FSEconomy or something similar?

[CLE_GrummanTiger]

Have any of you played the sim with FSEconomy to add a bit of fun and realism? I've read about VATSIM and virtual airlines, but I'm not sure that's for me, especially considering I'm hard-of-hearing and would have an enormously difficult time understanding anyone over ATC.

 

Maybe there's some other alternatives to FSEconomy that I don't know about? Seems like a fun way to add hours and practice to flying. If I don't go broke first.

[tiger1962]

I use Neofly, it's a freeware career mod specially designed for MSFS: https://www.neofly.net/

[durhambuilder]

FSEconomy does add that bit of realism, I have only used it for Xplane and it has a pretty steep learning curve.

OnAir by Aerosoft is also good, it is subscription based but sim agnostic, you can use it with any of the major sims. I used it for a month after the trial period but gave it up as it was not compatible with my fsx and Xplane add-ons.

I now use Air Hauler by Just Flight, imho it is the best there is. Unfortunately you have to but a copy for each sim to use it in all of them.

Another downside is that you cannot resume a flight after a crash to desktop. This is a bit of a pain in MSFS where CDT's on my rig are pretty frequent.

Hope this helps and good luck

Geoff

[CLE_GrummanTiger]

Thanks to the two of you who responded. I guess I should be more specific and say I'm looking for freeware. The only add-on I'd ever be interested in buying is aircraft and possibly some airport/scenery (especially if close to home).

 

Looks like it's probably FSEconomy vs NeoFly.