I am REALLY enjoying just flying around in msfs. I am a casual flyer, and with a family and the demands that put on my time I need to be able to just jump in and do a quick flight and lots of time jump out just as fast. So I have all aids turned on. But… If I were to add just a little bit of difficulty at a time, which aids should I turn off first? I don’t think I’ll ever get to the almost like real life “gameplay”, but I wouldn’t mind if there were some things I had to watch out for.
A bit more info is needed.
What plane do you fly (most often), are you using a joystick, keybord or gamepad, for instance.
I should say start by dropping al steering and power aids and takeoff and touchdown help, like the glidepa etc.
And set turbulence to low
I fly either with a VelocityOne Flight Control system or a X58 Pro HOTAS with my mouse, keyboard and game controller within reach. My favourite planes so far are the F-16, Spitfire, TBM 930 and Citation CJ4 and the occasional seaplane to land in remote areas (although getting that up close to most scenery is a bit of an immersion breaker for me).
Would active aids be the reason my flaps and throttle seem to have a life of their own at times? As in the sim thinks I am going to land when I am in fact just strafing a town to get a better look?
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You may be interested in these sightseeing flight plans. They are designed for low, slow flying, so they are not optimal for the aircraft you listed. But they are targeted at casual flyers who want short flights. The flight plan descriptions provide recommended assistance settings. They may not fit your requirements, but I wanted to make you aware of them in case they are useful to you.
Personally when I started I found the assists to be more annoying than useful, and just added to the complexity because I was never sure what else was happening. I just turned them all off and learnt from there. Have you tried that?
You have a good set of controls, which should make the learning a lot easier. Maybe keep the rudder assist and disable the rest?
The built in tutorials are useful to get started with, but the Cessna 152 beginner pilot lessons on this forum (there is a tutorial section) are a lot better.
Many GA planes are actually very easy to fly, just don’t start with tail draggers!