Where's the documentation?

[Fielder 3,676]

.  It took a while just to learn that it meant points of interest.  I tried the Training programs but got stopped a little way in when the moderator just disappeared.  Never even finished the first lesson. Tried several times, still know success.  Maybe I could learn something if this worked.  Don't know how Discovery Flights work.  "

The Asobo training lessons are broke and do not work. They do work well on an Xbox if you are using the Xbox controller. On a PC the moderator does not just wait for you to do something but waits for you to do it with the controller she assumes you will use. If you do what she requested using another controller then she has no idea that you did the task. So she waits on you to do what you already successfully did. In other words she disappears.

The best instruction is in certain Youtube video channels. I'm not sure who does the basics but someone surely does. Here's one... you start at the bottom of the list.

https://www.youtube.com/c/FlightSimSchool/videos

[Espana Pete 357]

On 8/18/2020 at 10:13 PM, W2DR said:

My keyboard works OK but who the heck know what functions are assigned to which keys...........

I have memory problems so invested in a Stream Deck in which I can programme every keyboard shortcut not only for the games I play but also for productivity (e.g. strings of words used often). Not cheap but a life saver for me.

[Waldo Pepper 1,953]

 

[SierraDelta 1,342]

4 minutes ago, Waldo Pepper said:

 

Already mentioned on page 1:

 

[Ray Proudfoot 8,960]

I find it totally reprehensible that with all the resources available to Microsoft they couldn’t be bothered to supply any documentation whatsoever. Not even a readme.txt. Heck, even amateur scenery developers provide installation instructions. How on earth are those new to flight simulation meant to learn the basics of flying or even the best way to install the program?

So users have to search for help on the internet. Lucky ones will arrive here and be directed to the better YT videos. But there is a lot of dross on YT and heaven help those who end up relying on one of those.

Those of us old enough will remember the guidance provided by the Aces Team in the flight sim series back in the 90s and later. It seems it’s too much trouble these days. That does not reflect well on that behemoth of an organisation. Shame on them.

[Waldo Pepper 1,953]

The only thing I've seen is manuals for some of the local legends.

https://www.flightsimulator.com/aircraft-manuals/

 

[jfri 42]

On 4/24/2022 at 4:22 PM, wlix261 said:

https://store.flightsim.com/product/sofly-a-guide-to-flight-simulator-msfs-2020/

You might want to try this

 

Regards

 

I see that there is an extended version of that. I would like to know if it contains in depth documentation of all the default planes ? Or is it only the three planes mentioned in the product description ?
This is one part of documentation I miss

[Fielder 3,676]

I have the longer version. It does not have in depth documentation of default planes. Or of most anything else. It covers a wide range but not deeply.

What MS should have done was to explain what every command in options/controllers does and how or why you might want to use them. Whoever created a particular command knew exactly what it does. The user has only a one sentence description.

OOPs, I only have the original long version. I see it has been updated with lots of new information in the updates which I have not yet downloaded.

They made a free short version too, but it was only available for a month or two and only covered optimization for performance.

Edited April 25, 2022 by Fielder

[goates 576]

There are some guides at the official site in the support section.

https://flightsimulator.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016003159

[Roy Warren 426]

I have in my hand a 219 page book along with six maps/charts and a Quick Reference Guide that came with my 5-1/4" floppy disk version of Microsoft Flight Simulator boxed version in 1988.

It explains everything in fine detail.

We've come a long way haven't we.?

Roy Warren

[icewater5 181]

Baffles me this non-documentation/manual trend. As said earlier at least YT, also very likely 'Twitch' soon are picking up the slack.

Edited April 25, 2022 by icewater5

[jfri 42]

5 hours ago, Fielder said:

I have the longer version. It does not have in depth documentation of default planes.

Does any good documentation of the default planes exist all ?

[Max Kraus 339]

It's a bold new documentation-less new world where one must fend for themselves. I suppose too many people never did RTFM! so now it's payback 🙂

[icewater5 181]

lol .. i think i will keep what actual physical manuals i do have and save them for the antiques road-show

[jfri 42]

22 hours ago, Fielder said:

I have the longer version. It does not have in depth documentation of default planes. Or of most anything else. It covers a wide range but not deeply.

 

I discovered that I already have a free stripped down version of this guide. And in it I see
"A Guide to Flight Simulator features a detailed
look at each airport, aircraft"

So it is claimed that it cover the default planes. But how much ?