Flight sim for a noob?

Goose · 5 Dec 2011 at 12:59

I just got this joystick as a gift for using with BF3 but i'd like to have a crack at a proper flight sim. I was wondering if anyone could spec me a game keeping in mind the face that i dont know squat about flying so it'd have to be very noob friendly.

Thanks

deko · 5 Dec 2011 at 13:05

MS Flight Simulator X is surprisingly noob friendly with the default aircraft. You can do all the "missions" which walk you through getting in the air, with a pretty easy learning curve. Once you've done that, you will be able to fly the commercial jets no problem, just set up a flight plan in FSX, take off, make the plane follow GPS, then set up the ILS to make the plane bring itself in to land (sounds complicated, but really is very easy).

TheDome · 5 Dec 2011 at 13:06

Rise of flight is a good WW2 one which can be very easy to difficult depending on settings and not a bad place to look

Also the Take on Helicopter demo is now on steam i see. Now i am unsure how hard/easy it is but i bet if you take it nice a smooth and setup your controller right it wont be to bad. It should look nice too since its quite new

opstrat · 5 Dec 2011 at 13:06

u looking for a combat one or civilian. u can always try microsoft flight sims, they pretty much teach u to fly.

dcs a10 warthog got a good write up
http://store.steampowered.com/app/61010/?snr=1_200_200_258_103_5

Goose · 5 Dec 2011 at 13:16

Thanks guys. I'm primarily looking for a combat sim but i'll still give MS Flight sim a go.

ringo747 · 5 Dec 2011 at 13:18

The new Microsoft Flight should be out in a few months if you can hold off. FSX is a complete resource hog and you need a fairly beastly PC to run it well.

WaynelleUK09 · 5 Dec 2011 at 13:24

Try wings of prey u might like that, not a hardcore sim but still good.

Dano · 5 Dec 2011 at 13:48

WaynelleUK09 said:
Try wings of prey u might like that, not a hardcore sim but still good.

And it's only a tenner on Steam.

Seanoog · 5 Dec 2011 at 14:11

IL2 Series-
IL2 1942
IL2 Cliffs Of Dover (latest)

All WW2 Simulators, surprisingly realistic an fun shooting the axis down.
Incredible selection of planes, over 100.

Nate--IRL-- · 5 Dec 2011 at 14:56

My standard post for this type of thread....

Nate--IRL-- said:
A list of current Sims, if you want to check some out, are....

WW1:- Rise of flight
WW2:- Wings of Prey (Arcadish)
WW2:- IL2 - Cliffs of Dover or 1946
1960s+:- Strike Fighters 2
Modern:- Falcon 4 (BMS4)
Modern:- Lock On - Flaming Cliffs 2
Modern:- DCS A-10C Warthog
Modern Combat Helicopter:- DCS Ka-50 Black Shark 2
Civilian:- FSX
Civilian:- Xplane
EDIT:- Civilian Helicopter :- Take On Helicopter

SimHQ is a good resource if you want to find out more http://www.simhq.com/index.html

Nate

R@tman · 5 Dec 2011 at 15:10

ringo747 said:
The new Microsoft Flight should be out in a few months if you can hold off. FSX is a complete resource hog and you need a fairly beastly PC to run it well.

Which one is this? i though Microsoft discontinued there flight sims ??

do you have a link ?

Nate--IRL-- · 5 Dec 2011 at 15:14

http://www.microsoft.com/games/flight/

Nate

robfosters · 5 Dec 2011 at 15:19

ringo747 said:
The new Microsoft Flight should be out in a few months

This is quite optimistic imo.

You might as well pick up a copy of FSX. The Cessna's are nice easy planes to start with.

ringo747 · 5 Dec 2011 at 15:30

Invitations for beta are open so it shouldn't be anything more than a few months barring serious issues being uncovered.

robfosters · 5 Dec 2011 at 15:38

ringo747 said:
Invitations for beta are open so it shouldn't be anything more than a few months barring serious issues being uncovered.

Just noticed the beta has been released.

pingu666 · 5 Dec 2011 at 15:57

il2 1946, great game :-)

Keyser Soze · 5 Dec 2011 at 16:04

I have the same stick, I recommend MS Flight Sim X too, I also have some combat sims which are great but my personal experience was enjoying them much more once I had more knowledge on how to actually fly the planes properly and what all the gauges and switches do.

Flight sim X is a great way to learn that, then move over to the Combat sims IL2 1946 for example and its easier to concentrate on the weapons systems once you understand the flight basics.

Pighardia · 5 Dec 2011 at 17:05

Little off topic, but OP did you get the joystick working ok with BF3?

I ask because i have the same one but could not map the controls properly, so haven't used it since i got it.

Also, i got Il-s Cliffs of dover for a tenner and it is great fun.

Showboat · 5 Dec 2011 at 17:09

Wings of prey, very noob friendly.

PermaBanned · 5 Dec 2011 at 17:11

Flightgear?