Just curious

[robert41]

Thanks everyone for the replies. Interesting comments.

 

[Roger]

Ahhhh....realism....yes

 

[Piglet]

Too busy building planes to fly! Well, I do fly while testing, good thing you can turn off crash detection...

 

[AusWilko]

If I have a bit of time I will try and make a attempt at following procedures but time is a very scarce beast so most times I just jump in and make the most of flying

 

[hairyspin]

i fly by the book as much as possible whilst flying low through the grand canoyn

LOL! I like warbird flying, so by the book means bang the throttle to the firewall at every opportunity...

 

[TeaSea]

I fly the aircraft by the book ~ it's part of the immersion for me. ATC procedures not as much ~ mainly because I'm not that familiar with them and I usually fly smaller aircraft on short hops or practice circuits. However, I do use FSX's built in ATC when I'm doing a longer flight.

While the ATC in FSX isn't bad, it's far from perfect. The procedures are okay, but the constant badgering doesn't exist in the real world (handing you off every two minutes, telling you you're too low or too high, telling you to "expedite your climb").

Wish the ATC had a "memory", then the system wouldn't do that.

If you're trying to learn the procedures though, the ATC system isn't bad.....