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Do you prefer starting at the gates or on the flightline?

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I think loading the plane at the gates is a good part of the simulation, but sometimes I just start on the flightline with engines running. What do you guys prefer?

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  • St Mawgan
    St Mawgan

    I start cold and dark at the destination airport. Then I don't have to actually fly at all 🤪

  • Engines running on the runway, no checklists …GO!

  • Maladoror
    Maladoror

    Gate. Cold and dark. If I don't start it myself it just feels off.

At the gate

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I use FStarter24 and start anywhere with a mouse click. Can't be easier.

Gate/Ramp Cold & Dark Only.

I run the sim in a VR setup so I'm doing several mental/physical preparations and adjustments while taxiing to the runway.

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At the gate with engines running, and ready to taxi (PMDG aircraft). I compile the flightplan and set up the aircraft via the FMS, and then use the standard "Shift+P" pushback (without that annoying tug).

Christopher Low

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Engines running on the runway, no checklists …GO!

787 captain.  

Previously 24 years on 747-400.Technical advisor on PMDG 747 legacy versions QOTS 1 , FS9 and Aerowinx PS1. 

3 minutes ago, jon b said:

Engines running on the runway, no checklists …GO!

Same. Too little time. Rarely I start at the gate cold and dark. Sometimes I end at a gate. But usually it saves me precious time to just load the imported flight plan and push the throttles down. My 2 cents. Since you asked 🙂

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At a gate if I want to play with GSX, grab screenies at an airport or suchlike. Hot start on runway if I want to explore an area or just fancy a flight in a particular plane. Never, ever, do the whole cold start thing - life's too short. Doesn't mean I won't sometimes start at a gate or similar and then record a flight from the subsequent hotstart (ctrl-e or whatever) and taxi out and away. Then grab a few shots from the replay.

Even if I actually wanted to do the whole startup thing, I've got literally hundreds of aircraft and that's way too many buttons to get to grips with.

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Wow

..always st age gates or parking if GA.

 

Ron

MSFS 2024 -Too many airplanes to name. Too many airports to name.

Prefer to start at gate, usually in turnaround state to save some time and drudgery. 

Gate. Cold and dark. If I don't start it myself it just feels off.

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I think if that's real world weather in Ketchikan, you won the lottery.  I haven't seen a sky that blue there in about 5 months 😁.

Andrew Crowley

Occasionally, I have waited at the gate or on the ramp or in GA parking, waiting for the weather to improve.

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