Any Microsoft Flight Simulator Fans Here?

[bad_philanthropy]

Every flight really is unique.

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[Skyboxer]

Really need to stop looking in here.
Already making the last 4 hrs of work seem like 12 hrs more..

Can't wait to set down and get everything configured with my Yoke etc.. and go through all the lessons.

[canes21]

Very tempted to download this now, but I'm going to force myself to hold off until my new build is put together later this year so I can (hopefully) enjoy this in all of its glory after some issues are ironed out.

[bad_philanthropy]

Some really neat skies, and, well, weather in general flying around Baja California Sur with hurricane Genevieve rolling through.

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[Picci]

I gambled and lost. Took my lazy *** time and struck out on purchasing the Logitech's full system. It's been all sold out in many places. However, it's ok. September seems to be a new restock date. Don't want to play this with a game controller.

Been cool reading what to expect during install, and personal photo shots.

[PVarck31]

Playing with an Xbox controller till my HOTAS gets here, and having an issue right away. Every plane I flew pulled to the right then rolled and crashed if I just leave the stick untouched.

Made a post on reddit about it, and I was surprised to see like 30 people post withing like an hour that they were having the same issue. Even with yokes and sticks. One guy suggested adding a dead zone of 15% to all controls fixes the issue. I did it and while it's not a total fix, it definitely doesn't pull hard and roll anymore. Just a but unstable with pitch and yaw, so I gotta keep it steady.

I still don't know half of what I'm doing. I have everything on easy for now. My only knowledge of how to fly a plane is watching hours upon hours of flight sim game and real flight videos.

I have assist on for everything, but I never get any assists. I don't even know how to use autopilot.

But I am pretty proud of myself. My first flight in the game was at night from Cleveland Hopkins to Akron Canton. I actually did it. Landed and and lived to tell about it. Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing.

Hoping once I get my modest HOTAS, it's the one made for Xbox and PC, things will get easier.

Oh, and btw. I'm running on all high settings as it recommended for me. I am having some frame rate issues. Seems like it gets a little choppy when landing. Other than that, I've been doing ok. Definitely not hitting 100fps or anything crazy. I have a mid-range graphics card and processor. So I knew going in I wasn't gonna be using ultra settings. Hopefully in a year or so, after the next-gen systems come out, I can splurge on a high end card and processor.

[bad_philanthropy]

Quote: Originally Posted by PVarck31

Playing with an Xbox controller till my HOTAS gets here, and having an issue right away. Every plane I flew pulled to the right then rolled and crashed if I just leave the stick untouched.

Weird, it's supposed to pull to the left. Is it possible you've been pressing a button that's assigned to aileron trim?

[ODogg]

Quote: Originally Posted by Picci

I gambled and lost. Took my lazy *** time and struck out on purchasing the Logitech's full system. It's been all sold out in many places. However, it's ok. September seems to be a new restock date. Don't want to play this with a game controller. Been cool reading what to expect during install, and personal photo shots.

I just scored a Logitech G923 racing wheel from Best Buy Tech Insider to review and hoping like crazy they soon have a Yoke system like this I could get to review because my wife will be uber mad if I go buy something like this..