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Starting a Flight?

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Do you like how MSFS is starting a flight, just right on the runway or very close to it, being already cleared for take off?

I'd rather like to find my a/c in the parking area or close to a jetway, preferably cold&dark. I'm really missing all those pre-flight requirements/procedures from a/c check, to preparing engine start, flight planning etc. ... I've not yet found how I can force MSFS to let me do these things. The only workaround I found: After MSFS gives you control to your a/c, you may taxi back to a parking spot, shut down engines and save that flight situation. When I later load this saved flight, I have a cold&dark situation, but unfortunately I cannot access the in-flight menu because it is not available. Am I missing some possibilities to get this to work?

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6 minutes ago, Nemo said:

Do you like how MSFS is starting a flight, just right on the runway or very close to it, being already cleared for take off?

I'd rather like to find my a/c in the parking area or close to a jetway, preferably cold&dark. I'm really missing all those pre-flight requirements/procedures from a/c check, to preparing engine start, flight planning etc. ... I've not yet found how I can force MSFS to let me do these things. The only workaround I found: After MSFS gives you control to your a/c, you may taxi back to a parking spot, shut down engines and save that flight situation. When I later load this saved flight, I have a cold&dark situation, but unfortunately I cannot access the in-flight menu because it is not available. Am I missing some possibilities to get this to work?

When you configure your flight you can use the pull down on the departing airport  to change the runway to a parking spot where you can start cold and dark.

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29 minutes ago, FrankR409 said:

When you configure your flight you can use the pull down on the departing airport  to change the runway to a parking spot where you can start cold and dark.

Or click on the airport, click on Zoom to Details, and pick the dot corresponding to the parking spot of your choice.

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