Embarrassing question to ask

[Ben Johnson 3]

How do I set MS to start in a cold & dark cockpit as my default session?I've searched the menu options and FS Help to no avail.Thanks in advace, Bob L

[Mats_J 2]

Hi BobI may be out of line here but as far as I know you have to set up your aircraft as cold and dark you like and then save the flight remembering to check the "Make this the default flight"-box.Some add-ons though (read DreamFleet 737-400) has the option of setting the cabin dark and cold without saving a flight.One thing to keep in mind though. If you load your default flight and change aircraft to something without all the bat/gen/elec switches necessary, you could end up in a dead end! ;-)Hope it helps

[Guest]

Hi BobI think that all you need to do is place your plane where you need it, shut everything down and save it as your default flight. I believe that whatever plane you select would then start up with what you're asking for.Dave

[Ben Johnson 3]

Mats / Dave,Thanks for the quick responses.Bob L

[Guest]

Simply, put yourself in the situation you want and hit the semicolon key. Name it and select save as default. You'll always launch into that mode.

[alastairmonk 0]

Bear in mind that FS2002 doesn't like to start with too complicated an aircraft, as it has to do a great deal when it first starts.My advice would be to save your chosen plane in the cold & dark state, but don't make it the default. Launch FS2002 as normal (preferably with a default plane, as this minimises any problems) then once its settled down you can load your saved flight and start from there.Alastair