New Simmers: Introduce Yourself!

[Beechc23]

@LoadedPompano5 Welcome to the forums!

[SmotheryVase665]

Hi Frank & welcome to the forums,
If you want to fly online but don’t want to worry about ATC, check out this post:

Any dutch pilots want to play multiplayer? (Nederlands)

Hoi, Ik vlieg veel in de flight sim en het lijkt me super leuk om dit samen te doen! Voor mij is het gewoon een beetje casual rondvliegen en chatten op de discord-server. Hopelijk kunnen we samen een mooie community bouwen. Hier is een link van mijn discord-server: MSFS piloten [NL] Hopelijk tot snel in de lucht!

Happy flights!

[LoadedPompano5]

Thanks!! I will certainly try

[LoadedPompano5]

Well yes maybe I should try the same: first find a place to practice and then move over to VATSIM. Right now I am also still struggling with finding my way in MSFS, it is a bit overwhelming all the options to set there…to much in my opnion but I love the graphics,it’s really worth it!

[GloomyLake935]

Hello Loaded.
Welcome to MSFS 2020
In the Flight Crew in the sim Forum.
Retired, on most days, can assist if you have questions.
Using Xbox x

Rich

[LoadedPompano5]

Thanks, happily there is already so much help online like tutorials on Yuotube.
As I wrote in my introduction: right now I am trying to learn all about the Garmin 1000. I finally (!!)took a subscripion on Navigraph wich makes things a lot easier I must say. All the years before it took me (too) much hourts searching all the right charts (including sids and stars) online. Navigraph is great, and so is Simbrief and Little Navmap. Excellent tools!

Greetings from the Netherlands,

Frank.

[PickyInspector]

Hi y’all, my name is Enrique, I’m 36 years old. I bought a couple months ago an Xbox X just for the sole purpose of playing MSFS2020. I’m an A&P Mechanic and I’ve been working in aviation for half my life (since I was 18). My love for aviation was basically what led me to try flight simulation. My favorite airplanes to fly are Cessna 172, and the Cessna Citation (I actually work on the latter in the real world). Well hope y’all like my introduction. See you in the skies.

[PickyInspector]

Hey, how you doing? Im an XBOX user too, just wondering what Vatsim was, I’m fairly new to flight simulation.
Thanks.

[SmotheryVase665]

Hi @PickyInspector & welcome to the forums

VATSIM (short for the Virtual Air Traffic Simulation Network) is a completely free online platform which allows virtual pilots, wherever they are in the world, to connect their flight simulators into one shared virtual world. VATSIM also simulates air traffic control in this virtual world, creating the ultimate as-real-as-it-gets experience for you, the virtual aviation enthusiast.

However, it appears it is not compatible with XBox:
https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/vatsim-integration-msfs-2024-wish-list/646896/2?u=smotheryvase665

If it turns out that is is compatible with Xbox, this group is looking for more users to join them:

Looking for somewhere exciting to fly? Come to Geneva! | VATSIM ATC Group

Hey all! In the community, I’m a VATSIM vACC Switzerland controller on the network as well as a part time streamer/youtuber here and there. I often control at LSGG Geneva on the network and announce my plans on my community discord: https://discord.gg/vk6TcKQJ so that those looking to fly somewhere with ATC can plan accordingly too. I’ll be controlling LSGG_TWR tonight 1800-1930z for those interested! We’re also looking for more avgeeks to join the discord to create a nice space to find someon…

Hope this helps!

[GloomyLake935]

Hello PickyInspector.
Welcome to MSFS 2020.
Xbox X user aswell.
Retired, on most days. My Hanger consists of a320 Airbus, Cirrus Vision Jet, Honda Jet. WW 2 fighters. Also F-18 Hornet and Eurofighter Typhoon.
Part of the Flight Sim Forum. Can assist you with the Sim.
Add me if you like.

Rich

[GloomyLake935]

Hello again.
FYI. Vatsim is for PCs only.

Rich

[PlumTugboat7268]

Hello. I don’t know where to post a problem with black screens on the Garmin g1000. Thanks

[SmotheryVase665]

Hi @PlumTugboat7268 & welcome to the forums

First, have a look at this topic that describes the various categories within the forum & where to post:

Navigating Our Categories

Overwhelmed by all the categories and wondering where to chat? Here is an overview of all our categories. Please remember this is an English language forum, but feel free to used the multiplayer section to find friends and groups in your own language. Outside of that section, please use English only as we can only provide support in that language at this time. Official Microsoft Flight Simulator Official Microsoft Flight Simulator > News & Announcements This will host official announcement…

Secondly, in order to respond to a topic or create a topic, you need to be at “Trust Level 1”. What are trust levels? - this topic explains:

Trust Levels and How To Advance

Our trust levels: Are a way to sandbox new users in the community so that they cannot accidentally hurt themselves, or other users while they are learning what to do, and a way to grant experienced users more rights over time, so that they can help everyone maintain and moderate the community they generously contribute so much of their time to. Note on voting: If the topic is closed or archived, the votes are released to the users and can be applied to other topics but the vote count on the …

As I write this, you are at Trust Level 0. In order to advance to Trust Level 1, you must:

• Enter 5 topics
• Read 5 posts
• Spend at least 15 minutes reading posts

I’d suggest reading this topic that might address your question about the Garmin g1000:

Garmin G1000 black screens on C172 & DA62

Hi, MSFS works fine and I normally fly with CRJ and PA28 Justflight. Today, after a long time, I wanted to try the Cessna 172 with Garmin G1000 again and found both screens black. To try to solve: Community emptied Uninstalled and reinstalled all Cessna 172 with Garmin G1000 Tested with “ready to fly” start on the runway. The above did not change the situation: always black G1000 screens. The same occurs with the Diamond DA62. Other aircraft on which other Garmins such as G3000 are instal…

Once you are at trust level 1, you can reply to that topic, or if it does not answer your question, create a new topic in User Support Hub User Support Hub > Aircraft & Systems

Hope this helps - Fly safe!

[PlumTugboat7268]

Thanks for the reply. I am trying to get used to the forum and how to use it. I was in to msfs years ago and just trying to get back into it. I’m eager to get info on my problem, but I will keep looking. David

[HJCumberdale]

Hello all,

My name is Jeremy. Started my FS hobby back in the days with FS98, thinking it was realistic to depart Meigs Field with a 737-400. We are now 20 odd years later and I am now paying my bills by flying the A300-600 in real life. At the beginning of this year I had a bit of a throwback and purchased a PC to try MS2020 and so far so good. Really brings back a lot of memories of the past. Currently mainly flying the Fenix A320 family, great to see some DNA from my current real world airplane in the newer Fly by Wire Airbus family.

Might give it a try to take off from the exact same Meigs Field with an A300 now…

To the point; I am trying to improve my PC to get better performance (as we all do…). I tried to post in the Performance topic but I don’t see any button in order to start a new topic. My current PC is equipped with an i7-13700f and RTX4070, 32GB of RAM, 2TB SSD but I am wondering what the bottleneck of my system is. Medium overall, some high settings, Fenix A320, Aviotek freeware FRA, Just Flight Traffic and real world weather brings my system on its knees. Not sure where to begin my system upgrade journey, whether the CPU or the GPU could use a boost.

[SmotheryVase665]

Hi @HJCumberdale and welcome to the forums

I suspect that the reason you could not post in the Performance topic is that you were at “trust level 0”. (Have a look at my post to PlumTugboat7268 ^^^above ^^^ if you want to know about trust levels). You are now at trust level 1, so should be able to post in the User Support Hub User Support Hub > Install, Performance & Graphics sub-category.

I do not think you need to upgrade your CPU or GPU at this point. Try using this search criteria:
RTX4070 performance #user-support-hub:install-perf-graphics-user

If none of the topics help, then you can create a new topic & copy over the text of your question above into it.
{Edit - catching up on new topics, I’ve seen you have done exactly that! }

[WrierTerror216]

Hi! My name is Antonio. I am a long time flightsim lover and enthusiast! I started flying in a Macintosh Classic with FS 4.0 back in 1990! I’m a PC user. I bought msfs2020 around early 2023 and I love it!

I have a high-end computer and I run the sim in ultra settings with no issues at all… until last Monday Aug 26th 2024. I now have an awful lag if I’m online regardless the graph settings! I can’t find if it’s only me or an overall issue.

Glad to be here!

Cheers!

[Sleevezipper]

Hello! Welcome to the forums!
Lagging issues could be related to a bad internet connection but it doesn’t have to be the case.
If you use rolling cache (in data settings) it might also help to delete the cache file.
If that doesn’t solve the issue I’d recommend checking out the Archives > Bugs & Issues section on the forums.

Happy flying!

[GloomyLake935]

Welcome to MSFS 2020