Can Flight Simulator X run on a Mac?

Hi,
I just pulled out my old Flight Simulator X out of a box in my closet. I put it in my brother's Dell to test it out and I got back into loving planes.
I'd like to install it on my Mac.
I currently own Parallels Desktop and I have Wineskin.
I'd prefer not to use Parallels but if it was my only option I'd go there.
I use Wineskin for running a couple PC games but the guy who makes the wrappers (paulthetall.com) doesn't make one for FSX so I'd have to make my own wrapper.
Can anybody help me?
I have a Mid-2011 MacBook with 8GB of RAM, a 256GB hard drive, and a NVIDIA GeForce 320M with 256MB.
Thanks,
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Due to the graphics requirements of FSX, your best bet would be BootCamp. There's a lot of 3D rendering in FSX and you're not going to get good performance via Parallels.

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