Hello to all

[Shrimpfarmer]

Just found this place which looks nice and friendly to newcomers so I thought I would register. I have had X-Planr v9 for a few weeks now and use it on both PC at home and on my Mac when I am travelling.

I used to be a very keen simmer in the past and I am pleased to say that the latest version of X-Plane has rekindled my interest.

So much to learn but being retired I am lucky to be able to devote the time to it. My first love is helicopters but will fly and enjoy anything when I get bored with the rotors.

I have no real world flying experience, I took a trial fixed wing lesson once but to be honest I don't think I have the stomach for the real thing, or the wallet

Anyway, all the best to all of you and thanks to whoever runs this place for making it available.

Shrimpy

[Cameron]

Hi, Shrimpy!,

Welcome to the forums!

I have no real world flying experience, I took a trial fixed wing lesson once but to be honest I don't think I have the stomach for the real thing, or the wallet

That's certainly the beauty of flight simming! Great practice for real world pilots, fun for those that can't afford it in real life, or can't fly for medical reasons.

I look forward to hearing and hopefully seeing screenshots of your rotor adventures in the coming days.

[RealScenery]

Hi Shimpy,

Welcome to X-Pilot. I think most of us are here because this is a friendly X-Plane site. It is growing very fast largely due to the attitude and also the developers here that all share the same vision for X-Plane. Those are the two reasons that I'm a member of these forums.

Nice to see someone that also enjoys rotors! I know that X-Plane has continually been improving the physics of helos in the sim. Hope you can post some screenshots of your helicopter adventures in X-Plane.

Eric

[MaidenFan]

Yeah, welcome to X-Pilot!!! I've been a member here for a few months now and it's by far the best X-Plane forum out there. Here you will find the best developers for the sim.

[Shrimpfarmer]

I will gladly post some screenshots of my adventures just as soon as I have found an easy place to host them. In the meantime here is a video of my other helicopter passion  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw-7LUxAgos

[MaidenFan]

Cool!!! I've got one that's for house use, but it's bigger than a microcopter. I haven't flown it much because I can't find an open indoor place to practice in.