These simulators have come a very long way and while they are not as realistic or difficult as the military flight simulators you can still enjoy the ride as they are very realistic.
Microsoft was the first computer company to develop and release jet simulator software and it is still a leader. However the real breakthrough in simulator gaming came with the versions available from PlayStation and its Air combat series.
The three main combat flight simulators available from Microsoft include Combat Flight Simulator WWII Europe series, Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe and Combat Flight Simulator 2 WWII Pacific Theater. If you are looking for the most realist software then you should check out the IL-2-Sturmovik series available from Ubisoft.
Most of the simulators you can find for combat will be sorted depending on their historical period and the type of jet or plane you will be flying. You can find simulators from WWI flying the Red Baron and another program the Ride of Flight: The First Great Air War.
The many different programs from WWII include the Combat Flight Simulator series, Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory, IL-2-Surmovik 1946, Aces Over Europe, B-17 Flying Fortress, 1942: Pacific Air War and Aces High. There is one program from the Vietnam war available, Flight of the Intruder, and one program from the Korea War, MiG Alley.
What makes these flight jet simulators exciting is that you need to learn how to fly all the different planes as each has it own fighting style and flying strengths and weaknesses. This means that each situation can be experienced a new over and over. This type of simulator is known as a survey simulator and the jet controls you use are very close the real thing.