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You can build a formation in JoinFS with the record feature, but you can only follow it, not have it follow you.

Oh, dear now I'M getting involved in this fairly pointless discussion. As far as I know, the Wrights were always working to achieve POWERED flight. They built several gliders to refine their aerodynamic designs, but the Wright Flyer was designed and assembled as a powered airplane.

"I feel like I'm missing something." You need to find your niche. I've known a lot of flight simmers, and for every one there's a particular aspect of the hobby that most appeals to them. I know combat fliers, VATSIM devotees, bush pilots, tubeliner drivers, type collectors, scenery collectors, simulator collectors, cockpit builders . . . You get the idea. You should try as many different aspects of the hobby as you can to find the one that works for you. GA can be boring - there were times back when I used to fly for real that I admit to having been bored. These days, in the sim, I fly mostly A2A GA aircraft in real weather, and don't use the GPS. I find that engine and system management, weather awareness and map-and-compass and radio navigation fill the en route time admirably.

Great advice from Larry, who I think is one of the sagest contributors to these threads. I have an additional suggestion: go up a few thousand feet and practice slowing and stalling in the landing configuration (flaps down). When you get used to your airplane's slow flight characteristics, the bottom end of the speed range is a lot less scary.

I've been round the globe three times now: in the GlobalFlyer, non-stop; in A2A's Cherokee 180, with lots of stops; and in the A2A Constellation, following the Equator.

Thanks for that, Loki, you're absolutely right. It disturbs me to see so many people eager to bash a program that is still a year or so away from hitting the shelves. I've been enjoying Flight Simulator since subLOGIC FSII, and currently run FSX:SE. It's beginning to look as though NOT jumping to P3D might have been a smart move.

Thanks. Every now and then I get lucky. :)

One of our group posted a video, here:

Yep. FSX:SE and JoinFS. A2A Spitfires.

Just a general note; I rarely mess with the aircraft.cfg or .air files unless there's something really wrong. I assume the creators try to get as close to the real thing as they can, and that includes individual types' idiosyncrasies. For example, because it's so clean, the A2A Constellation is very tough to slow down in a descent from altitude, but for me that's a feature, not a fault.

I like Wim's idea.:)

What are you using for a multiplayer client? I occasionally saw odd aircraft in Steam multiplayer that I think were created by someone's use of TacPac weapons. In JoinFS, users have the option of broadcasting their AI planes.

If you're looking for charts, the closest you can get for free is https://skyvector.com. US sectionals and World VFR charts. Built-in planner.

From learntofly.ca: "This dark stripe is common on the T-28 Trojans to help camouflage the greasy residue that spews from the huge 1,425 hp (1,063 kW) Wright R-1820-9 Radial Engine that cranks the large 3-blade propeller." We learn something every day.

For some reason, this one piqued my interest. I found an article about Paradigm and its founder here: http://minesmagazine.com/8254/. Don't know if that might provide a point of contact through which you might get some questions answered. Do you know what model of aircraft it's simulating?

Some are, some aren't. Trial and error.