FrankPilot

I think what you are doing is great Rob. Despite what I said, I am very tempted to learn IFR and glass cockpits in the Sim which I do not do IRL. So we are not that far apart! Cheers.

Going back to the OP, I guess I am the opposite as I do not wish to get into great realistic detail on a range of aircraft. So what do I do to keep up the MSFS sim experience? I fly IRL as a VFR-only recreational pilot in a good old C172, including xcountry and controlled airspace, and I partly use MSFS to keep up those skills. I also use MSFS to satisfy my addiction to aviation history and geography and old pics and maps, and I record this in videos - see my signature below. I also fly with some overseas MSFS friends who show me their countries. One of them is a RL ambulance person and he loves doing medical helicopter rescues - sometimes I join in with him. I have my RL EFB on my iPad connected to MSFS so I can practice using it because it is pretty complicated with so many features, and gives me world-wide maps. I also like to follow RL short airline flights from Flightradar24 in MSFS. Of course I fly many different aircraft in MSFS, especially old warbirds, but I do not go into study-level detail. These are the main ways I satisfy my addiction to MSFS without the hard work of trying to make it very very realistic. I like to make it interesting and fun without being a chore. Hope this helps. Cheers.

In June 1976, following an aircraft hijacking & holding of hostages at Entebbe Airport, Uganda, Israel undertook a daring military airbourne raid using C-130 Hercules aircraft to rescue the hostages. Come see how they did it & how successful it was. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

Ukraine has a very old & strong aviation history with many airfields, manufacturers, educational institutions & museums. Come with me in the Ukraine Air Force-liveried McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Super Hornet to see some of these sights & learn their history. Let's hope that the current war is over soon & that Ukraine regains its rightful borders & place in aviation history. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

Come visit the beautiful Scottish Highlands & learn about the mysterious WW2 crash that took the life of Prince George (Duke of Kent) & 13 others. Visit several WW2 airfields & seaplane bases, & learn a bit about anti-submarine underwater electric cables & early nuclear facilities. Enjoy the beautiful scenery too! Cheers.

I find it fascinating too. The amount of bad stuff though is incredible. Cheers.

Join me in a DC-3 to visit Heritage-Listed Felts Field in Washington State, USA. What a beaut old airfield with still existing heritage buildings & structures! See some surrounding sights as well. And have a go at a vintage aircraft & automobile quiz at the end. Sincerely hope you enjoy, because that's the aim. Cheers.

Beautiful Jack. Love this place. Here’s some history for you. Cheers.

In this video, set in the "corner" of central Australia where 4 States/Territories meet (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia & New South Wales), we will land at 3 pubs, Touch & Go at 2 oil/gas fields, & overfly 5 homesteads/stations. We will also overfly one of the many Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) emergency road airstrips. Come join me in the popular 1935-1950s military pilot trainer, the North American SNJ-4, also known as the AT-6 Texan & the Harvard, used by over 40 countries. I hope you enjoy the trip. Cheers.

Come join me in a seaplane to visit the world's oldest continuously operating seaplane base, the Como Aero Club on Lake Como, Italy. Also tour the lake and see why it is a playground for the rich and famous. Visit the town of Bellagio, the "pearl of the lake". Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

Come with me to learn about the Kargil War in the Himalaya Mountains, May - July 1999, between India & Pakistan. See who won and why. See how the air war was fought. Fly in a fighter jet and a helicopter through breath-taking scenery. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

Join me in the beaut Pilatus PC-21 to learn why Albany & Madras airfields in Oregon, USA, are on the National List of Historic Places. See the sights in between, & experience some "Top Gun" - type manoeuvres. Please consider liking & subscribing to encourage me to cover all 70 USA Heritage-Listed airfields. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

Come join me in the beaut Pilatus PC-21 to visit Joint Base Lewis-McChord, formerly WW2 McChord Field, Seattle/Tacoma, Washington, USA & learn its history & current role. Also tour other airfields in the area as well as Seattle CBD. See some other interesting sights too. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

Forgot to include the map in the video! Cheers.

Come with me and enjoy 3 of the epic flights of the Legendary Alaskan Bush Pilot Don Sheldon on and around Denali, North America's highest mountain. Experience a mountain rescue, a chalet on top of a glacier, and a river rescue. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

Second in the new series on USA heritage-listed airfields. Come with me in the fantastic Pilatus PC-21 to visit former USAAF Ladd Field in Fairbanks, Alaska, now Army Fort Wainwright. Learn about Cold Weather Testing, the Russian connection, and see the famed Northern Lights. Please like & subscribe to encourage me to cover all 70 USA Heritage-Listed airfields. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

First in new series about USA Heritage-Listed airfields. Come with me in the beaut MSFS Cessna 150B Backcountry aircraft to check-out heritage-listed Talkeetna Village Airstrip, Alaska, AK44, & surroundings, home of Bush Pilots. Please like & subscribe to encourage me to cover all 70 USA Heritage-Listed airfields. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

NEW: MORE PICS OF AIRFIELD HERITAGE-LISTED STRUCTURES THAN EVER BEFORE. Join me in the Beechcraft King Air 350i twin-engine with RAF livery to visit the heritage-listed airfields in the UK from WW2, with some going back to WW1, & some continuing into the Cold War. See WW2 aerial airfield maps & how the airfields are now in MSFS. This video is Part 4 in the 4-part series & covers Coltishall back to Biggin Hill via Duxford, Henlow, Debden, North Weald, Stow Maries & West Malling. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

NEW: ADDED PICS OF SOME HERITAGE-LISTED BUILDINGS. Join me in the Beechcraft King Air 350i twin-engine with RAF livery to visit the best heritage-listed airfields in the UK from WW2, and some going back to WW1. See WW2 aerial airfield maps and how the airfields are now in MSFS. This video is Part 3 in the 4-part series. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

Join me in the Beechcraft King Air 350i twin-engine with RAF livery to visit the best heritage-listed airfields in the UK from WW2, and some going back to WW1. See WW2 aerial airfield maps and how the airfields are now in MSFS. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

Join me in the Beechcraft King Air 350i twin-engine with RAF livery to visit the best heritage-listed airfields in the UK from WW2. See WW2 aerial airfield maps and how the airfields are now in MSFS. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

My acid test for this scenery was the beautiful chapel, associated new museum and the Spitfire & Hurricane gate guardians - and they nailed it. So I assume everything else is great too. Cheers.

Join me in the beaut Cessna Caravan to replicate YouTuber Missionary Bush Pilot's most stressful landing from his 1 Jan 2021 video in Papua New Guinea. (PNG). Low clouds, short steep runway, tailwind, and a go-around, make for a challenging approach and landing. Great scenery on the way as we fly from AYGA Goroka to AIBA Aibai. Flight plan, and aerodrome chart for AIBA, included. Hard to beat PNG for heart-stopping airstrips! Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

Join me in the beaut freeware DC3 in MSFS to visit the many airfields developed urgently during WW2 in 1942 along the then new Alaska Highway (road) to provide USA aircraft to Russia along the so-called North West Staging Route (air) to help the defence of North America. Approx 8000 USA aircraft were supplied to Russia along this route. Hope you enjoy. Cheers.

Nice. Here are a couple more to whet peoples' appetite for this type of flying. Cheers.