A word of warning from someone who’s been there.

Flying and aviation is fun, when you start getting paid for it initially that’s great , but the novelty wears off and when it becomes just a job, well the fun soon starts to wear off too.

As a junior pilot hearing such comments from senior pilots would annoy me, but now I’m walking in their shoes I’m now forced to agree.

Thats why I enjoy flight simulation, I fly what I want ,where I want, when I want. No rules no rosters.

You of course may differ.

Unfortunately, most simmers do not see the bigger picture. They fly their usual aircraft from A to B, land and then Quit.  Which is fine that's what a flight sim is for.  But the real powers that be are scheming with much bigger plans. They are thinking Hmm 15 million simmers is okay, but how can we get it to 30 million simmers. And the answer to that is to make the flight sim as great as possible ....... and ....... have some activities on the side.  Such as horseback riding.  The suits are in the office with their Excel spreadsheets. Let's see, if we can just get Only 10% of Red Dead Redemption fans, that is Only 10% ....... but ....... we will literally get a bump of many millions of units (sales). This amounts to a huge extra income for FS.  Not as much as Rockstar.  But a huge income.  Which supports the development through FS2024 and then the next sim also (FS2028).  So, if all you like to do is A to B flights you will be able to continue to.  But there is a growing numbers of simmer's...... wait ...... Gamers, who are going be having fun Riding like Clint Eastwood into the setting sun. 

horse? nah we need unicorns that can fly, and then fly on the back of the bird , remember that nordic tale?