WHY do People 'Play' Flight Simulator?

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In this video I explain why some people like to play flight simulator. Again, 'play' is not really the right word, it's more of an insult to us. We simply FLY flight simulator! This video uncovers all the reasons behind people who:
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- Fly touch and goes with general aviation aircraft
- Fly virtual formation flights or missions in fighter jets
- Etc. etc. etc.!
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- 👉 First, what is flight simulator? 0:46
- 👉 What's the purpose of flightsimming? 2:25
- 👉 Reasons why people are flight simming: 3:14
- 👉 Reason 1: Experience flight when not a pilot: 3:18
- 👉 Reason 2: Experience different types of flying: 4:17
- 👉 Reason 3: A MASSIVE learning environment: 4:45
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#nerd #msfs #fs2020

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@AviationPro 4 жыл бұрын

Who is looking forward to Microsoft’s FS2020 on 18 August? 🙋🏼‍♂️✈️

@aaronantonopoulos989 4 жыл бұрын

meeeee

@levibailey6256 4 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna loose mind from excitment

@littlemudlost 4 жыл бұрын

@@levibailey6256 lose

@matiasjacobsen2647 4 жыл бұрын

@budgetwatchateer6784 4 жыл бұрын

Why do people play sims in general?.. farming sim, truck sim,... To expierence a life they otherwise yould not live.. as you said. Maybe they took a different careerpath or just incapable/not have enough of starting a farm or flying a plane.. :) .. i coiud never afford a pilots license because of bills i have ro pay and family and stuff xD.. but with fs i can experience this .. without the mostly lethal consequences of crashing.. love your vids.. could you ti a series in msfs2020 of how to start up various planes in the game? I can fly the icon A5 .. its basically a sky car xD but struggle with other types .. xD .. keep it on

@Apilot-yo6ex 5 жыл бұрын

Simple reason : passion

@dusty4459 5 жыл бұрын

Nail meet head.

@aarnage2189 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed.. Aviation is amazing and majestic it can be a dream for younger generation for the future!

@jackaviator7461 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah; flying the 737-800 around the U.S. would just feel great.

@iTox1cc 5 жыл бұрын

im saying;)

@jb894 5 жыл бұрын

MR TUBE great answer

@Alexandre-vc8po 5 жыл бұрын

People can’t criticize us when they spend their day on Fortnite which is a shooter-workman-kangaroo simulator

@isamyname 4 жыл бұрын

True, at least you learn when flight simming.

@Jellybeantiger 4 жыл бұрын

Planum Why the added word kangaroo?You racist against Aussies?

@samkad2343 4 жыл бұрын

@@Jellybeantiger aussies arent kangaroos tho

@samkad2343 4 жыл бұрын

LOL, ha🤣

@hollywoodburford 4 жыл бұрын

@@samkad2343 False

@bobdonovan34 5 жыл бұрын

In order to increase your immersion factor, it's very important to have a noise cancelling headset blocking the sound of the wife.

@adamw.8579 5 жыл бұрын

Indeed.... perfect catch.

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

They're pretty expensive though... (and now someone will comment: 'so is a wife').

@jaken7447 5 жыл бұрын

Or just don’t get a wife. works great for me!

@Marco-bf4uu 5 жыл бұрын

@@jaken7447 same

@Marco-bf4uu 5 жыл бұрын

@@AviationPro so is a wife

@scottlindstrom6743 5 жыл бұрын

50 years ago I took flying lessons. I got my private pilot license but as time went on, other things became more important and I quit flying. I ran across Flight Simulator and wondered how much I remembered. Fired up a Cessna 172, did a few touch and goes and felt very, very good about myself. It's great fun and a very positive experience. Also, much much cheaper than the real thing! :)

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Scott! :)

@Jellybeantiger 4 жыл бұрын

I get bored plus flight sims are a cash grab,all the scenery costs a fortune and the stock scenery is bloody awful so you are stuck in no man’s land.

@Yair642002 4 жыл бұрын

@@Jellybeantiger Microsoft Flight Simulator: *Allow me to introduce myself*

@constantinenikitin5397 3 жыл бұрын

@@Yair642002 Unfortunately the physics in fs 2020 kinda suck rn as well as the default airliners. But the scenery... oh my god its amazing. Perfect for VFR flying in my opinion. You see every building in fs 2020 that you would see in real life.Now imagine a sim with Xplane physics/aircraft realism and MFS graphics. Maybe in the next 10 years?

@cinematicnewbie1448 3 жыл бұрын

@@Jellybeantiger well just use xplane the stock scenery aren’t that shitty like the fsx or p3d and flight dynamics are quite good and the plane and addon are not expensive as p3d and well you didn’t need that high end machine to run it so not all flight sim is a cash grabber

@renard8137 5 жыл бұрын

Because I can't afford to fly in real life.

@spaghetti9845 5 жыл бұрын

no shit.................. it is prohibitively expensive... esp helicopters $210 / hr... not many of us has that to throw away.

@sraminc7664 5 жыл бұрын

you know you could straight up buy a cessna cheaper than a car

@TheDetroitSlayer 5 жыл бұрын

@@sraminc7664 Yes, but the cost of ownership will kill your wallet

@Davidjune1970 5 жыл бұрын

Someone needs to invent shopping simulator so that women can pretend to go on account wrecking shopping binges

@master_shifu4208 5 жыл бұрын

Fly Sim in denmark to become a pilot it will cost over 100k

@widerfov 5 жыл бұрын

My wife: "Going to your office to fly your game?" Me: It's not a game! There is no score, and you can't win!" My wife: "Oh sorry...SIM-U-LAY-TOR!"

@ElShogoso 4 жыл бұрын

so, is DCS world a game? you have all the realistic operations but you get to PEW PEW PEW hm

@juliezaremskiy3635 4 жыл бұрын

What about you? Are you going to the DI-VOR-CE OFF-ICE?

@dariusthesimp5943 3 жыл бұрын

@@ElShogoso hmmm 🤔 good question

@JRHassociates 5 жыл бұрын

You need to add 2 more reason #4 Retired - Want to keep expanding your flying experience in a virtual world. Me; Stroke in 2011 makes me rescind my pilot (and driver) licenses, at 73 y/o rather be flying and learning more than playing cards or bingo. #5 Travel - Me; Everywhere I travel virtually I research (google) about the real locations learning more about their environment, customs, fashion, cuisine, lifestyle, etc... It's been a great experience for me, doing what I used to do.

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Those are some very good reasons indeed, thanks for watching! :)

@rixxy9204 5 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@agentorange153 5 жыл бұрын

Reason #6 Research - I write novels about aviation, and use Flight Simulator to see what a particular flight would look like! (Well, I used to write, at any rate -- right now it's on hold because many of the other writers (and publishers, and reviewers) declared war against me for being an American patriot!)

@agentorange153 5 жыл бұрын

Reason #7 - It's too hot to go outside and play (as is often the case in California and other southern states in the summer), and you want something to do which won't make you get hotter still!

@turgut104 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a flight simmer, yet I go out shooting, driving, and hanging about over all. Flying simulation is a learning curve for AvGeeks and even IRL pilots them self's.

@RastaPilot737 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah... I only met one friend in my entire simming life that is also a flight simmer, it's really hard to talk about with other people, they sometimes asked me what was the point haha. Specially my parents, they preferred me to go outside and play, and told me fight simming was just a game and never was going to teach me something. Now in flight school, and all that knowledge really pays off. That's why YT and channels like yours are a great place to learn and share this passion.

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more! :)

@isamyname 4 жыл бұрын

That's pretty much me

@puuorava3019 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, my dad has asked me many times "what's the point of flight simming"? But on the other hand, he is not interested AT ALL in aviation. For him aeroplanes (and trains, boats etc) are just one method of travelling... So I kinda understand why he doesn't 'get' simulators. But it was annoying when he initially thought flight sim is just a game and couldn't believe we're flying with real aviation charts (he thought the charts are not available to the public due safety reasons).

@traineepilot57 5 жыл бұрын

I love flight simulation because it's a culmination of the lessons, tutorials, and procedures that you've learned over the years. It gives you an interactive learning process and it's the perfect avenue for channeling your pure passion for aviation.

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! What is your favorite flight simulator and type of flying? Please share it in the comments! :D 👉 Watch Thursday's VATSIM Live Full Flight: Frankfurt to Gatwick in the British Airways 'BOAC' Boeing 747-400 with AWESOME ATC during arrival! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/os1dacmh3MvNYH0.html 👉 Learn more about VATSIM! kzfaq.info/sun/PLtO_n5SzuAadbW1hjV59Ebm6s9APfWsZM 👉 Check out this VATSIM Multi Crew Flight! Rome to Cairo in the Boeing 777! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mMeTlcxlqpPahY0.html

@dlfilm1479 5 жыл бұрын

My Favourit Flight Simulator is Infinite Flight on iOS or Android.

@ShortFinal 5 жыл бұрын

FS2004 and Online flying with friends

@Lighthousemaker 5 жыл бұрын

I bought a new computer last year and spent loads on P3D but now I think Xplane is fast becoming the future as recently I purchased the Orbx True earth series for North,central& south GB....absolutely awesome VFR flying and the next step is VR which is getting better and better. I still like P3d though and hop between the both of them depending on the scenery I have bought for each of them.

@lukassss5105 5 жыл бұрын

I run xplane for one year now with 1 TB of ortho scenery, it is so amazing🤘

@baburlu 5 жыл бұрын

P3Dv4

@michaelPLS4462 5 жыл бұрын

I can't afford to fly, so this is the next best thing, and I love planes, so it's right up my alley

@f18suisse99 5 жыл бұрын

2 activities in my life: - Flight sim - Planes spotting

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@nitramluap 5 жыл бұрын

I've been flying flight simulators (and real aircraft as a hobby) since 1985... don't regret it for a second.

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@rahalwidanagamage 5 жыл бұрын

Whenever I take off from an airport following flight plan, my heart pounds. Flight simmers only know it's feeling. No need to explain to non flight simmers.

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

I recognize that feeling! :)

@Alan_Edwards 4 жыл бұрын

When I was a young lad I dreamed of being an airline pilot. Like you mentioned for many reasons my life went down a different path. One that did, however, afford me the opportunity to fly across the country quite a bit. Mostly in large airliners but also in small company planes where I was able to sit in the co-pilot seat on occasion. All of the controls just looked so cool yet so complicated. So a big part of the experience for me is understanding how it all really works. Being able to look at a complex cockpit and actually know what all of the switches and gauges actually do. I spend a lot of time learning all that in great detail and setting up my rig to replicate the real world as closely as possible. The learning is the biggest part for me. And now that I am recently retired it has turned into an amazing hobby. I have established goals to work toward too. Like learning to use VATSIM, creating KZfaq videos to share with friends, working my way up to flying larger jets, etc. All just part of the experience for me. Yes I have a life outside of practicing with my simulator, but enjoy every moment I spend on it and make zero excuses for the time I spend. I love every minute of it. From the thrill I feel doing it all correctly to the anxiety I feel when things go wrong - and they do. Great video man....you did the flight simulator world a service. Keep up the good work man. Cheers!!

@AviationPro 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story! :)

@mro9466 5 жыл бұрын

because, you get bored of racing simulators, you need more complicated stuff to master :D

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Haha, another good reason :)

@jaroslavsevcik3421 5 жыл бұрын

@@AviationPro So next stage is a Space Simulator !

@Ujwal5555 5 жыл бұрын

@@jaroslavsevcik3421 KSP with Realism Overhaul

@horvath83 5 жыл бұрын

@@Ujwal5555 KSP in general. It's campaign should end with an MIT or CALTECH degree. Valid and ready to print. ;-)

@MrTchou 5 жыл бұрын

If you do racing simulators (and not games) it’s not less difficult to master than flightsim, i do both and mastering a car around a track is not an easy task

@camels4lyfe599 5 жыл бұрын

You explained this very well :). I always have people thinking that I’m weird when I check the status of my long haul whilst at school. I don’t bother explaining though because some people just.....don’t understand. Great video!

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@harryforster602 5 жыл бұрын

Because we love aviation. ❤️

@EroxHD 5 жыл бұрын

Warning, huge gag! He tries to *X-PLANE* them why we "play" flight simulators.

@FS-me8mj 5 жыл бұрын

@MikePlaysYeet 4 жыл бұрын

EroxHD overused joke

@glenith50 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, I've always had a love of aviation probably as I grew up living next to LXGB. Health problems stopped me getting a PPL so I got Microsoft flight simulator instead. My usual flights are cross-country (UK) VFR with touch and go's along the way in my Bonanza. Using real world weather and vatsim if there's coverage means no two flights are the same.

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! :)

@bertoverweel6588 4 жыл бұрын

Doing this for 13 years on IVAO and VATSIM and I love it , keeps the brain working !!!!!

@KenPryor 5 жыл бұрын

Reasons #1 and #3 apply to me. I love aviation, but it's not a poor mans hobby. I'm not poor, but it's still far more expensive to get your PPL than I can afford since I retired. Flight simming is a great way to at least semi-accurately operate a simulated aircraft and learn how to do things in a realistic manner. I love learning all I can about flying GA aircraft, route planning and trying to emulate what I've learned in the sim. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but for me it's a great hobby; especially when combined with Vatsim.

@FlyersAviation 5 жыл бұрын

Oh this video is going to help my friends and family understand. Thanks for creating this video. Will be really helpful.👍

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Hope they'll enjoy it! :D Thanks for watching!

@harleyblue999 4 жыл бұрын

I retired eight years ago and added and added it looks good to me,kept me very happy these last years,built new pc ready for the next generation but will keep my old until either the pc dies or i do.

@AusFlightSimmer 5 жыл бұрын

Nice one, really enjoyed this video & thanks for the music. Nice touch.... Cheers

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@constantinenikitin5397 3 жыл бұрын

Oh hey Aus Flight Simmer! I watch your videos too! good work both of you!

@captaincjh7625 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for making this video. My friends always call me a nerd so I just showed them this video. ;)

@michaelantoine1594 2 жыл бұрын

Well said mate. The challenge is the fun. To do better each time we take to the skies

@dann9208 5 жыл бұрын

I just started because of airforceproud95 he made really funny fsx multiplayer videos

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@Ninkjeboi 5 жыл бұрын

Samee😂

@Ganon136 5 жыл бұрын

Blog it

@dann9208 5 жыл бұрын

Ganon136 i already did boss man

@turecallan9072 5 жыл бұрын

Same

@jonbrre2466 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video. I have send it to my friends. Because all my friends have asked me about why I are playing it

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@dusty4459 5 жыл бұрын

There is just something about mastering the plane you love. For me it started with A10c on DCS, i started with just my screen and a basic joystick, then Track IR and a Warthog Hotas. Now here i am nearly 10 years later in VR still flying that slowpoke A10c and loving every minute!

@Lighthousemaker 5 жыл бұрын

I would also add that the developments over the years has seen some amazing changes to become something quite realistic. I remember the first types of simulators in computers like the Sinclair ZX spectrum where there was basically a few lines for horizon, a long rectangle for an airstrip and a cross for an aeroplane, now we have some beautiful scenery and amazing addons like you say in your video :) Its a tremendous hobby that many do understand as over the years you can see the numbers in Flightsim shows, and subscribers to KZfaq accounts and Twitch. My wife doesnt fully understand and was semi embarrassed to tell work colleagues what my main hobby was and the reply was 'Hey my Dad does that too and another said my sister uses it as homework for real life studies to become a pilot. At the end of the day the true hammer blow to disbelievers is the fact that real life pilots use it too and enjoy being part of the development of simulators and addons for Aircraft. Great video again and happy flying!

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jonathan! :)

@thomasdoctersvanleeuwen6476 5 жыл бұрын

Elke zin uit de video is herkenbaar voor mij als P3D'er, maar ik denk oprecht dat een heleboel mensen het gewoon nooit écht gaan begrijpen. Gelukkig begrijpen wij, de flightsim community, elkaar wel en dat moeten we koesteren. Goede video, altijd grappig om te zien dat mensen soms met de zelfde frustraties en gedachtes zitten, en dat gelukkig de flightsimmers wél snappen waarom het een heerlijk gevoel is om na een vlucht van 12 uur een landing rate van -30 f/m te halen! Een nerd is altijd beter dan iemand die zijn hersencellen naar de kl*te drinkt op feestjes en uiteindelijk niks bereikt in zijn leven. Wij zijn gewoon erg toekomstgericht😁

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Zeker waar! :D

@dennislander2079 5 жыл бұрын

Het is wel zo dat alles in het engels is , Ik zal het ook fijn vinden als het een en ander in het nederlands uitgelegd word. Als het te technisch word in het engels dan begrijp ik het niet meer. Verder als je gewoon kijkt naar de video's daar leer je ook veel van.

@andredarin8966 5 жыл бұрын

I fly 737's for a major U.S. carrier and did 10 years's in the USAF flying F16's. While there are many individuals who use MFS or X-plane as a "game". It has been my experience that a significant number of "simmers" do so for the reasons you cited. Most at some point in their life admitted aspiring to flying for the military or the airlines and/or they have found financing training in the civilian sector prohibitive. If one has a muscular pc or desktop there can be a degree of immersion that is fairly sophisticated. I'm not on board with the assumption that even the most sophisticated payware aircraft or freebie--such as the Zibo Mod 737 (which I'm using with my son to introduce him to CRM--allows you to learn about aircraft systems (or flight dynamics) at anything beyond a rudimentary level. To cite one example, even a highly skilled military pilot that has never flown heavies can need six months of line flying before he (or she) begins to nail descents in a 737-800. It's surprisingly challenging to stay on profile and simmers will generally just attempt to let LNAV or VNAV do the job which results in finding yourself too high, too fast, or too close during the approach . I could write a book on the demands of real world flying vis a vis simming. Consider the very important element of "Flex Temperature" which impacts critical aspects of takeoff. There have been real-world accidents when this number has been inaccurately calculated and at least insofar as the Zibo mod goes, most simmers ignore it for a simple reason: they can't get the charts or software from Bowing to calculate it. Then too, enter your flight plan from the OFP into the FMS and you just sit back and wait until you hit the TOD to get back to work. In the real world, you might plan for a particular STAR and runway only to have ATC say, "Not so fast. You're going to be vectored for 31 (At KLGA)." So much for your pre descent planning, All that being said, both X-Plane and Microsoft, even if seen by the uninformed as simple games, can, as you said, translate some degree of skill to real world flying. The problem is that you can fairly easily identify pilots who begin taking flying lessons because they spend a lot of time looking at the gauges rather than out the window. Any simmer who has a career goal of flying should be particularly careful about the habits that can be formed, forget about the buzz from greasing one on in Paris or LAS Vegas, and combine his sim time with any one of the many excellent online programs that take you through your first flight through solo, etc. and learn to do things in a very disciplined manner--unless, of course, your end-game is just to get some warm fuzzies taking a Microsoft 767 from JFK to LAX.

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! That's definitely true, however I do want to point out there are really different levels of 'deepness' when it comes to flight simming. From a personal perspective, I always create flight plans, including calculations for takeoff and thrust reduction with weight and appropriate trim settings etc. Those calculators do actually exists, albeit probably not as accurate as the stuff used in the real world. Then again, some people just like to takeoff and take an airliner from A to B without all that stuff. It really depends on what you want to simulate. For me, the multitasking skills that you develop by interacting with ATC while operating the jet through different modes of automation and hand flying (I try to handfly whenever I can) are important. Throw in the occassional VOR/DME, NDB or visual approach and you learn more about 'flying' the aircraft rather than just relying on VNAV and LNAV. That being said, yes, it is dangerous to form habits. On my first flying lesson years ago, I also looked at the instruments, but the instructor put the map in front of them so I had to look outside. A lesson quickly learned. It's something that I'm also considering for future flight training (I'm now in the selection process for that). I don't fly too many flightsim flights and I will probably not be flying a lot of flightsim during potential flight training, just to start from an as neutral position as possible. Yet I do believe the flightsim experience has developed certain multitasking skills that can be very useful. We all form habits that may later turn out to be wrong, but if you have the motivation and are strong enough to change them in light of a career as a real world pilot, I think it will be less hard to change them.

@skyecommander2169 5 жыл бұрын

I love planes. Currently playing DCS world, having a good time learning the Hornet and all its complicated systems, and just enjoying the sensation of flight. Feels so good when all the pieces of the puzzle come together after all the time out into learning the systems.

@gvrose1 5 жыл бұрын

I use my SIM for pre flighting a new course and approach prior to getting into my real plane. I load up Ortho4XP scenery and it really helps with being familiar with the new terrain. Also, when the weather is crummy and I need a flight fix, I fly the SIM in nice weather and then I feel like I have had a great day....OH FORGET TO SAY,, I FLY MY SIM IN VR MODE ONLY!

@TheBostonranger1 5 жыл бұрын

I love it because it truly relaxes me and takes me away from every day stress.

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Good reason!

@robertoanelli7057 5 жыл бұрын

Pure passion! Great video!

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Roberto! :D

@Airtrooper719 3 жыл бұрын

I always feel like Im learning something new, and with that knowlege I build confidence for more complex flight plans. No "game" comes close to the feeling of accomplishment Flight Sim gives me.

@arkflight4038 5 жыл бұрын

Nice one, enjoyed this video! For me its just passion, always wanted to be an pilot but unfortunately not (yet) succeeded. Luckily I live very close to Schiphol to enjoy the planes:)

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :)

@panagiotiskouk6965 5 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with what you've said in this video! Until now when people asked me why I "play" flight simulators I would answer by saying (If you're not into aviation you'll never understand) but now I can answer with all these different factors or tell them to watch this video ;)

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

@3138dan 5 жыл бұрын

Great video!! For me flight simming is like an addiction but in a good way. My life wouldn't have been the same without it. It's pure happiness. Maybe now my friends will understand me ;-)

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :)

@laspinner1896 5 жыл бұрын

I always wanted to get a private pilot license but life, kids and mortgages always took precedence. Flight simming is the next best thing for me. And I’ve always been a proud #avgeek. Great video and thanks for all your hard work producing them.

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, Lawrence!

@hegci 5 жыл бұрын

You explain it well, I have to share it with my friends to understand my hobby :D

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks! :)

@ocplanespotter 5 жыл бұрын

1:19 that KLM Fokker 100 though

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

It's there in real life...

@ocplanespotter 5 жыл бұрын

Okay sorry I didn’t know thanks for the feedback

@Andromeda_456 3 жыл бұрын

When I was a young kid I wanted to become a pilot, but unfortunately life got in the way as it always does. I’m still young, will become 20 soon, but getting a PPL or CPL is impossible for me because of medical issues. Fortunately, I can still experience the dream I had as a kid in a simulator. My love for aviation persisted over the years, and flying around in a virtual plane is great. Personally, I also love the fact that I DON’T have to be staring at my screen all of the time like in other games, I can just do some chores or whatever while I’m flying. It’s the perfect game really ;-).

@searchbarwebs 5 жыл бұрын

One of the best videos. Keep it up mate!

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Sam! :)

@kilani503 5 жыл бұрын

How do I change pmdg 737 cockpit quality settings like from medium to high or max quality??? ... is it just changeable by p3d main graphics menu or in other place ??

@WalkinTalkinCJ 3 ай бұрын

I know that this is a older video but i just wanted to say why i like to play msfs is because i can go to different places in the world. And also some of the best views ever on MSFS 2020. Can not wait for MSFS 2024! Great video.

@AviationPro 3 ай бұрын

That’s indeed a wonderful feature!

@Stellaris556 5 жыл бұрын

Been a Mobile Flight Simmer since last few years. Infinite Flight was my first mobile flight sim

@MatteoMariano 5 жыл бұрын

Loved the video! One thing people always ask is ‘are you actually at your computer watching the plane for the full 10 hours?!’ I’m like “no, I sleep” lol

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :)

@Dragonnox 4 жыл бұрын

Genuine questions: what do you do during the longer flights? Doesn't it get boring once you're in the cruise for a couple of hours with very little to do?

@Tortentaenzer 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks for that thoughts. It's just PASSION. And yes, I do have other hobbies, a good job and great family. Have a great time and always three green!

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@nightflight81 5 жыл бұрын

I've been using X-plane 11 for around a year now, and quite enjoy flying the Zibo-Mod 737-800, the ASK-21 glider (very relaxing!), and occasionally GA planes. I feel as if I have learned quite a lot regarding procedures, systems, aerodynamics and even geography. I initially started off using GeoFS (a flight simulator on top of Google Earth). This free online sim, while very unrealistic and limited, is something I would have loved to have around 20 years ago when I was in high school. A chance to learn geography and a bit of physics, all while playing. As always, thanks for the cool videos!

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, Felipe!

@ericMT 3 жыл бұрын

This video really speaks to me. Times are tough, I just can't afford an aircraft like most people.

@Name-ps9fx 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! I would also say, “Don’t judge someone else just because you can’t understand why they do something you don’t care for.” We’re all different, we all have different interests, passions, skills.

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Couldn’t agree more!

@vrintsvideos7322 5 жыл бұрын

Which video editing software do you use?

@davidbonilla2650 5 жыл бұрын

Nicely explained. I had the dream but, due to health and other issues I couldn't train be a pilot. You're right when you say we do or, fly our flight sims and not play them. I have a yoke and throttle quadrant. Looking to expand. Been doing it for over 10 years. My wife even tells me to take a flight when I'm moody. She knows it relaxes me. Thanks for the video.

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@kaptenalgysson8540 5 жыл бұрын

Hi ! Thanks for nice video to watch, i am 81 year old, and have work in the airline business as a aeronautical engineer, and have start since MS flightsimulator 2. long time ago hi hi. And now is X-plane 11 the best available from my opinion, incredibel possibilitys with that Xp11 really. But in my age its little harder to learn new simulators, but training very often on Cessna Skyhawk , will try to learn more on the B-737 Zibo mod in the future. Keep up the good work Evert !! Best rgds Bertil Bengtsson from Sweden

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Bertil!

@TheWoodWorkingPilot 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Thx. Which flight planning software did you use on 5:53?

@bennattj 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, one word: intrinsic reward! I'm just an idiot who wanted to get a flight simulator. You don't know how happy I was when I just figured out how to taxi the aircraft. Still working on landing a plane...

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :)

@daniellaufer6204 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the vid! My friends always ask me why I ‘play’ flight sim and don’t play fortnite and CSGO with them.. imma just send them to this video.

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! :)

@sgd5k292 5 жыл бұрын

My reason for flying a flight sim is that after flying for 20 years (from mid-60s to mid 80's) not only in the midwestern and western states, but also Mexico, Latin and South America, I wanted to simulate flying into every airport that I flew into in those days. I started with a C-172, but since I like to fly in real time, I quickly moved up to faster aircraft, trying to stay with planes I am rated in, but I do jump up to an F-18 if I am covering the real long distances. What a blast!! Also, I was able to get my grandkids interested in flying, and they sit at the sim nearly every time they come over. Amazing how much and how quickly they have learned some of the basics.

@wadesworld6250 5 жыл бұрын

Learning how to do a full approach procedure, in bad weather, is a lot of fun and even, believe it or not, exciting. And learning to be a controller is fascinating as well. Controlling a busy airspace is quite intense too. I have a relative who is a real-world Atlanta Center controller, and he was very impressed by VATSIM. While there are definitely some concessions made to the PC-environment and the small number of controllers, he was very impressed with how realistic overall it was and the job the controllers did.

@Lazengogh 5 жыл бұрын

When i started this hobby in 2010 thanks to my friend, i fell quickly in love because there was a lot to learn, but the progress was fast. And especially with regular GA flying with proper controllers, you do not get that feeling i got with car sims, that i am missing so much due to not feeling the car. This is also true with HC ww2 plane models in landing and take off etc ...

@PW_Dingo 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid!

@lordauriel8724 5 жыл бұрын

Glider pilot here, using Condor2 + VR for keeping proficiency up during winter. Never thought a flight sim can provide stick & rudder feel to such an extent that it is sufficient to substitute reality, but that thing does.

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@immermitderruhe 5 жыл бұрын

THIS is the channel I was looking for!!

@ussjealousy 5 жыл бұрын

YES, YES!!! Thank you! I've been flying MSF and now Prepar3D since I arrived to USA from México back in 1998, and I hated when friends and family always called my Sim a "game" :l they don't know.

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! :D

@stevenreiss 5 жыл бұрын

we would need some more advanced navigation tutorials which can be flown in fsx etc. i ve read quite a lot on navigation but some more practice would be very useful

@mhe0815 5 жыл бұрын

Wait until VR becomes more mainstream, I predict a flightsim renaissance... #2 of your vid spoke to me very directly, you do understand your stuff!

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, an interesting development :) Thanks for watching!

@sobelou 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation!! Thanks for posting this!!

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@michaelshort2388 5 жыл бұрын

I love this video and you hit the nail on the head. Due to my physical disability, it would be impossible for me to become a pilot (unless I had a plane that had been converted to hand controls which means to train to be a pilot I would have to buy my own plane rather than renting).

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! :)

@metalburn 5 жыл бұрын

I love this. You see im 13, ik 13? little young.... but ive loved flying all my life and have put over 500 hours on xplane. People are suprised and sometimes weirded out when i tell them that i fly flight sims, but it doesnt matter, becuase im doing what i love, with a whole comunity to boot, and yep.... i cant fly.... you know the whole part of the age thing

@javifernandez1685 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Love the music 😀

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@JRobAviation 5 жыл бұрын

I used to do it for fun. Now I'm using it to review things I learned in flight training

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@maverick3187 5 жыл бұрын

5:42 loved it 😂✈️💙

@alfredwhite4133 5 жыл бұрын

Great video - keep it up!

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Alfred! :)

@f.n.schlub2269 5 жыл бұрын

My best use of FlightSiming is in meticulously crafted add-on aircraft practicing real-world standard and emergency cockpit procedures. It is particularly useful for IFR and radio navigation practice. That aside, there is something very satisfying about single-pilot landing a two-pilot-rated Learjet 45 at KSFO in an 18kt crosswind after a slam dunk traffic-avoidance final approach, squeezed between two heavies ... AND not missing a single real-world procedure ... even in the highest realism settings.

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Haha, yes that's quite remarkable, us flying complex jets on our own :)

@Boeing7673 5 жыл бұрын

Great Video my Friend, Greetings from Austria :)

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@andysmarandescu7452 5 жыл бұрын

Someone finally said it plain clear :)) thanks man

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! :)

@MrBetaKiller100 5 жыл бұрын

As one of those “nerds” I relate, I have such a strong love for the mechanical world that I want to be surrounded by it even when I can’t. It’s why I have a few simulators ranging from No Limits 2 to Train Simulator to XP11. I’m passionate about all of these. Each of those three have different places in my heart (albeit they are all connected as well). But seeing people say stuff about social life is something we all just gotta get over. Sure I might not go out as much as others (also due to my degree requiring so much time), but the connections I’ve made through these games and real life objects mean so much more. Plus we’re having fun doing what we’re doing so who cares what other people think!

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

True that! :)

@karutzerproductions1981 5 жыл бұрын

You hit the point! Great explanation 👍🏻

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@TheRutlandPilot 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. Love this. Well done

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

@Pilotozz 5 жыл бұрын

very nice video for people who always ask me why are you ''playing'' on flight sim :)) Thank so much bro..

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! :)

@dwoodkamp4550 5 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking to buy a simulator, but my question is do I have to know every switch, button, parameters etc.... or is it possible to fly completely automatic and learn step by step?

@gaborkovacs8323 5 жыл бұрын

If you want to fly with a plane, that us good if you know the buttons, switches. I also learned all that from the basics. If you like it, you'll learn it fast.

@hive71recordinz89 5 жыл бұрын

I dont play as I only have ps4 but I enjoy watching at times these flight simulators your talking about. I've found it interesting and not really feeling it as a game, it's much more so keep up what your doing forget the haters

@rasikaalwis7345 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Due..This is good video. Good Job

@richstorr1454 5 жыл бұрын

Well said! Love all your videos

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@AllThingsFlightSim 5 жыл бұрын

I’m a real world commercial pilot and a CFI, I’ve been simming since I was a kid on fs98. It’s a lot of fun and it helps me stay proficient in IFR(note I said proficient not current) I stay current in the real thing. Plus I get to fly planes I’ll never fly like the 727 or DC-6

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome, those are some good reasons! Thanks for watching :)

@billmelichar6822 2 жыл бұрын

In my younger years I always thought about becoming an airline pilot, but with math not being one of my favorite subjects, and being away from my home very often, since I wanted pets for companions, Flight Simulator was a great game for me. I also liked the fact that you could alter the game to your preferences, so instead of doing everything to start the plane and create flight plans, etc., I could just get in my favorite plane and fly it by hand to wherever I wanted to go. I have just downloaded FS2020 and I have been away from FS for several years, so it is going to take time to get back into it, and learn this new program.

@rolandgardiner3059 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! Flight Sim a great way to relax.

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@nicoh2711 5 жыл бұрын

I like your 2-men-"cockpit". really awesome :-)

@AviationPro 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@leols1729 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video!

@dm55 4 жыл бұрын

Personal question. I have the use of only one hand. Would it be possible to use a joystick or would I find it too difficult? Give me hour honest opinion. You won't hurt my feelings. Thanx

@AviationPro 4 жыл бұрын

I think you can! Taking the Logitech Extreme 3D Pro as an example, you would probably have to assign the throttle axis to some of the buttons on top of the joystick and use your thumb to control it. Unless you're very fast with your thumb and you can control the actual throttle axis.

@jhonlewis5758 5 жыл бұрын

Flight Simulators like fsx got me into real world flying, and kept up my passion of flying since I was 10 years old. Honestly in practicality stuff like fsx, P3D, and even X-Plane is only really good for instrument training, or getting used to a really specific aircraft(airplane cockpits are pretty unique to a specific aircraft outside of the airlines, and there are things that are and aren’t working all the time), but don’t let that discourage you from using them. I will say it impressed a cfi I was going with when I hopped in a sim they had for a ga aircraft and I was able to start it up in just a few seconds without him saying a word because the general systems were similar to a payware product I had in fsx. It also provides a great accessible introduction to flying and all the little aspects of it without having a family member in the industry or a nice enough friend to take you up in their airplane. I still sim quite a bit, and I have pilot friends who still do. It’s quite a lot of fun, even if the flight characteristics really aren’t real life.