This might be ummm a wna question but the vast majority of flights I've been on and see in major airports use jetways. Plane pulls up, jetway connects people and pilots get off (eventually). 

How do the next pilots even get down to the ramp /apron to do the walk around? I'm guessing there's a security door below the boarding gate? I've never actually seen pilots use it is all I see them use jetway (I guess after using the security door to walk back in first? 

Even so that's a lot of pilots milling around out there! 

Once again excuse my ignorance! 

1 hour ago, sloppysmusic said:

This might be ummm a wna question but the vast majority of flights I've been on and see in major airports use jetways. Plane pulls up, jetway connects people and pilots get off (eventually). 

How do the next pilots even get down to the ramp /apron to do the walk around? I'm guessing there's a security door below the boarding gate? I've never actually seen pilots use it is all I see them use jetway (I guess after using the security door to walk back in first? 

Even so that's a lot of pilots milling around out there! 

Once again excuse my ignorance! 

The stairs off the jetway.

4 hours ago, Ident said:

The stairs off the jetway

Thanks!

Why start outside the airplane? It seems like it would make more sense (and be more realistic) to start out in the airport parking lot. Why do they make such half-hearted attempts at realism?

Oh God. At my pace it would take an hour.☺️

9 hours ago, rjquick said:

Why start outside the airplane? It seems like it would make more sense (and be more realistic) to start out in the airport parking lot. Why do they make such half-hearted attempts at realism?

or even more realistic, why not starting from at home?

Have given up on FS2024 and went back to FS2020 a couple of weeks ago. Microsoft/Asobo are stealing my time. My request for a refund has been declined by Microsoft, no surprise.   

On 12/26/2024 at 8:20 PM, rjquick said:

Why start outside the airplane? It seems like it would make more sense (and be more realistic) to start out in the airport parking lot. Why do they make such half-hearted attempts at realism?

Or the bar 😂

Is there anything "new" regarding how to immediately get into the cockpit and bypass the FS2024 preflight requirements after loading the plane in to a parking spot? I haven't been able to find a way to do this.

Thanks,

Al

Edited March 27, 20251 yr by ark

15 minutes ago, ark said:

Is there anything "new" regarding how to immediately get into the cockpit and bypass the FS2024 preflight requirements after loading the plane in to a parking spot? I haven't been able to find a way to do this.

Thanks,

Al

AFAIK, there is no option but to use Shift-C. 

Hopefully Asobo will add an option to enable or disable within the settings.

50 minutes ago, CarlosF said:

AFAIK, there is no option but to use Shift-C. 

Hopefully Asobo will add an option to enable or disable within the settings.

Thanks for the reply. For some reason Shift-C does not work for me. Aftr loading into the parking spot, I tried both Shift+C and Ctrl+C but nothing happens.  So will just load onto the runway.

Al

Edited March 27, 20251 yr by ark

2 hours ago, ark said:

Thanks for the reply. For some reason Shift-C does not work for me. Aftr loading into the parking spot, I tried both Shift+C and Ctrl+C but nothing happens.  So will just load onto the runway.

Make sure that you are using the default keyboard "Keyboard 2020 Transversal" in Controls\General Controls for the aircraft you are trying to get into.

You can also check within Controls "Search by input" if Shift-C is binded to this particular action.

Edited March 27, 20251 yr by CarlosF

30 minutes ago, CarlosF said:

Make sure that you are using the default keyboard "Keyboard 2020 Transversal" in Controls\General Controls for the aircraft you are trying to get into.

You can also check within Controls "Search by input" if Shift-C is binded to this particular action.

Thank You! Keyboard 2024 Transversal (which I think you meant above) worked. Turns out Shift+C was bound to Take Control of Character, so when I added that to my preferred Profile, I could then toggle back and forth between outside and inside the plane with that binding.

Al 

13 minutes ago, ark said:

Thank You! Keyboard 2024 Transversal (which I think you meant above) worked. Turns out Shift+C was bound to Take Control of Character, so when I added that to my preferred Profile, I could then toggle back and forth between outside and inside the plane with that binding.

Al 

Yes, I meant to say 2024, glad it worked for you.