CalUKGR

I'm one of the newbies - to flights sims, to FS Flight and to this forum. I've been knocked out by how good the game is and welcomed to this forum by friendly 'experts' eager to see new members join in and stick around. I can't say I know the first thing about 'pro' flights sims, but FS Flight strikes me, as a self-confessed newbie, as a good entry point. I could get the thing up and running within moments and quickly get to grips with basic flying skills using just my 360 controller. I bought the Hawaiian DLC and the Maule plane DLC (fantastic). I guess I'm precisely the target audience for this game: someone who likes the idea of flight sims but has always been scared off the 'pro' apps like Flight Sim X, etc.I'm hoping to see some great DLC get released over the coming months. If MS have got it right they could be on to a winner here, imo. I have no problem buying into a DLC-supported sim like this is the content is substantial and worth investing in. So far, so good, then.

Thanks for the welcome. I have this forum newly bookmarked and will be dropping by regularly catch up on any MS Flight chat and news. God bless the internet!

I think the scenery looks pretty nice from way up. I did buy the Hawaiian DLC and I'm not complaining, also the Maule, too (very nice looking plane - the cockpit is very detailed). I'm not a hardcore flight simmer, just someone who fancied MS Flight. I play on a fairly good rig (i7 quad core, 12GB RAM, GTX460 1GB, Win7 64bit) and I use the 360 controller which - for me, at least, works fine. The game runs well at all max settings - some very occasional and briefly dropped frames, but it hasn't crashed once. The planes look lovely - very detailed and crisp. I'm looking forward to seeing how MS Flight pans out - the steady arrival of further DLC is something I like (I'm a long-time 360 player and well-used to purchasing DLC via LIve), but I'm also a member of the C.A.R.S. beta and in many ways I feel MS Flight is in a similar position: just starting out, with incremental improvements over time yet to come. Should be fun.