Hello Captains, and welcome back! A few weeks ago, I shared my initial impressions of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. While it’s been out for a while, my move from Colorado to Texas — along with some other life priorities — delayed the purchase. Now, after three months of flying, I’ve become especially interested in one…
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Two Months with MSFS 2024: First Impressions from a Virtual Pilot
First Impressions: Two Months with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 It’s been about two months—maybe a bit longer—since I installed Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Most of that time, I’ve spent getting reacquainted with the sim. Or perhaps more accurately, re-familiarizing myself. While I expected some continuity with MSFS 2020, I quickly realized that MSFS 2024 brings…
Reader Question – Help Me Please!
Hello to all my wonderful readers and followers of my blog site. I hope you are doing well. I received the following message from a new, young sim pilot who received Microsoft Flight Simulator for Christmas. This is his first introduction virtual aviation and simulation and he’s desperate to get some help. The reason I’m…
UK Virtual Tours–A Closer Look
Last week I wrote an article titled “The Wonderful World of Virtual Airlines”. I discussed the finer points of why one might want to join a VA and provided a short list of examples of those VA’s which I’ve had direct experience with. As I mentioned in that article, virtual airlines are not for everyone. …
Your First Study Level Aircraft
As a follow up to last weeks article on “Learning a Study Level Aircraft”, I thought I would follow it up with my recommendations for your first payware, study level aircraft purchase. Because not all virtual pilots are interested in jet tubeliners, I’m going to throw out two recommendations with the first being a GA…