Add On for DTG Flight School

[kun-yong[TH]]

I think this is the first add on for DTG Flight School by third party.

http://secure.simmarket.com/taburet-fsx-steam-europe-vectors.phtml

I don't know that they re-produce the scenery for DTG Flight School or just port from their exist product (TABURET FSX Vector Europe).

Enjoy....

[gspectre]

Oh, this is not possible. DTG stated that 3rd Party add-ons will not be possible in Flight Sc. ;-)

[fs4fun]

I see Flight School as basically a throwaway product for beginners to try out flight simulation at low cost and complexity, and as a throwaway I think allowing addons would be counter productive. This is not a platform to invest in with addons, just a way to dip your toe in the waters and learn some basic skills about how to control an airplane.

If people try it and decide they want to advance to a more complex sim, they can buy X-Plane, FSX:SE or some other flight sim product that provides a fuller flight sim experience (but also a lot more complexity and jargon to learn), and build up the platform with addons to suit your interests. I've been a flight simmer for several years and I never seem to stop learning or having new experiences, so I think it's really worth pursuing if you enjoy the genre (some people are even inspired to get a real pilot's license).

Of course DTG would rather you buy their full flight simulator product but it's not available yet, and there's no ETA given for the SDK, so a wide variety of addons for that product will not be around for some time (and even then only if the platform gets good sales and is able to attract developers).

Now you can ask why not just skip over this and buy FSX:SE or X-Plane in the first place? I started with FSX just as many people did, and you can start that way and learn as you go by doing Google search and watching YouTube vids, and also FSX has a flight school (somewhat bugged and frustrating but the content is quite good overall) and a lot of other documentation. I was very determined though and had to put many many hours into learning about aviation and also lots of time with tweaks and setting up controls and other skills in learning just how to operate the sim. I could see how many people might get discouraged, so the idea of an entry level sim doesn't seem like a terrible idea, but if you are thinking about addons already then you might want to start looking at some other sims. Beware though, some of us end up spending thousands of dollars on addons, it's like an addiction. ;-)

[Stringbean]

......and talking of FSX (Steam Edition), it's now available with 70% off. So all you people who bought Flight School wasted your money. You could of got FSX and had it all.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/314160/?snr=1_620_4_1400_45

[rimmer66]

can anyone confirm that this add on works , if it does im in .

[Heimi]

I wouldn't pay such amount of money just for vectors. You can copy them over for free from FSX.

[Hadji]

And how did you get them for FSX?

[fs4fun]

Първоначално публикувано от stringbean6:

......and talking of FSX (Steam Edition), it's now available with 70% off. So all you people who bought Flight School wasted your money. You could of got FSX and had it all.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/314160/?snr=1_620_4_1400_45

Flight School has quite a lot of original content not found in FSX, so they are different products. I have and enjoy both. FSX is a good sim, but also 10 years old, 32 bit and unmaintained, so it's not surprising that it's cheap. I think both products have good value overall.

[gspectre]

Personally, I like that add-Ons are being made for Flight School, though, this Add-On I think is a wasted opportunity.

The best Add-Ons for Flight School; I think are, new Class of Aircraft Training.

If DTG wants to give people (old and new), a reason to not only get this title but keep it, they need to release single Aircraft that has a focus on a specific skill set.

They have 2 GA aircraft to teach Basic flight
They will have 1 Aircraft to teach Twin-Prop
They now need to add 1 Glider with courses
They could follow that with a Water Landing Aircraft training course
They should follow that with 1 Commercial Aircraft with extra training to earn CPL & ATPL.
They could follow that with 1 basic Helicopter with lessons.
And just for fun, add 1 Ultalight with some fun missions

The player can just buy the Add-on they want and all scoring credits should transfer to Flight Si

DTG made the mistake of stating that Flight Sc will be released with 2 Aircraft with a 3rd to follow and then it will be done.

There is potential to add value to Flight Sc. It is this short-sighted mentality that keeps me from buying this title and possibly other people as well.

[rimmer66]

i am thinking that when dtg flight sim is released flight school may be a part of the flight sim. i recall reading somewhere that those who bought flight school would reseave a discount on the purchase of the full sim.

if so then anything is possible

[gspectre]

I don't recall any news on any discount. I do how-ever, recall Martin stating that once the 3rd aircraft is released, that will be it for Flight Sc. No Add-Ons by DTG and none will be allowed by 3rd party (despite the one that just came out by 3rd party). Basically, what you see is all you will get (with the exception of needed patches).

Best we can do is hope they change their minds and not only patch but improve Flight Sc. Either way, I do not see DTG giving any kind of discount.

[TextRich]

I don't want to see add-ons implemented for Flight School. FSc should be a bridge to full-fledged flight simulators and offering hundreds of dollars of add-ons would defeat that purpose. I for one can wait for the full simulator as I still have FSX:SE to satisify all of my aviation and add-on needs.

Those of you who enjoyed Flight School and are ready for more features should definitely get FSX:Steam while it is on sale. I think I got mine at 90% off but 75% off is a fantastic deal as well. Plus the lessons are better and there is an in-game library for stuff that FSc didn't explain well, such as VOR.

[gspectre]

@BF Bullpup: I am not looking for them to add hundreds of dollars worth of DLCs. It is called Flight School, all DLS should be limited to only training. That was the reason I only suggested only 1 of each type of aircraft and those aircraft do not need to be at PMDG level of detail, only basic. Only buy the training you need. If you don't need additional training, then you would be done with Flight School.

My thinking is, as long as they have a Flight School, and as bad as it seems to be, they can improve it and make it useful for more than just GA aircraft, while leaving the Flight Simulator for the real world flying, for those that have no interest in training or for those finished with the training they needed.

For me, I like to fly the Beechcraft Baron 58 in FSX. I'm not sure what Flight School can teach me, as it is. I have also passed the Glider courses in FSX, Flew Water Landing Aircraft in a few missions as well. I would like Commercial Aircraft training and I guess Helicopter Training could be interesting.

Basically, I see a way to turn their lemon into lemonaid ;-)

[rimmer66]

Първоначално публикувано от BF Bullpup:

I don't want to see add-ons implemented for Flight School. FSc should be a bridge to full-fledged flight simulators and offering hundreds of dollars of add-ons would defeat that purpose. I for one can wait for the full simulator as I still have FSX:SE to satisify all of my aviation and add-on needs.

Those of you who enjoyed Flight School and are ready for more features should definitely get FSX:Steam while it is on sale. I think I got mine at 90% off but 75% off is a fantastic deal as well. Plus the lessons are better and there is an in-game library for stuff that FSc didn't explain well, such as VOR.

well said i take your point and will wait for dtg full sim before spending even more dosh on add ons

[TextRich]

I see your point, gspectre. I wonder if they intend to incorporate the same level of training in FSi for commercial and airline lessons/checkrides that we have in FSc for light aircraft, private, and (soon) multi-engine pilots. If they do not, then it would make sense for them to offer DLCs through Flight School. Time will tell.