February 18Feb 18 Starting at the gate, GPU ON. MSI GeForce RTX 2080Ti Gaming X Trio 11 GB GDDR6 | Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6Ghz | Kingston HyperX Fury Black 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz PC-25600 (2x16GB) | Asus Rog Strix Z390-E Gaming | BenQ EX3501R 35" Curved Ultrawide Monitor 100 Hz (3440×1440)
February 18Feb 18 I'm at a point now I don't bother to boot the sim if I'm on limited time. My sim sessions are usually planned as an after 8pm or weekend kickback period. That way I can stay totally focused, immersed and not rush any workflows from cold & dark to takeoff. Only flying the E-190 freighter these days..somehow lost interest in GA over the past year. Asus Maximus X Hero Z370/ Windows 10 MSI Gaming X 1080Ti (2100 mhz OC Watercooled) 8700k (4.7ghz OC Watercooled) 32GB DDR4 3000 Ram 500GB SAMSUNG 860 EVO SERIES SSD M.2
February 18Feb 18 Cold and dark at the gate. I load fuel then PAX/cargo with GSX while setting up the cockpit/FMC, it takes about 1/2 hour to pushback and start. I find this just as entertaining as flying. FS2024 • PMDG 738, 77F • FSL A321 • A2A Comanche, Aerostar • BS Baron, Bonanza, Caravan Pro • JF Tomahawk • TAOG H500C BeyondATC • GSX Pro • ChasePlane & Flow Pro • TDS GTNXi • FSUIPC • AutoFPS • RealTurb 9800X3D B650E • ROG OC RTX 5090 • 64GB DDR5-6000 • VKB Gladiator, STECS, T-Rudder • Tobii 5 • ISP 1 Gbps
February 18Feb 18 It depends. If I'm practicing procedures (takeoffs, approaches, engine outs), I'll start on the runway or in the air (FSiPanel FTW!) If I'm doing an entire flight, I'll typically start at the gate in turnaround mode.
February 18Feb 18 Cold and dark on the ramp (GA guy here, my planes look kinda silly at a gate!) and checklists, always. It just feels wrong and incomplete otherwise. Just as IRL, it really doesn't take me that long to run a full checklist and get the plane ready to go and it's simply part of flying to me. Scott
February 18Feb 18 Gate/Ramp cold and dark. Starting to learn Jet airliners and I use GSX with them. The immersion/verisimilitude is much more enhanced that way. 5800X3D. 32 GB RAM. 1TB SATA SSD. 3TB HDD. RX 9070XT.
February 18Feb 18 Always in ready for take off mode, generally at the runway threshold, but sometimes at the gate. Cheers, Pete Pete Solov - Lake in the Hills 3CK and Schaumburg Regional 06CProud AOPA Member - PPL 2001Real World Piper Cherokee Pilot
February 18Feb 18 For tube liners at the gate or ramp with APU running or GPU. GA flights @ the ramp connected to GPU. Helos mostly at the rwy to eliminate the taxi time and start up time. If I'm doing a quick test flight at the rwy. Bill McIntyre Asus StrixB650E-F Gamer, AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D, Corsair Titanium DDR5 64GB, Samsung 990 PRO-4TB M.2, (4) 2TB SSD's, Corsair H1150i liquid cooler, RTX 2080TI Founders Edition, (2) LG 34" HD Curved Monitor, Sound Blaster Audigy X, 1Kw PC Power & Cooling Power Supply, Corsair Obsidian Full tower Case. MSFS 2024, WIN11 Pro x64
February 18Feb 18 I start at my destination gate completely shut down. I can get 20 flights done in about 10 minutes this way!
February 19Feb 19 12 hours ago, Dermot McClusky said: I start at my destination gate completely shut down. I can get 20 flights done in about 10 minutes this way! Hacking the logbook is even faster 😉 FS2024 • PMDG 738, 77F • FSL A321 • A2A Comanche, Aerostar • BS Baron, Bonanza, Caravan Pro • JF Tomahawk • TAOG H500C BeyondATC • GSX Pro • ChasePlane & Flow Pro • TDS GTNXi • FSUIPC • AutoFPS • RealTurb 9800X3D B650E • ROG OC RTX 5090 • 64GB DDR5-6000 • VKB Gladiator, STECS, T-Rudder • Tobii 5 • ISP 1 Gbps
February 19Feb 19 Always cold & dark at the gate or stand. To me, the startup, setting up the FMC, loading passengers, fuel, catering etc, it's all part of the fun of simming. Edited February 19Feb 19 by Rocky_53 HowardMSI Mag B650 Tomahawk MB, Ryzen7-7800X3D CPU@5ghz, Arctic AIO II 360 cooler, Nvidia RTX4090 GPU, 32gb DDR5@6000Mhz, SSD/2Tb+SSD/500Gb+OS, Corsair 1000W PSU, LG Ultragear 48"4K, MFG Crosswinds, TQ6 Throttle, Fulcrum One YokeMy FlightSim YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@skyhigh776
February 19Feb 19 13 hours ago, Dermot McClusky said: I start at my destination gate completely shut down. I can get 20 flights done in about 10 minutes this way! HowardMSI Mag B650 Tomahawk MB, Ryzen7-7800X3D CPU@5ghz, Arctic AIO II 360 cooler, Nvidia RTX4090 GPU, 32gb DDR5@6000Mhz, SSD/2Tb+SSD/500Gb+OS, Corsair 1000W PSU, LG Ultragear 48"4K, MFG Crosswinds, TQ6 Throttle, Fulcrum One YokeMy FlightSim YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@skyhigh776
February 19Feb 19 (Flying only GA) Cold & Dark at the FBO Ramp. Vincent B. Check my free MSFS sceneries : https://flightsim.to/profile/vbazillio/trending and my hardware configuration.
February 19Feb 19 On 2/17/2026 at 9:28 PM, Cap737Delta said: I use FStarter24 and start anywhere with a mouse click. Can't be easier. Does it suppord 3rd party a/c like pmdg 737-800 or Blacksquare TBM 850?r - Harry 9800x3D (Strix x870e-E) - 64GB RAM (DDR5 6000, CL 30) - RTX 5090, 34'' 1440p OLED HDR - Windows 11 Pro (1TB M.2) - MSFS 2024 (MS Store, 4TB M.2).
February 19Feb 19 90% gates 10% rw engines running Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
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