Hi, 

I'm fairly new to flight-simming and aviation in general. As of right now I'm after the simplest way to jump in an airliner, take-off, get to my destination and land. As of right now I just don't have the time to properly learn nor do I have the interest at present moment (certainly will in future).

I have tried AI piloting after take-off but that feature just seems to be useless. 

Use one of the default airliners then and switch on any assistances you might need.

 

As for the learning curve, start with GA Single props and practice Touch and Go's in visual conditions until you get the hang of it.

Then do it some more. 😉

 

Then move on to twin props and learn how to fly instrument approaches and holding patterns. 

Then when you move on to airliners it's just a matter of learning how to properly program the flight computers.

 

 

Edited January 4Jan 4 by Farlis

In MSFS I find it easier to fly airliners than the smaller planes, assuming you know the basics already. They are more stable, so easier to land.  Try one of the default and go from there. 

Ironically flying GA planes is way more challenging than learning to fly an Airbus. Especially once you get to twins with relatively complex avionics. If you want to keep it simple I’d advise getting the Fenix A320 and then watching a ton of tutorials on the basic setup and flows and basically use maximum automation. As long as you don’t get too ambitious, a basic A to B flight in the A320 is child’s play. 

8 hours ago, Tyy777 said:

Hi, 

I'm fairly new to flight-simming and aviation in general. As of right now I'm after the simplest way to jump in an airliner, take-off, get to my destination and land. As of right now I just don't have the time to properly learn nor do I have the interest at present moment (certainly will in future).

I have tried AI piloting after take-off but that feature just seems to be useless. 

If you actually want to take off from one airport and land in another in an airliner, you’ll kinda have to learn a bit. 
 

Nothing stops you from just starting the 747 on any runway and just going full power and flying it wherever, but landing is harder because you have to be able to find the airport and line up the plane and all that. For an airliner, doing all that by hand is hard. 
 

One thing you can do - just turn off all crash and other damages and have fun. It’s just a game , don’t take it too seriously unless you want to! And if you do take it seriously, you can go really really deep into simming. But start with fun. 

Edited January 4Jan 4 by JonathanC

5 hours ago, JonathanC said:

If you actually want to take off from one airport and land in another in an airliner, you’ll kinda have to learn a bit. 
 

Nothing stops you from just starting the 747 on any runway and just going full power and flying it wherever, but landing is harder because you have to be able to find the airport and line up the plane and all that. For an airliner, doing all that by hand is hard. 
 

One thing you can do - just turn off all crash and other damages and have fun. It’s just a game , don’t take it too seriously unless you want to! And if you do take it seriously, you can go really really deep into simming. But start with fun. 

Roger.

I just wasn't sure what the sim would let me get away with. Guess I've got some learning to do.

14 hours ago, Tyy777 said:

Hi, 

I'm fairly new to flight-simming and aviation in general. As of right now I'm after the simplest way to jump in an airliner, take-off, get to my destination and land. As of right now I just don't have the time to properly learn nor do I have the interest at present moment (certainly will in future).

I have tried AI piloting after take-off but that feature just seems to be useless. 

Cockpit flows were how I learned instead of following amplified checklists.

1 hour ago, Tyy777 said:

Roger.

I just wasn't sure what the sim would let me get away with. Guess I've got some learning to do.

Oh don't worry. Just turn off crash damage and go ham - the sim will allow you to do whatever you like. Fly a 747 upside down under a bridge? No prob! 

It's a lot of fun to just do crazy stuff, and try all the activities as well. Eventually, if you're interested, you can start learning how to fly the planes like pilots do - and again, you can choose how deep you want to go. I'm likely a 5-10% of what a real pilot does. I follow standard flows and pretend to be a pilot, but I know the sim can go much MUCH deeper than my knowledge level

Edited January 4Jan 4 by JonathanC

8 hours ago, JonathanC said:

One thing you can do - just turn off all crash and other damages and have fun. It’s just a game , don’t take it too seriously unless you want to! And if you do take it seriously, you can go really really deep into simming. But start with fun.

Absolutely! I've only been doing this about ten years, but I'm still at the "fun" stage, and have no intention of going any further

8 hours ago, JonathanC said:

Nothing stops you from just starting the 747 on any runway and just going full power and flying it wherever, but landing is harder because you have to be able to find the airport and line up the plane and all that. For an airliner, doing all that by hand is hard.

Most of my airliner flights are like this. Very, very rarely I might start at a gate to grab some GSX screenies, and maybe taxi out to take off. And yes, lining up and landing by hand is tricky and it's taken me a long time to learn to think further ahead in terms of altitude and speed, but nowadays I get decent landings more than 50% of the time and that's all I ask. I had originally thought that with MSFS I'd be able to just put Dep and Dest airports in on the initial map screen and have the sim's AI just handle the flight for me, but that didn't work out and I never felt like sitting there pressing buttons on the FMC so it's all hand flying for me.

But then most of my airliner flights are actually two flights. The take off and maybe 20 minutes of flying then quit the flight. And maybe a start in the sky 10 minutes out for the landing. If you're not going to get serious about the piloting mechanics (and I'm not), the bit in the middle is just a waste of time.

And the only reason I'm saying this is to agree that it's perfectly reasonable and possible to enjoy flying the tubes even with no interest in the details and procedures.

Buy flight sim 2004 and go to the learning center, I think the instructors name was Jane (I might be getting it mixed up been a long time) but i remember it being very informative back then. 

18 hours ago, Tyy777 said:

Hi, 

I'm fairly new to flight-simming and aviation in general. As of right now I'm after the simplest way to jump in an airliner, take-off, get to my destination and land. As of right now I just don't have the time to properly learn nor do I have the interest at present moment (certainly will in future).

I have tried AI piloting after take-off but that feature just seems to be useless. 

The default A320 is as easy as it gets as far as high tech automation ease of use operation.

 

Stick to default airliners and use all of the available flight assits - it does not get any easier then that. If you just want to take off and land but you don't care about the correct procedures then default airliners would be perfect. Default A320 neo is very good choice.