Would Air Hauler 2 suit me?

[WotanUK]

I think Airhauler 2 is a good add on.  As Alan explained to you, you don't have to start in 'Nomad' mode, you can start in the Easier mode and self limit yourself to a single aircraft if you so desire.  If you head on over to the Air Hauler forum you will see that many people are asking for it to be made even harder in Nomad mode; in fact, personally i find it a little unrealistically easier.  I edited the database (strictly not endorsed by the developer) to start in Nomad mode with a £250,000 loan, no starting cash at all.  I then bought a second hand Pa25 from Brazil, it's been a lot of fun getting her back to the UK, I have very nearly paid the loan off and my reputation is in the high 30's.

I think your comments on the missions are really pretty accurate, i have found them very poor, as you say, rare, not often in the correct direction and the pay is dreadful.

My biggest complaint, is actually the developer.  He is very resistant to suggestions and doesn't really want any customization.  He has a particular idea on how to use the product and if you have a different idea, tough, he developed it.  Some would argue that is his prerogative as the developer, but he isn't giving the product away for free, people are paying money for it.  I incurred his wraith for daring to edit the database to fix a bug, he even threatened to start to encrypt it to stop people having fun with the product in their own way!

[HighBypass]

...grabs popcorn...

[Boomer]

Can I immediately fly my pmdg 747?

Or must I spend inordinate amounts of time "earning" this "privelgede"?

[WotanUK]

5 hours ago, Boomer said:

Can I immediately fly my pmdg 747?

Or must I spend inordinate amounts of time "earning" this "privelgede"?

You have to earn it.  Even 'Easy' mode won't give you enough money for the 747....ahem, you can edit the database (i.e. cheat) and give yourself enough money.  The developer is talking about encrypting the database to stop people from doing this.

[Boomer]

5 hours ago, WotanUK said:

You have to earn it.  Even 'Easy' mode won't give you enough money for the 747....ahem, you can edit the database (i.e. cheat) and give yourself enough money.  The developer is talking about encrypting the database to stop people from doing this.

I' out then.  I refuse to be told what plane to fly.

Thanks for the info.

[YoYo]

Does it work with P3Dv4.3?

[djbully]

2 hours ago, YoYo said:

Does it work with P3Dv4.3?

Yes it certainly does 😎

[YoYo]

Thx.

[pelgrin21]

i just got air hauler 2 is a lot of fun i started in career mode so i can fly different aircraft and go everywhere right now im on a cessna 182 i have 2 ai pilots and im getting ready to buy another cessna 182 then a bit later a grand caravan the game gives you a purpouse to fly and you can also make money with ai pilots when offline

[Gabe777]

Resurrecting this post because:

1. It's still relevant for MSFS

2. I have recently thought about using NOMAD mode for a RTW trip.

I will give it a go and see if it's changed.

BTW, for anyone interested ... the database is NOT currently encrypted, so sensible editing can make it a more enjoyable,  yet challenging,  experience.

[Gazzareth]

On 5/5/2018 at 8:32 AM, WotanUK said:

You have to earn it.  Even 'Easy' mode won't give you enough money for the 747....ahem, you can edit the database (i.e. cheat) and give yourself enough money.  The developer is talking about encrypting the database to stop people from doing this.

Technically you don't, just join or setup a VA which can then provide (or buy) the aircraft. Would take a little effort (15 minutes once you get the hang of it) to set one up with enough funds by yourself for a 747, but easy enough to do.

Then just pay yourself a salary / job bonus for each flight. Alternatively transfer enough cash from the VA to buy one yourself.

Using the VA system gives you massive flexibility, from "cheating" to making it much harder...

G