Kaphias Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 When you open up X-Plane, what do you do? Get online? Pick a random plane and airport and start poking around? Look up a real flight and replicate it in X-Plane?Personally, I use Flight Aware to find a real flight and then replicate the aircraft and airline in X-Plane. If I don't have scenery for the airport or the correct plane, I'll find a different flight. If I just need the livery, I'll usually end up doing a quick one myself. I generally don't take the time to use the same route, altitude, or speed, but I do occasionally, especially on shorter flights. I also chain all my flights together, A to B, B to C, C to D, D to E, and so on. Since I started tracking and recording about a year ago, I've made over 200 flights using the system and logged over 700 hours. Not like that means much, thanks to autopilot, but oh well.I also like to have some fun though, so I'll occasionally go mess around in a fighter jet or a car (it's more fun than your would think, I guarantee).So, how do you fly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesomir Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 I select a route at my VA, plan the route on FSCommander and fly it. Commander gives me moving map and frequencies inc airport maps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlaHaldor Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 I only fly in Norway (except from a few trips now and then from the scenery I'm developing, LEMU in Spain) and then I just fly VFR. Doesn't matter what size the aircraft is - VFR is the way I go. I'm not a hardcore simmer - I just enjoy the view.This means, I only fly propeller planes, with either one or two engines. But the CRJ and Hawker might change my way of utilizing XP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBalsa Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 As of now, the only place I ever fly is within Alberta. (Thanks to the Canadian Rockies scenery) I mainly practice in the sim what I learn in flight school. I try to do it as many times as I can to get the general idea drilled into my head. I find however, I can't quite fly in X-Plane as good as I can in real life. :-\ Occasionally I take a medium-heavy and do some regional flights. Particular favourites are the DA-42, Mu-2, Default Cessna 172, and the SeaMax.-Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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