Does this simulator have a really easy mode to fly?

[Rubio Menemista]

My father is 64, he is not used to simulators, nor games, not even computers but he wants to have a flying simulator, but he isn't looking for all those complicated commands, and cockpit controls. He just would like fly easily, and enjoy the views and the feeling of flying. Is there a mode to do this in this simulator? I would install it so he can play this with Steam Link and an Xbox 360 controller. Btw, is there a camera view out of the cockpit option in this simulator?

[APUtech]

Mike, I think that your Father would be pleased with XPlane 11, but you would need to get it configured to run well before handing him the controls. He'd need to know the various views, inside and outside of the cockpit, and how to navigate from one point to another. You'd have to adjust the realism settings and so forth, so that his flying experience would be enjoyable. :-)

APUtech

[🐉 Ðŗąçø 🐉]

Getting it to be realistic will take a while, but X-Plane 11 is brill for ease of use. Great user interface.

[Kosmozuikis]

I suggest buying aerofly 2 for this.

[Rubio Menemista]

Originally posted by Kosmozuikis:

I suggest buying aerofly 2 for this.

Why is it easier to play and control it?

[Kosmozuikis]

Originally posted by mikeculla:

Originally posted by Kosmozuikis:

I suggest buying aerofly 2 for this.

Why is it easier to play and control it?

Yes it is more simple. Looks and runs great too.

[Rubio Menemista]

Originally posted by 🐉 Ðŗąçø 🐉:

Getting it to be realistic will take a while, but X-Plane 11 is brill for ease of use. Great user interface.

And flight controls easy enough for an old man?

[Rubio Menemista]

Originally posted by Kosmozuikis:

Originally posted by mikeculla:

Why is it easier to play and control it?

Yes it is more simple. Looks and runs great too.

And what about maps? It looks like it has fewer maps available

Edit: NVM i just read it has 150 airports maps.

[opjose]

Airports are not "maps" (AKA terrain).

Aerofly has limited coverage.

I have them all, XP11 is the better sim.

[malorob]

here is something to think about ........

all things new can be a challenge for some people , and some times what we want is not what we get.

and from what i have red from your post is you are giving a man of 64 years of age a simulated game who is not use to computers.

download the demo of this simulator have a try , let your farther have a try see if it is something he likes and then take the next step.

http://www.x-plane.com/desktop/try-it/ here is the link to the demo.

sometimes i see things on youtube which looks like i would love to try and then when i do i wish i did not. lol....

best of luck

[Surveyor]

Why not give FSX or its derivatives a try instead?

[PvWolf666]

Because FSX graphics out of the box are crap

[Surveyor]

Originally posted by PvWolf666:

Because FSX graphics out of the box are crap

FSW seems to look ok-ish though? I guess the same could be said of P3D...

[PvWolf666]

FSW is a mess to play. The True Sky Clouds are terrible, even worse than the default X Plane clouds.

P3D out of the box graphics are better than FSX due to the refinements over the years but still needs about £200 worth of add ons to look anywhere close to X Plane 11.

I do think the P3Dv4 water looks a lot better than X Plane mind.

[men]

Xp11 too complicated for ez flying
But teach ur father how to control plane he will like it

[Surveyor]

Originally posted by PvWolf666:

FSW is a mess to play. The True Sky Clouds are terrible, even worse than the default X Plane clouds.

P3D out of the box graphics are better than FSX due to the refinements over the years but still needs about £200 worth of add ons to look anywhere close to X Plane 11.

I do think the P3Dv4 water looks a lot better than X Plane mind.

Well, I don't know much about FSX, to be honest. Bought it, tried out, ended up being utterly disappointed with the flight modeling (that's why I thought it could be a perfect choice in this particular case). After seeing some ORBX (I believe) on the tube, I was impressed with how much better immersion gets with proper animation of people and birds at airports. The scenery also looked kind of nice.

But I have to agree, other than that, graphically, XP11 is so much better. But if the person in question finds pretty much anything for XP too complicated to control, then probably even flying in FSX would be already pushing the limits.