HI ! new to the forum here! hoping to get some insight into a few things with MSFS. I’ve not dived into a flight sim since the good ole microprose days.
Really enjoying the Sim. Learning this has always been a bucket list for me - now i’m diving more into flight navigation, learning how to use actual compasses and triangulating oneself, having a blast fidgeting with the g1000.
all in all enjoying the whole experience.
Who’d thunk just spending hours practicing take-offs and landings can fill out the evening
Hi Blueged here
I’m new to new to Xbox Flight Sim, watching all the tutorials on youtube I can find.
Will be playing on Xbox controller or Velocity flight stick,
Can’t wait to get started.
I am from Washington DC USA.
Hi, you can call me Kam!
I am playing Microsoft Flight Simulator on PC
I want to try flight simulation because I’m a bit a simulation nerd but mainly racing and a little train but I haven’t tried Flight simulator in years!
Hallo Simmers, I am ‘Aerojive’
First time I played MSFS was in 1991 on PC, stopped playing for over 15yrs, and recently picked up MSFS in 2022. Wow! Graphics are amazing! . I’ll be going shopping soon to get Top specs PC to enjoy the full experience.
One thing that has not changed still is little to no play content from Africa, which is a shame with all its natural beauty and landmass.
I’m from the West Africa but resident in beautiful Deutschland near the great EDDF airport.
I found myself visiting the forum so often as anonymous user that I decided to register today and share the experience.
I am looking forward to joining community fly-in.
Flew Gliders in my younger days and therefore I love the Gliders in MSFS. My favourite planes are Gliders, DC3 and all the Choppers!
See you at out there!
Hello i’m Kalina
I am playing Microsoft Flight Simulator on: PC
I want to try flight simulation because: I would love to become a pilot
I’m most interested in learning avionics as much as possible in Microsoft Flight Simulator
Hi, I’m Neppo and i’m Italian (Zio Neppo means “uncle Neppo”, from Nepher, the Nick i usually use in games.
I am playing Microsoft Flight Simulator on: PC since… forever! I’m quite old, and i still remind the very first version of the game!
I want to try flight simulation because: well, i’m an air traffic controller, and former military pilot, so i enjoy to fly military aircraft and some small propeller just for fun. In FSX i made the full world tour in real time with an mb339, airport to airport, and it was amazing! At the moment i’m testing what we have , before my old pc exploded i was making some flights already, now i have a new gaming laptop, my HOTAS is still fine so, let’s fly!!!
I’m most interested in learning about… in Microsoft Flight Simulator: well, things changed with this sim, it’s already great, but it can improve more and more! I’m curious to see if Asobo will listen to the community, as it’s very important in a game like msfs!!!
hope to make new friends guys, if you see me online, come close to shake wings
G’day from Chicago! You can call me Chi Town Cez.
I’m getting MSFS for Christmas this year from my brother and can’t wait.
Growing up I always wanted to fly jets, so here is my (virtual) chance.
I won the original FS 1.0 in a raffle in the mid-'80s and have been intrigued ever since. I did not take full advantage of it back then, barely touched it - kinda wish I still had it, though.
I’m here to learn the basics and then fly the big jets across the world.
Can’t wait to connect with this community.
Over and out!
It’s great to have you and to see the diverse set of sim experience and IRL aviation experience, too!
Feel free to dive in, join a community flight, participate in a discussion, etc. My name is Jayne and I, along side some other great people, help run the forums.
Hi, I’m Mako252. I am new to all of this and know enough about PC’s and gaming to get myself in trouble. I have MSFS installed on a PC and have yet to get it to run successfully due to graphics card shutting it down. I want to use MSFS because my career was in aviation and always enjoyed flying.
Hello Everyone I just started FS on a PC. I’m getting into it fairly well but now want to start using the Garmin G1000.
I’m stuck currently in trying to set up a flight plan on the 1000 but having trouble.
I know I use the lower right side of the panel for do this but for some reason after I select the FLP button the flight plan window opens but I cannot enter any letters into the origin line with the FMS dial.
Can anyone help out a newbie on this. I’m sure it’s operator error of some sort.
Used to fly small plane. That was a lifetime ago, three decades. Never lost the itch. Seeing how advanced & real MSFS is, I’m hooked. Its amazing.
Because I am not a gamer or computer guru, what I’m looking to get from the forum is a resource that will be patient with simple & basic questions. Too many time there is an assumption of prior knowledge that adds to the confusion.
To activate the cursor in the G1000 you have to press the FMS dial. It has an inner and outer knob that you can turn, but you can also press it it depends on what controller you are using how to do this, if youre using mouse its probably hold left mouse button and press right mouse button.
Hope this helps. If it doesn’t, feel free to reach out directly to our copilots (me). Also there are a couple of great tutorial videos on the G1000 here.
There is a wide range of users here varying from beginners to experts on all kinds of subjects. MSFS can be quite complex sometimes, especially if you’re not really used to gaming or using computers that much. We’re all here to help another. I’m convinced that there’s always someone that can help answer your questions. Feel free to ask!
Thanks for the quick reply. I did go to the store and downloaded the update for the G1000. I exited FS and restarted the game. Unfortunately, I still cannot enter any numbers into the Flight Plan window. I am using a PC so I highlight the lower portion of the FMS dial with my left mouse button to move the cursor in the flight plan window up and down and the smaller portion of the FMS dial to try to enter the numbers into the Flight Plan window. Neither dial will move or allow any changes into the window. Any other ideas on what I’m doing wrong?
