I am quiet new in MSFS and I am trying to discover its potential. One thing that really surprised me with MSFS2020 is the none-ability of a multi crew operation in all MSFS2020’s two searters who are equipped with a flight deck for two pilots operation. I am very surprised that this option is not available and it is one of the fundamental pillard in real world aviation…The Multi Crew Operation. Because this fundamental in MSFS2020 will bring reality experience closer and closer to flight simmers. It will demonstrate and give experience to people on how to work within a flying team without crashing the aircraft from A to B. How to use the recourse managements between two people in the flight deck, like the real world. I see it has a huge advantages for MSFS2020. It is already done in other very known combat simulator why not in MSFS2020. Having said this all Boeing and Airbus family are a two man/woman crew operation.
The other thing there is any way to ask for Radar Vectors while in flight?
This is good as a temporary solution for now. In the future MSFS2020 should have a build in option for Multi Crew Operation within MSFS multiplayer mode and for the aircraft.
The sim as it stands, does not broadcast multiplayer traffic, but when it does, you will be able to organise local sessions within the shared World and local (Human!!!) Controllers will be able to sequence and guide traffic like we did for the last several generations of FS, via platforms such as Teamspeak for comms and maybe FS Commander or LNM for radar coverage. It all seems so simple, but surely it is within grasp if Asobo can see the possibilities.
All we need then at a basic level, is a working surface to air missile system for the idiots that might attempt to screw over an evening’s enjoyment.
I find VATSIM as dry as dust if I am perfectly honest. Well, for the last fifteen years anyway. I think that there are better options and especially for those that might be intimidated by aspects of the big V.
Don’t quite understand what you mean by “dry as dust”. I’ve been using it for a decade myself and I never get tired of it. AFV was a huge leap and VATSIM Velocity is around the corner. What do you mean by better options for those who may be intimated? Don’t get me wrong I understand that VATSIM isn’t for everyone and there are other alternatives out there (both online and offline) but VATSIM is quite friendly, all that is requested on your part is a desire to learn. Even if people are very new to flight sims I think looking into VATSIM is worth it, there are training programs to help you with flight sims and VATSIM itself.
I do think that it is worth looking into, but there is a lot more flexibility at a more local level for different scenarios or aims. One of these might be a working PAR, or navigation exercises outside the remit of Vatsim. These opportunities are now the only reason that I keep FSX on the machine (other than of course, the dreaded Internet failure) It doesn’t actually matter. The point here and behind my post, is to make FS2020 as versatile as possible.
Thanks to all about your comments but I don’t know if VATSIM has the option to share the same flight deck with two pilots. VATSIM is certainly a good tool for real ATC training.
But my point is that MSFS2020 or ASOBO shall integrate the Multicrew option and honestly I have no idea how to make them aware about this.
VATSIM is fine if you only fly at primetime. If you wanna fly at say, 1am in the UK you’ll be out of luck cos it wouldn’t be unusual for not one single tower to be manned.
VATSIM does facilitate for multi-crew operation; all approved clients have an observer/shared cockpit option. However it doesn’t provide the functionality natively.
I use it (actually donated before). Yeah, VATSIM has it’s downtime no doubt but it’s quite active both during events and not during events and it doesn’t have to be prime time though you will generally see more controllers during the evening. Keep in mind that VATSIM is completely voluntary, nobody is getting paid. Yesterday during an event there was a lot of controllers up across the US. Took part in it myself and went old school doing an NDB approach, controller sounded surprised a bit and I laughed.
Well this is the thing. It is not native to MSFS2020 and then it needs external clients to be installed. While other simulators in the Market (combat simulator) have the native option to fly with another pilot in the same aircraft. So that means MSFS’s planes are about 95% of them for two men operation and that means too that the MSFS20’s planes are ready to be used in such manners. (I know I am talking in a simplistic way) But It is just a software matter to be readjusted for two man operation and there is no need of any external clients.
Because external addons or clients don’t work with all the aircrafts in MSFS2020.
My point here is that MSFS2020 shall have the ability to offer the Multi-Crew Operation INTEGRATED within the sim it self. Without adding anything else.
Then to make it more realistic is to have VATSIM or others as real ATC.
Never the less another thing is MSFS ATC. There is a way to request a Radar Vector to the AI ATC in MSFS2020 ?
However it doesn’t provide the functionality natively.