Looking to fly with friends!

[MrGravey]

Hello FSX community! I'm a relatively new "pilot" in FSX but I don't have any friends to play with, either shared cockpit or just hanging out and flying. Here are some things that might be of interest if you would like to play with me:

• I fly with an Xbox controller (gamepad) and keyboard.
  
• I like to try to strive for as much realism (such as going through checklists and starting from Cold and Dark rather than going the "Ctrl+E" route) as I can in this simulator hence why I have played singleplayer so much but I would like to venture out into MP and hopefully learn from some more experienced people.
  
• I know the basics of how to fly and can usually find my way around an aircraft OK.
  
• I have had experience mostly in single prop aircraft but have dabbled in jets and dual props.
  
• I am located in Eastern USA.
  
• I am able to use Discord/Teamspeak/(others?).
  
• I don't have any DLC aircraft.
  
• I am mature but also like to have fun when it is appropriate.

Hopefully there is someone or even a community of people who would like to meet someone new and teach them what they know and possibly make a new friend:) I am active on Steam most days so feel free to add me or reply to this topic as I'm going to be playing FSX more often. Thanks for reading!

[SteveFSX/P3D]

Originally posted by MrGravey:

Hello FSX community! I'm a relatively new "pilot" in FSX but I don't have any friends to play with, either shared cockpit or just hanging out and flying. Here are some things that might be of interest if you would like to play with me:

• I fly with an Xbox controller (gamepad) and keyboard.
  
• I like to try to strive for as much realism (such as going through checklists and starting from Cold and Dark rather than going the "Ctrl+E" route) as I can in this simulator hence why I have played singleplayer so much but I would like to venture out into MP and hopefully learn from some more experienced people.
  
• I know the basics of how to fly and can usually find my way around an aircraft OK.
  
• I have had experience mostly in single prop aircraft but have dabbled in jets and dual props.
  
• I am located in Eastern USA.
  
• I am able to use Discord/Teamspeak/(others?).
  
• I don't have any DLC aircraft.
  
• I am mature but also like to have fun when it is appropriate.

Hopefully there is someone or even a community of people who would like to meet someone new and teach them what they know and possibly make a new friend:) I am active on Steam most days so feel free to add me or reply to this topic as I'm going to be playing FSX more often. Thanks for reading!

If you are an adult add me and I will fly with you.

I tend to fly small propeller aircraft and use FSCloud or JoinFS to fly online - occasionally vatsim. I have flown with maybe 5 or 6 people on here who will fly propeller aircraft. I have found a few propeller flyers through the post below. If you add a post asking to be added hopefully some folk will send you a friend request:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/314160/discussions/8/135514231765828449/

I would recommend getting both FSCloud and JoinFS installed to increase your online options. The built-in multiplayer is not to good in my experience.

FSCloud puts you into a world populated with other flyers - whilst JoinFS is a direct connection between you and other friends exclusively.

I would also recommend getting Plan G. This helps with planning and visualising routes, talking over with friends before flights. I usually do that whilst the engine is warming :-)

The stock aircraft like the 172 and Mooney are good to fly, so no add-ons required.

[kimchoc]

your first two items are at odds with each other. You cant "strive" for realism with an xbox controller and keyboard. Stop fooling yourself.
I wont fly with ANYONE using those. Its ridiculous. get a joystick you'll find more experianced pilots flying with you. Just sayin.
Learn to fly an ILS approach, learn the navigational terms. Learn the terms you'll need to fly with more experianced pilots.
Learn where all the files are in FS root folder and user folders. learn how to edit them. Learn what they do. There isnt an experianced pilot out there that doesnt edit his files. Again, just sayin.

Were not trying to talk down to you, just trying to help you before you waste somebodys time. There is ALOT to learn when flying with experianced personnel. You might just want to take it easy and have fun for awhile while getting the basics down.
Even though i have massive flight time, I use a joystick that i picked up at a thrift store for $2.99. Ive had all the pedals, yokes and joy/throttle setups. You can beat a simple joystick for ease. Get one.

Actually, just join some MP servers in game. Plenty of keyboard flyers there to meet up with.

Oh yeah, what Steve said.

[MrGravey]

Originally posted by kimchoc:

your first two items are at odds with each other. You cant "strive" for realism with an xbox controller and keyboard. Stop fooling yourself.
I wont fly with ANYONE using those. Its ridiculous. get a joystick you'll find more experianced pilots flying with you. Just sayin.
Learn to fly an ILS approach, learn the navigational terms. Learn the terms you'll need to fly with more experianced pilots.
Learn where all the files are in FS root folder and user folders. learn how to edit them. Learn what they do. There isnt an experianced pilot out there that doesnt edit his files. Again, just sayin.

Oh yeah, what Steve said.

Perhaps I should have used additional wording such as, "I like to try to strive for as much realism as I can with my current setup..."
And considering FSX is not the best simulator for "realism" I don't think it's a problem since I can do everything someone with a yoke and pedals and more can do. It's just a factor of efficiency, feel, and probably how smooth the flight is.
But yes since I am a beginner and I need to learn how to fly blind and all the technical stuff, which I am practicing when I can. A point of this post is to hopefully invite a more experienced pilot to teach when he is able to and wants to.
What Steve said is indeed most helpful, I did not know about FSCloud or JoinFS, so I will test those out soon and check out that post since I love to fly propeller aircraft, especially vintage aircraft.

Thank you both for your advice and constructive criticism:)

[APUtech]

Hey, there, MrGravey! It was great to hear from you on teamspeak the other day! Although I do the majority of my flying in 747s I do fly props a few times a week--and I don't care what type of flight controls you have, as long as you're having fun! ;-)

For now, any kind of controller that'll let you fly without too much difficulty is fine; what you use is most certainly your business and not subject to anyone's approval, or disapproval. I flew 1600 hours via keyboard last year and into this year, because all of my flight controls were in storage following a relocation.

If you read this message today (10-25-2017) I'll be on that same website and teamspeak channel that we were on a few days ago. Today's theme is "King Air Wednesday."

It's still in the 100s here right now, so I'm going to wait a bit for it to cool down before I fly.

Happy flying,

APUtech

[Tom]

Im looking to be a first officer/ co pilot if anyone is interested in teaching me.