Microsoft Flight Simulator X

  • What is Microsoft Flight Simulator X?
  • Craphics and sounds in Flight Simulatori X
  • Planes in Microsoft Flight Simulatori X
  • Missions and Tutorials
  • Basics of flying
  • Creating a own fligh
  • How do i get more aircrafts to Microsoft Flight Simulatori X?

What is Microsoft Flight Simulator?
Microsoft Flight Simulator X is a simulator, where you will control an aircraft. The things in Microsoft Flight Simulator are made so, that it would be like flying a real aircraft. Geting started with Microsoft Flight Simulator can be hard, but when you can fly good and contol all the things by your self, you will love it. In Microsoft Flight Simulator you can fly tutorial missions or create your own flight. In Microsoft Flight Simulator you can find thousands of airports in all the countries over the world. If you want to be a real pilot, this is a good way to start learning. Flight Simulator community also as simply FSXis the next version of Microsoft Flight Simulator after Flight Simulator 2004. The controls in FSX is made so that they would be almost as in real aircraft, but if you want maximum realistic you need to download addons. Because FSX is quite new its still a bit hard to find addons to it, but some addons are available to download for free or for pay. Links to theese pages you can find from the end of this page. FSX isn't a game where you will have adventures in nature or in interiors. In flight simulator people can learn to fly aircrafts almost as realistic as possible with a home computer. The minimum requiems on the FSX box is so low, that i think you will have lagg with minium settings. That’s why you should at last got 512MB or 1024MB ram.


   
       A boeing 474-400 in air                       The sun can be nice even in a game                      Mooney Bravo take-off




Graphics and sounds in Flight Simulatori X

    The wild life in FSX is also made good. When flying over Africa you can see the animals on the desert, when flying in towns or near roads you can see many different kind of cars and other vesicles, when landing and parking to airport you can see that there are cars from normal civil cars to baggage- and refuel cars. The commands at gate are also like real. You can call the baggage car to get the baggage’s and call to gate to connect your aircraft. With addons you will get this even more realistic. But there is also a bad side in these all little things. They needs performance. That’s why, if you want to fly with good graphics you will need to have a very good computer, if you got performance, FSX is a very good choice. Also the water can make the fly feel different. Like flying on shiny weather without any clouds or with major thunderstorm. You can also find thing from between these like snowing and half-cloudy weather. The Physic in FSX is also its own class. Different things like crosswinds and G-powers will effect your aircrafts if you have the realism setting with max. With high graphic setting FSX if good food to your eyes, but if you dont got performance, you cant have so good settings. The only thing what i miss is that you cant see the co-pilot when you look on hes seat in virtual cockpit. With add-ons you will get Stuarts an passengers to your aircraft and you can go to look how does the aircraft look from the passengers or Stuarts eyes. But because FSX is a bit new you might have problem to get these add-ons to work.

The sound world in FSX isn't so good. The only place where you can find music is the start, where you can choice what to do. But also, if  there would be music in a aircraft flight deck, it wouldn’t be so realistic. Some aircraft doesn't got so good sound that others but otherwise the aircraft sounds are good. The one big minus in FSX is the crash. When your aircrafts crashes the picture will stop and the only a text on the picture will tell you why your aircraft crashed. There isn't any video or audio effect when your plane crashes so you can see a explode or hear a big bang when you crash.

    From the aircraft you can find a full 3D virtual cocpit. You can look to different ways by pressing the space bar and moving the mouse. If you can play with max realism you can press the all buttons with your mouse, not by pressing a bided key.  You can also turn off the realism and you can fly without knowing all the things in aircraft. If you want to really learn to play the game you should learn what you can do with every button and when to use it. In missions its good to learn like what to do before landing or after take-off. There will be a check list, where the "co-pilot" will ask you to do few things, like in real aircraft.

In FSX you can do three different kind of things. You can fly missions, play multiplayer game or play single player games, knows as "free flight" in FSX. The missions in FSX are their own class. Because of the large world you can find missions from one side to another. The missions includes tutorials, where you will learn the basics of flying. When you keep doing the missions, their difficult level will rice. The missions can take a bit time from 10 minutes to over a hour, so if you don’t got much time to fly, you should see the estimated completing time in the mission notes. In multiplayer game, as you can guess you will fly with other people via the internet. You can choice are you a flight controller or a pilot. Otherwise the multiplayer is kind of same as free flights. In free flights you create your own flight. You will set up all the sitting from aircraft to weather. See the Creating on flight to learn more.

 
       A bit of the ground in FSX                     Boeing 477-400 turning at evening              Boeing 474-400 cocpit view




Planes in Microsoft Flight Simulator X
Microsoft Flight Simulator X includes several air crafts. The aircrafts are made so that they are realistic. The controls and other thing can be found just in same place, than in a real aircraft. The list of the aircrafts included in the normal version of Microsoft flight simulator X are listed bellow. You can also see pictures of them, rolling next to the list.

  • Airbus Airbus A32 is a stretched version of Airbus’ best-selling short- and medium-range A320. The A321 has a slightly increased wing area, stronger landing gear with larger tires, and engines with increased thrust. When the A321 entered service in 1988, it pioneered the use of “glass cockpit” instrumentation, the first digital fly-by-wire control system used in an airliner, and sidestick controllers.

  • The Air Creation Buggy 582 SL is a tricycle-type, two-seat ultralight with a fiberglass shell suspended beneath a hang glider-type wing. Its streamlined cockpit fairing with windshield and finned wheel fairings reduce drag and increase directional stability. The Buggy 582 SL provides minimal instrumentation for monitoring engine rpm, altitude, airspeed, and heading. Unlike more complex aircraft in Flight Simulator, the ultralight provides a relatively easy seat-of-the-pants flying experience, especially for first-time pilots.

  • Baron 58 is a aircraft with a wonderful control harmony that is the hallmark of the Bonanza line, the Beech is considered a classic light twin. The Baron 58 is the spiffed-up version of a time-tested favorite, made more modern by its new Continental Special engines. The Baron combines the attractiveness of Beechcraft design with the reliability of twin engines, resulting in a gorgeous workhorse of an aircraft.

  • The King Air 350 in all its variants is a beautiful airplane with classic styling and graceful lines. Many of the improvements over the years have provided better aerodynamic efficiency, increased muscle under the cowlings, greater speed, upgraded avionics and electrical systems, and increased cabin luxury. In addition to duties as a corporate shuttle, the plane is also available in cargo configurations.

  • Baron 58 is a aircraft with a wonderful control harmony that is the hallmark of the Bonanza line, the Beech is considered a classic light twin. The Baron 58 is the spiffed-up version of a time-tested favorite, made more modern by its new Continental Special engines. The Baron combines the attractiveness of Beechcraft design with the reliability of twin engines, resulting in a gorgeous workhorse of an aircraft.

  • The King Air 350 in all its variants is a beautiful airplane with classic styling and graceful lines. Many of the improvements over the years have provided better aerodynamic efficiency, increased muscle under the cowlings, greater speed, upgraded avionics and electrical systems, and increased cabin luxury. In addition to duties as a corporate shuttle, the plane is also available in cargo configurations.

  • Boeing 747-400 More than 30 years ago, the first trip to a 747 was from New York to London.  Since then, it's become the standard by which other large passenger jets are judged. Its size, range, speed and capacity were then, and are now, the best in its class. 747-400 can carry twice as much cargo, twice as far, as the competitor's leading freighter. Along with earlier versions, 747 Freighters -- over 250 in all -- carry half the freighter air cargo in the world.

  • Bombardier CRJ700, the CRJ  family of aircraft was derived from the Canadair Challenger business jet, which began its operational life as the LearStar 600. The Bombardier Canadair CRJ700, which entered service in 2001, is a stretched version of the CRJ100/200 regional jet, with increased seating capacity from 50 to 70. With increased length and upgraded landing gear, the CRJ700 features a longer wing span and leading edge slats. Like other members of the CRJ family, the CRJ700 features an electronic flight instrument system (EFIS) avionics suite and “glass cockpit” instrumentation.

  • Bombardier 45 is Learjet's first all-new aircraft since Bill Lear's first Model 23. Although it looks like a Learjet, it has only half the parts of a Model 35, reflecting a significant design progression. The parameters set down for the 45 called for it to have the performance of the Learjet 35, the handling of the Learjet 31A, and greater cabin space than the competition.

  • Cessna C172SP is a stable and trustworthy plane, with what most pilots have logged at least a few hours in, since it's the most widely available aircraft in the rental fleet, and is used by most flight schools. Since the first prototype was completed in 1955, more than 35,000 C172s have been produced, making it the world's most popular single-engine plane.  One of Cessna's first tricycle-gear airplanes, the 172 quickly became the favorite of a growing class of business pilots.  Its reliability and easy handling (along with thoughtful engineering and structural updates) have ensured its continued popularity for decades.

  • Cessna Caravan will take you everywhere you want to go today. First introduced by Cessna in 1985, the Caravan was designed to land nearly anywhere, on land or water. Undoubtedly, it has lived up to its creators' intentions. Whether supplies need to be brought to a flooded village in the mountains of Peru, an injured person needs to be flown out from a remote lake in Alaska, or an archaeologist wants access to a tiny site in the African desert, the Caravan has what's needed to do the job.

  • Havilland Beaver DHC2.  For more than 50 years this sturdy aircraft has flown into and out of remote locations aided by its power, all-metal ruggedness, wide stance, and short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) capability. Whether fitted with wheels, skis, or pontoons, the Beaver is a can-do airplane. Often referred to as a “flying half-ton truck,? the Beaver is more versatile, and tougher, than any light truck. It was designed from the beginning to meet the needs of Canadian bush pilots, and no better plane for the purpose has come along. After half a century of service, the Beaver is still the thoroughbred of workhorse aircraft.

  • The DG-808S Competition is a lightweight, high-performance sailplane constructed with composite materials. It features a sophisticated water ballast system that allows the pilot to tailor wing loading to prevailing weather conditions. In weak thermals, the large surface area of the sailplane’s 18-meter wingspan makes for high lift and good climb performance without ballast. In heavier weather, the DG-808S Competition’s combination of low weight and high strength allows it to take off at more than twice its empty weight with enough ballast to soar in strong thermals. In all conditions, its upswept winglets increase the sailplane’s already excellent glide ratio.

  • Douglas DC-3 revolutionized air transportation and airline service during the 1930s and 1940s. It was a luxury airliner that boasted cabin heat and running water in its on-board lavatory. With the right balance of efficiency, range, speed, and payload, the DC-3 was the first aircraft to earn a profit for its owners just by carrying passengers. The hero of early airlines, a handful of DC-3s are still at work today.

  • Extra 300S is designed to be a champion in Unlimited class aerobatic competitions. The 300S combines light weight, a 300-horsepower engine, and exquisite control harmony in an aircraft that has won several World Aerobatic Championships. The Extra 300S is the aircraft of choice for Patty Wagstaff, one of the world's top award-winning aerobatic pilots.
 
  • Grumman Goose G21A was the first twin-engined Grumman design expressly designed for the civilian market. It flew for the first time in 1937 and remained in production until 1945. It established an outstanding record for its ability to operate commercially from land and water bases, and was used throughout the world by civilian and military operators. It has given extensive service in Canada, particularly to the coastal areas of British Columbia.

  • Maule M-7-260C is a simple aircraft. These traits, along with their short-takeoff-or-landing capability, make them popular among bush pilots. The aircraft is a taildragger with spring-aluminum landing gear and a wide stance, suitable for taking off from and landing on rough, unprepared surfaces. Its 260-horsepower Lycoming engine provides power to transport up to five people at a relatively fast cruise speed. Ease of handling (with the usual caveats about landing taildraggers in a crosswind) and economical operation round out this plane’s sturdy virtues. The ski option adds to the 260C’s versatility.

  • Mooney Bravo is built to go fast. A focus on speed seems natural for a company that at one time offered a plane powered by a Porsche engine. Although the partnership with the Germans didn't last, Mooney's commitment to speed certainly has. In keeping with this idea, Mooney has experimented with a number of "big engine" models. The Bravo is Mooney's fastest; with 270 hp all the way to 25,000 ft, the Bravo can attain speeds up to 220 KTAS, making it the fastest single-engine airplane currently produced.

  • The Piper J-3 ‘Cub’ is a small, simple, light aircraft built between 1934 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft. With tandem (fore and aft) seating, it was intended for flight training but became one of the most popular and best-known light aircraft of all time. The Cub's simplicity, affordability and popularity invokes comparisons to the Ford Model T automobile. Its standard yellow paint has come to be known as “Cub Yellow” or "Lock Haven Yellow."

  • Good things in Robinson R22 Beta II are performance, price, and low operating cost. These have made the Robinson R22 Beta II among the most popular helicopters in the world. It's also a popular training helicopter for the same reasons. A fun aircraft to fly, the R22 has one of the best overall records of reliability for all helicopters
Missions
By doing missions is a good way to start learning to fly. In the start there will be much help from a "co-pilote" who will tell you step by step from the begining what to do. The missions are placed byt order from beginner to expert. In the first mission, in the tutorials, you will be told how to get. In the air and in the last mission you need to control a fast aircraft during a challenging Red Bull race, doing spins and contoling all the aircraft systems, without any help Some missions can be more fun than others, so you should try to do them all. Pilots will earn rewards for completing various missions, and reaching specific accomplishments throughout the game, in a Free Flight. Some of the rewards exist "hidden" and will be needed to be discovered by pilots. Some missions have multiple and hidden rewards, receipt being dependent on performing additional actions. The missions can be great fun but they can also take time. The estimated time to complete will change from 5 minutes to over an hour, so bee prepared. Below you can se the list of the missions in same order what they are in Flight Simulator X and the discriptions to them:


 
   Bell 206B JetRanger at night                                Airbus 321 take-off                                    Airbus 321 at runway
  • Tutorials:
    • Tutorial 1: First Takeoff
      • Learn the basics, then take off...and land! Estimated time to complete: 5 minutes.
    • Tutoria 2: Basics of flying
      • Fly an ultralight through a marked course. Estimated time to complete: 10 minutes.
    • Tutoria 3:  Finding your way
      • Learn to navigate using the Mission Compass and the Mission Pointer as you fly to three hot air balloons. Estimated time to complete: 10 minutes.
    • Tutoria 4:  Ground operations
      • Learn to taxi like a pro in three different airplanes! Estimated time to complete: 10 minutes.
    • Tutoria 5:  Approaching the airport
      • Learn how to approach an airport for landing. Estimated time to complete: 10 minutes.
    • Tutoria 6:  Introduction to Mountain flying
      • Learn to take off from and land at short mountain airstrips. Estimated time to complete: 10 minutes.
    • Tutoria 7: Introduction to Soaring
      • Learn to fly a glider over the mountains west of Minden, Nevada. Estimated time to complete: 30 minutes.
    • Tutoria 8:  Transitioning to jets
      • Learn the basics of flying a jet aircraft in a short trip across Scotland. Estimated time to complete: 20 minutes.
    • Tutoria 9: Helicopters Basic
      • Learn the basics of helicopter flight by flying through nine gates. Estimated time to complete: 10 minutes.
    • Tutoria 10:   Helicopter takeoff and Landing
        • Refine your helicopter skills by learning to take off and land. Estimated time to complete: 10 minutes.
    • Tutorial 11: Helicopter manoeuvres:
      • Continue to challenge yourself by flying a helicopter through 10 gates, and then landing on a moving aircraft carrier! Estimated time to complete: 15 minutes.
    • Tutorial 12: Helicopter maneuvers2:
      • The ultimate test of helicopter-flying skill: fly through a challenging vertical course and then land on a moving yacht! Estimated time to complete: 15 minutes.
 
        Boeing 474-400 at runway                          Bombardier larjet 45 flying                          Airbus 321 on the blue sky



  • Missions:
    • Sitka approach: Enjoy a leisurely VFR approach to Sitka, Alaska over some stunning terrain. Estimated time to complete: 15 minutes.
    • Midwest fly-in:  Take a friend to the fly-in at Eagle Creek Airpark near Indianapolis, Indiana. Estimated time to complete: 15 minutes.
    • Hawaiian Checkout: Enjoy the scenery and your instructor's local knowledge on a checkout flight from Molokai to Maui. Estimated time to complete: 45 minutes.
    • San Juan island run: Make a typical Kenmore Air floatplane run from Kenmore, to Seattle's Lake Union, to Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands. Estimated time to complete: 50 minutes.
    • Flaur power: Hit as many targets with flour bombs as possible before time runs out. Get more flour bombs by landing on an aircraft carrier! Estimated time to complete: 5 minutes.
    • Telluride landing: Fly the challenging visual approach to the Telluride Airport in the mountains of Colorado. Estimated time to complete: 15
      minutes.
    • Rome-Napales Airline run: Fly an Airbus A321 down the west coast of Italy from Rome to Naples. Estimated time to complete: 30 minutes.
    • Swedish championshit soaring course: Make your way around a real-world championship soaring course near Eskilstuna, Sweden. Estimated time to complete: 1 hour.
    • Secret shuttle: Shuttle government workers to a secret air base in "Area 51." Estimated time to complete: 45 minutes.
    • Game park patrol: Help rangers find a missing elephant in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park. Estimated time to complete: 45 minutes.
    • Down Under: Fly through as many floating targets as you can in a race against the clock, and then land at Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney. Estimated time to complete: 5 minutes.
    • Austrien Alpine soaring course: Fly a challenging real-world soaring course in Austria. Estimated time to complete: 1 hour 30 minutes.
    • Caribbean landing: Fly a visual approach to the tropical island of St. Martin. Estimated time to complete: 15 minutes.
    • Paris airshow demonstration flight: Demo an Airbus A321 at the Paris Air Show. Estimated time to complete: 25 minutes.
    • Flying blind across the channel: Join a friend for an instrument flight across the English Channel. Estimated time to complete: 30 minutes.
    • Swiss Outing: Join a friend on a scenic flight to Interlaken, Switzerland. Estimated time to complete: 15 minutes.
    • Innsdruc Approach: Fly one of the most challenging instrument approaches in the world: the Localizer DME West approach into Innsbruck, Austria. Estimated time to complete: 15 minutes.
    • Aleutian Cargo Run:Fight the weather as you fly cargo from Umnak Island along the Aleutian chain to Dutch Harbor. Estimated time to
      complete: 50 minutes.
    • Loopy Larry: Try a stunt landing on a moving bus.
    • Amazon Trek: Transport supplies from an archaeological base camp in the Peruvian lowlands to a remote village. Estimated time to complete: 40 minutes.
    • Tokyo Executive Transport: Pick up passengers from a roof-top heliport in Shiodome, and take them to a waiting executive jet at Tokyo Narita International Airport. Estimated time to complete: 40 minutes.
    • Jet City: Take off, fly through as many floating targets as you can before time runs out, then return to Boeing Field and land. Estimated time to complete: 10 minutes.
    • Danali Base Camp Charter: Fly supplies to mountain climbers at Denali Base Camp. Estimated time to complete: 1 hour 15 minutes
    • Lost in a triangle:Find the missing company yacht off the coast of Florida and drop a supply pod. Estimated time to complete: 45 minutes.
    • Jet Druck Drag Race:Take off and fly in an airshow act at EAA's AirVenture in Oshkosh. Race down the runway against a jet-powered truck
      and Patty Wagstaff in her Extra 300S! Estimated time to complete: 10 minutes.
    • Civil Ait Patrol Search:Find a missing aircraft presumed crashed in the Idaho wilderness. Estimated time to complete: 45 minutes.
    • Amsterdam-London Airline Run:Take a Boeing 737-800 full of passengers on a scheduled airline flight from Amsterdam to London. Estimated time to complete: 45 minutes.
    • Africa Relief: Fly food and supplies to small villages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Estimated time to complete: 40 minutes.
    • Quito Approach: Fly a challenging high-altitude approach and landing at Quito, Ecuador. Estimated time to complete: 20 minutes.
    • Foul Weather Water Rescue: Search for a missing sailboat in the Tasman Sea near Auckland, New Zealand. Estimated time to complete: 40
      minutes.
    • Catalina Day Spa: Fly to Santa Monica to bring a movie star out to the spa for the day. Estimated time to complete: 25 minutes.
    • Limited Options: It's the ultimate test of skill as you face unexpected circumstances high above the Indian Ocean in a 737-800. Estimated time to complete: 30 minutes.
    • Monsoon Approach: Fly a fully loaded 747-400 down the ILS to Singapore's Changi Airport in a monsoon. Estimated time to complete: 15 minutes.
    • 747 Test Flight: Conduct a test flight in a retired Boeing 747-400 recently reclaimed from storage. Estimated time to complete: 30 minutes.
    • Dutch Harbor Approach: Fly the NDB-A approach into Dutch Harbor in deteriorating weather conditions. Estimated time to complete: 15 minutes.
    • Yakuta Mail Run: Haul a load of mail over the mountains from Canada to Yakutat, Alaska. Try to get in before a big snow storm arrives. Estimated time to complete: 35 minutes.
    • Oil Rig Trasport: Transport a safety inspector to an oil rig in the North Sea. Estimated time to complete: 35 minutes.
    • Red Bull Time Trial: Fly a challenging Red Bull race course to try out for the team. Estimated time to complete: 5 minutes.
    • Red Bull Time Trial (without arrows): Fly a challenging Red Bull race course to try out for the team. In this more realistic version of the mission, there are no arrows or gate numbers to assist you. Estimated time to complete: 5 minutes.


       Airport lights at night                                     Boeing 747-400 cocpit                                    Land from 30000Ft



Basics of flying
By following the things what i have wroted here, you should could fly an aircraft without knowing all the things what you can do if you want to play maximum realistic game. A good way to learn these things is to do the tutorials and some of the missions. But if you don’t have enough time to complete them or you just want to fly, you should look this guide.

  • Take Off:
    • 1.Before take off, taxi to the runway. If you want, you can ask the tower to give permission to taxi to the runway (press ö to open radio).
    • 2. When you are at the end of the runway, release parking brake by pressing( . ). 
    • 3. (if you are flying a heavy aircraft and taking off from a short runway, press F7 few times to lower the laps. This will make your aircraft to take off easier, but it also will slow downs your speed.)
    • 4. Smoothly advance the throttle to full by pressing F3 (press F4 to set throttle full with one click)
    • 5. When the aircraft got enough speed, gently pull back your mouse or use the arrow keys (press down to go up). Look the aircraft information and see the right take off speed my pressing  ( Shift + F10 and then go to Reference)
    • 6. (if have lowed the laps, put them back now to normal possession by pressing F5)
  • In The Air
    • If you want to fly with realism, use the radio ( open by ö) and communicate with the towers. The communicating is easy. Just before landing ask the permission to land.
    • Also remember, that if you turn to fast you'r aircraft wil ltake too much damage and it will be destroyed
    • If you go too fast, you will get a "over speed" warning. If you have the realism options hard and you fly with over speed, you aircraft will broke. Decrease the throttle level by pressing F2. If you want to slow down more, lower a bit the flaps by pressing F7. When the speed is correct, press F5 to set flaps normal. *When flying on autopilot, the auto pilot will hold the aircraft in the speed what you want. Remember that there can be also turbulence, what can increase or decrease your speed. If you have realism options and failures, your autopilot can failure and you need to fly the aircraft.
  • Landing:
    • Put on the landing lights on by pressing shift + L.
    • Full extend the flaps by pressing F8
    • Lower the throttle level almost to idle.
    • Lower the landing gear by pressing the G key.
    • Set up with the aircraft so that you will land on the middle of the runway.
    • Turn Off auto pilot by Z key
    • When near the runway, set the throttle level to idle by pressing F3
    • Try to hold the aircrafts nose a bit up when you land. If you have enough little speed the aircraft will land by it self, because your speed is low. Just remember to hold your aircrafts nose up, so that you don’t crash
    • When you touch the ground press ( . ) or your left mouse button to break. Also full extend the spoilers by pressing the ( ' ) key
    • Contact tower when stopped.
    • Close landing lights by pressing shift + L
  • Taxi to the gates
    • Ask or hear the flight control in the radio for where to turn. 
    • After turn contact the tower and ask permission to taxi to gates
    • If you get the permission you can start to taxi to the gates, press 3 in the radio to turn on progressive taxi. in this here will be arrows on the road to show you where to go that you get to the gate
    • Increase a bit your throttle level (press F3 few times)so that your aircraft starts to move. It is good that your aircraft doesn't go over 25 knots, because then it will be harder to control or stop
    • When you are at the gate stop engineers (set the button from the controls or do it by manual from engineer control) or set the engineers idle by pressing F1
    • Press Ctrl + J to call the gate to the passengers exit.
    • Press shift + e + 2 to open the baggage doors and the call the cars
    • Press shift + F to call the fuel car.
    • When you want to leave the gate press ctrl + J to get the gate off 
    • Press ctrl + p to get pushback from the little car infornt of you. Press 1 or 2 if want to turn while pressed ctrl + p
    • Ask tower to taxi to take-off options.



                A sleeping town                                        Airbus 321 with clouds                            Wing-view from airbus 321


Creating a own flight
 Creating a own flight, where you contol everything is  quite easy.
  • First open free flight then select an aircraft remember that some aircrafts can be in air longer than others. Just remember this if you want to fly far, because with a lighter aircraft you need to land and fuel many times. But if you like to land, its ok. 
  • Next select current location. You can search the ariport what you want by three different things: by airport name, by airport Id or by city. When you have selected your airport, press ok. 
  • Next thing what you need to do is select the weather. You can self decide, what kind weather do you want or you can choice a real world weather. If you do this, you will need a internet connection. 
  • Next, you can change the current time and season. You dont have to do this if you don’t want. 
  • Next press the fuel and payload button. You should take full fuel if you flying far. To set up your fuel, press change fuel. then add the % to 100% and press ok. If you want you can alos change your payload. This will effect on your aircrafts weight. After you doesn’t these, press ok. 
  • Now you will make your flight plan. Press flight planer button. 
    • Select your current airport (airport where you will leave). Do it same way like you done ir before. 
    • Then select destination (the airport where you want to go) and press ok. 
    • You can choice from 2 different "rules". VFR (visual fligtht rules) or IFR (instrument flight rules). 
    • Next you will choice your routing. There are four options: 
      • the first is Direct - GPS. this is the shortest flight, without landings in the middle. 
      • The second is Low-altitude airways. Here you will have multiple stops nad you will fly on low-altitude airways. 
      • Third is Hight-altitude airways. Here you will also have multiple airways, but you will now fly on high-altitude airways.
      • The last is Vor to Vor. Here you will go round to the airport and you will have multiple stops, or "flight points". This is the slowest air way to your destination.
    • When you have selected your routing, you can manage the route points, where you are flying by pressing the find route button. Here you can delete waypoints if you want. The red line in the map is the way, where you should fly. 
  • After these settings press ok and save your flight. Then you can press fly now! button and start flying. Have fun:)

   
         Mooney brave cocpit-view                            Found 2 larjet 45's flying                              Airport runways at day



How do i get more aircrafts and add-ons to Microsoft Flight Simulator X?
To get more aircrafts to flight simulator is easy. You just need to find the right page. I will list the good pages what i use bellow. When you have downloaded the aircraft what you want, you need to copy it to the aircraft folder. Remember that usually when you download the aircraft, it is an zip. file so you need to extract it first. Then move or copy the folder what you downloaded to you flight simulator folder. usualy you find this frim C://program files/microsoft games/microsoft flight simulator X. From there go to simObjects/aircrafts and place the folder here. so the place is:C://program files/microsoft games/microsoft flight simulator X/simObjects/aircrafts

    The add-ons can provide you with different wives from aircraft and more realism. Because the FSX is quite new there is a bit hard to find good working add-ons. Some add-ons are bigger than other and they give different things. You can get almost everything to FSX what you can find from a real aircraft and real aircraft world. By time there will sure be more working and good add-ons to download. For now there is few page what you could see. You can also try to find add-ons by your self and if it is good i would be happy if you would post it on the chat here.

List of aircraft pages: