Here we go again if we could please stick to the facts.
where some of the aircraft don't even have cockpit views.
The fact again is only ONE plane does not have a cockpit view.
This ONE plane is a DLC for people who wish to play the game side of MS Flight.
This one plane that you chose to pick out & not even mention the sim planes its the North American P-51 Mustang
fighter plane.
Lets have a look at this one plane that you have chosen to fool the readers into thinking you are going to be taught the basics. And does not come with the free download content.
I have done a few hours real world stuff and I don't remember the instructor telling me "today we are going up in the plane with no dials or buttons so that it is easier to learn". Nonsense. You learn the basics in the same environment and then build up knowledge.
Now why did you chose to pick out this one none sim plane? If a instructor told me to do get into this fighter jet for my first flying lesson I think he should be locked up.
But MS Flight does not give you that plane to learn does it.
Now lets sick to the facts here.
You learn the basics in the same environment and then build up knowledge.
Of course you do & this is what MS Flight does.
And this how.
Your first plane is the Icon A5 a very basic plane with working cockpit view, the cockpit shows you everything that the real Icon A5 has.
As someone new to flying you are shown all the basics of flying just like in real life. The Icon 5A does not have any flaps, just like the real one so as someone new to flying you do not have to worry about them.
You get vocal feed back while flying on how well you are doing like a real life instructor does, you are also told vocally what you need to look at with the dials as you are flying.
It's all very new user friendly, I understand that you would not know any of this as you have only flown 5 mins with MS Flight.
You are not placed in a fighter jet with no dials or buttons & just a outside view.
You are not even given it as the basic free download this is because MS know if you want to learn the sim side of flying you would have any use for it.
There's lots more to do but as the NDA is still in force that's all I can say.
But no worrys as again it's all free does not cost you anything to try out MS Flight so anyone can see if your taught to fly in what you say.....
"today we are going up in the plane with no dials or buttons so that it is easier to learn".
Or the very user friendly Icon A5 with working cockpit that has been modeled on the same CAD drawing that the real Icon A5 was designed with.
Here is a image of the cockpit of the plane that you learn the basics in. It's not the North American P-51 Mustang. But I would have thought you would have seen that yourself if you played even just 5 mins of the beta.
You also don't need the whole world to be able to fly such a plane, the Hawaii big island is all you need it has over 15 airports & landing strips all with custom buildings.
When you have learnt the very basics of flying you can then move on to the Vans RV-6A, a two-seat, single-engine, low-wing homebuilt airplane made famous for its speed and maneuverability.
Again with a working cockpit & working Nav aids so back to what you have said.
You learn the basics in the same environment and then build up knowledge.
This is now what MS Flight is doing, you are now in a faster plane & as it's faster you now have over 35 airport/strips to land at.
You have a bigger landmass to fly around that also have fully working NAV, ect & ILS as the same airports have it for real.
Again you also get lots more but due to NDA I can't post about them.
You are also given even more feed back on how good you are flying & you have to learn to fly really smooth, just like a instructor would the goal post have been moved to make it harder. All part of your
You learn the basics in the same environment and then build up knowledge.
Here is a view of the RV-6A cockpit.
You can also get the Maule M-7-260C is a rugged utility aircraft that is especially adept at handling take-offs and landings on rough, unprepared surfaces. Players can find out what makes the Maule the plane of choice for adventurous bush pilots by trying tricky landing challenges that push the aircraft’s ability to land on rough airstrips.
They can enter the Maule’s cockpit and take the controls to transport people and cargo to complete jobs and advance their pilot career.
As you can see by the underlined part if you don't want to just fly around not to worry MS Flight give you plenty of things to do.
I have not tested the Maule I have already got 40 hours of flying from flight so far without even feeling the need to move on to a new plane.
Here is a image of the Maule cockpit just to save any confusion about it may have no cockpit.
I have only played about 30 mins of the game side of MS Flight.
Getting gold coins & flying at hoops as I am not interested in that side of the game.
No it isn't a sim at all it's a game.
That is a matter of opinion.
Is FSX a level D simulator?
If not then does that still make FSX a simulator?
But again the best thing about MS Flight is it's free so anyone can try it at no risk.
It has also been made by part of the same team that made FSX, MS Flight can grow & get better. But with FSX you are going to be stuck with 20-35fps and randon program crashes mid flight, would a true simulator do that?
