How do you keep FSX interesting?

[metalmike06]

I joined a bush flying VA recently. That's been pretty cool. But I still like flying the heavier stuff as well. I often watch some of the Just Planes/World Air Routes videos to get some ideas for flights and destinations.

[mith]

Ever since I was a kid (born in 1935) I loved airplanes. A childhood accident at age 6 put out my left eye so that pretty much sealed my dreams of flying.

A friend of mine only had one eye... he flew lear jets for a living. I flew with him a few times in his Cessna and had a blast. I think his plane was a 210 (the kind where the wheels fold up... we were returning from San Diego (at night) and he rolled the plane.... LOL... talk about a rush!

[mith]

Also... I'm not that great at ILS landings, so this is something that I try and practice. I give myself zero visibility which really makes it hard.

Most recently (today actually) I purchased, "Sim-Savy's" USA photo scenery. I'm SO excited about getting it! For a flight simulator, how much better can it get than photo scenery!

[ScatterbrainKid]

UNUSUAL GLIDER
This freeware FS2004 Rehberg glider flies fine in FSX but you might experience vertigo at not being comfortably tucked into a cockpit comfort zone-



Rehberg VC

　
　

[ScatterbrainKid]

THE DOLE AIR RACE 1927

Here's a good challenge: fly 2,400 miles from Oakland (California) to Hawaii with little or no nav aids, surely we can't miss the whole Hawaiian island chain?..
Historically the race was a disaster, 8 aircraft took off but only 2 arrived, 1st placed won 25,000 dollars prize money (26 hours 19 minutes), and 2nd placed won 10,000 dollars (28 hours 16 minutes)
2 planes were lost at sea with a total of 5 souls aboard and never seen again.
2 aborted and returned to California with mechanical problems, and 2 crashed on takeoff without serious casualties.




The winner, a Travel Air 5000 'Woolaroc' after landing at Wheeler Field, Hawaii

　
WIKI: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dole_Air_Race

http://hiavps.com/Dole%20Air%20Race.htm

http://hawaii.gov/hawaiiaviation/haw...the-dole-derby

PS- 7 years later in 1934 the highly-experienced Charles Ulm and his 2-man crew vanished attempting a flight from Oakland to Hawaii, it's believed an unexpected 35-knot wind from the south-southeast and bad weather caused them to fly past the islands in the dark.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Ulm

[Tyrion101]

I get new aircraft, fly new routes, learn different skills, currently I am attempting to learn the concorde x, and Radar contact 4. RC4 haschanged my flight sim universe. I've never yet bought area specific scenery because I don't spend too much time flying in one place unless its to learn a new aircraft.

[ScatterbrainKid]

..currently I am attempting to learn the concorde x ..

Cool, this is one of the freeware jobs available for FSX (below), I can still hardly believe aviation took a giant leap backwards by scrapping the world's only SST, 2 hours 50 minutes London to New York wasn't bad!
But at least we can still fly it in FSX..

[H_Kev55]

I use it with FSEconomy.com

Tons of fun there.

[briansommers]

start a VA.. or start your own simulated charter business. or map out a plan.. and then stick to it.

for example: I want to learn and fly the Carenado C90 then move up to the PMDG J41 then by then the new PMDG Dash 8 or maybe the new Aerosoft Twotter, etc.. and that brings up another point.. I fly only payware scenery (ORBX) and payware aircraft as well.. I bought a real pilots kneeboard from sportys pilot shop and yes I strap it on 95% of the time.. unless I'm flying Ants' Drifter ultralight.. or a C172, etc.. I treat FSX as if it would be real.. if the weather is crappy, I don't fly or I'll go IFR.. by treating it real.. that ads a lot of fun.

[Adam24]

start a VA.. or start your own simulated charter business. or map out a plan.. and then stick to it.

for example: I want to learn and fly the Carenado C90 then move up to the PMDG J41 then by then the new PMDG Dash 8 or maybe the new Aerosoft Twotter, etc.. and that brings up another point.. I fly only payware scenery (ORBX) and payware aircraft as well.. I bought a real pilots kneeboard from sportys pilot shop and yes I strap it on 95% of the time.. unless I'm flying Ants' Drifter ultralight.. or a C172, etc.. I treat FSX as if it would be real.. if the weather is crappy, I don't fly or I'll go IFR.. by treating it real.. that ads a lot of fun.

I used to fly as a virtual charter long ago... it was very, very fun at the beggining, but efter a month of doing it I had to do some free flights...