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Hi,
I am playing MSFS2020 on a brandnew PC i9 4070TI 64GB with an old joystick Saitek AV8R-03 for PS3. Plan to buy Logitec Transponder/Radio/AP/Power-Direction.

I want to try FS to be able to fly in bad weather with confidence and master VL3.

I tried FS2020 but find joystick reaction crazy. When pulling if you do not counter act, it will continue to climb and go up which is not the reaction of a real VL3. I am a newbie on simulation but have my own real VL3 with more than 200 hours on it. It is really more easy in real life than with FS2020.

I guess it is a misconfiguration of the joystick which I had to configure manually. I find it strange that it is not automatically configured in FS2020. Maybe Xplane 12 is better (only older xplane version on iPads).

Basically I do not want to take bad habits with FS2020 that would endangered my real VL3 flight time …

Hopes that I did not disturb you with my commentaries.

Hello to all from sunny belgium …

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Have had FlightSim since 2020 on new PC build, but (gulp!) haven’t gotten past training (too busy). Now I’ve updated to latest version and ready to fly. I really need help in the flight training part (for example, what is A2 button … on Saitek (Logitech) Yoke)? And ready to learn more about all controls.

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Hello Steej
Welcome to MSFS 2020.
On XBox X. Thrustmaster HOTAS One. Started with FS95. Retired, on most days. Live in Alaska.
Add me if you like.

Rich

Hello FlyingStef64
Welcome to MSFS 2020.
On XBox X . Thrustmaster HOTAS One. Retired, so on most days.
Add me if you like.

Rich

Hello! I am @SimXplorer !
I am playing Microsoft Flight Simulator on: PC
I have been flying flight simulator in 14 years. I started exploring FSX when i was 9 year old and i found fast out i loved it. 14 years- and a unknown amount of money later, here i am 23 years old and has moved on to MSFS and i love it more than ever! :grinning:

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Hello Xplorer.
Welcome to MSFS 2020.
Retired, so on most days. Using XBox X, Thrustmaster HOTAS One. Controller and mouse.
Fly the a320 Airbus, Honda Jet, Cirrus Vision Jet, F-18 Hornet and the Eurofighter Typhoon!
Can assist if needed.
Add me if you like.

Rich

been playing MSFS way back. back when MSFS would say your sim rate. Now it doesn’t say your sim rate… was a thing in the older MSFS that if you ever above or below normal sim speed it would tell you at what rate and now it doesn’t. very sad

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Hi, welcome!

The calibration of the joystick could be an issue but it could also be that elevator trim is a solution to the problem.

If you fly a real VL-3 and it feels very different I think the information you have on the flight characteristics of the real plane could be valuable. So just feel free to share or discuss this in the appropriate forum category. Archives > Default Aircraft vl-3

Happy flying! :slight_smile:

Yea I know what you mean. Are you on PC? Then I’d suggest looking at a mod called ā€˜Shift-Z stats’ this will show you many things along with the sim-rate.

Ya I’m on PC. Thanks very much for telling me about this mod.

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Hello! I just started playing with MSFS this past summer. I had an old Logitech joystick that wasn’t recognized by MSFS I imagine it was past its best before date (like me). So I decided to buy a Logitech X56 setup. This worked quite well right out of the box but I found it inaccurate. That might have been just me. I decided to return it and decided to go a little more high end. I bought the VKB Ultimate IV MCG stick and Stecs standard throttle. I confess, I was initially in over my head but I’m figuring it out. This stick and throttle are amazing. It is so precise and accurate. But then what do I know? I’m just starting out. I do feel like I’ve made the right choice though. If anyone out there has this setup and doesn’t mind sharing what they use for key bindings, I’d sure appreciate it.

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Hi everyone.

Im Stephanie, Scottish from Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom and im 52 years old but for the moment im living on the island of Malta.

I play on PC, and I have always been crazy about flying since the 80s and the early reiterations of MSFS.

Simply love MSFS despite it driving me crazy sometimes :sweat_smile:

Still hope maybe ill get the chance to get my pilots licence one day…a girl can dream!

Happy flying everyone and hopefully see you in the skies. :slightly_smiling_face:

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Hello Stephanie. Welcome to MSFS 2020! Retired, using XBox x. On most days. a 320 Airbus, F-18 Hornet, Eurofighter Typhoon, Cirrus Vision Jet and Honda Jet.
Add me if you like

Rich

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Iam Jur from Amsterdam and i love the fly VFR.

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Hello my name is Richard
I am living in the Netherlands
I fly on the Xbox s but started years ago with msfs x
Fly most of the time ga aircraft but lately have lots of fun with the a310 and the ATR

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Welcome Richard!!

Hello Jur, welcome aboard :smiley:

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Hi, you can call me: Adi
Born: India, currently: Australia
I am playing Microsoft Flight Simulator on: PC.
I want to try flight simulation because: The sim looks beautiful. Nice to meet everyone here.

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Welkom
Nice to meet you

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Hey yall - been using msfs since ohhh probaly the 1st edition came out in 82. No really, i did.
Stood in line at the mall outside of a ā€œBabbagesā€ software store to get my copy. Its come a LOOOONG way. Now I love to fly on both the PC and in VR…whats next?

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