Vfr and ifr? New to this. Idk what im supposed to be choosing when planning a flight.
Also what is vor to vor?
I guess it’s good to read some aviation stuff.
VFR = Visual Flight Rules;
IFR = Instrument Flight Rules.
The primary difference is in the way aircraft are separated from one another.
VOR is a VHF radio beacon used for homing and tracking. So VOR to VOR means just that: your route will be plotted from one VOR to the next.
Also, here is a bunch of good links to start from:
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With a Private Pilots License, you may fly at night if you meet the following restrictions:
For VFR flight at night , the following instruments and equipment are required : (1) Instruments and equipment specified in paragraph (b) of the regs. (2) Approved position lights. (3) An approved aviation red or aviation white anti-collision light system on all U.S.-registered civil aircraft.
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Ok so just doing average flights in the sim for fun, which should i be sing when i set the course?
I’d suggest VFR, enjoy the scenery and don’t bother much on programming the flight computers. Just make sure you follow the line on the navigation display! 
VOR to VOR may not be available for direct options. You could begin with GPS too!
Depends on what you after. Nice scenery, low level flying to admire the scenery or are you after long haul, high altitude journeys from point a to pont b?
Also what aircraft are you learning to fly?
“What is the difference between… me and you?” Made me think of the Dr. Dre song with Eminem. Now it’s stuck in my head. Thanks a lot
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Nostalgia! 
Just the cessna 152. So with vrf flying its low altitude? So what is the general altitude you should be shooting for?
Vrf you generally fly at day and with visual on the ground at all times, minimum of a 1000feet above ground level (so altitude with depend where you fly). Vfr is visual so you generally fly by landmarks to know where you are and where you going (like following a highway or a river etc.) I would recommend do the training missions are the last one, your first solo flight) helps with vfr.
Ha thats the only training mission i havent done yet.
Under one of my waypoints it says 4150ft and the waypoint itself it 15nm away. What is that ft measurement for?
It’s not necessarily low altitude and it’s not necessarily visual navigation (pilotage). As I said, VFR/IFR is about who is responsible for separation. To fly VFR, the weather has to comply with the VFR minima (generally speaking, 3 miles of visibility and 1000 ft ceiling (cloud base height above ground)), the pilot has to stay away from clouds and maintain visual contact with the surface.
Regarding altitude, the primary concern is engine failure. You should be able to glide to a safe landing spot without endangering people or property beneath. But when flying low it’s harder to exercise pilotage and ded reckoning, while it may not worth climbing very high on a short trip. So it’s horses for courses, really.
It’s feet. Quite weird number, by the way. 4000 is okay. 4100 if it’s a particularly strict constraint, but 4150…
But what does it mean? Is that telling me what altitude i should be at for that waypoint?
I would expect that, yes.