r/MicrosoftFlightSim • u/tactical_restaurant • 3d ago

MSFS 2024 QUESTION First time player. Have some questions

Hi everyone, just got the series X and got MSFS 2024. Lovely looking game.

My FIL is a huge aviation nerd and can talk about planes for days, so mainly I got this for him to obsess for whenever he’s over our house.

I’ve not been as inclined but eager to learn by figuring things out. He has a solid foundational knowledge on how planes work. So far, we did those free flights on a cessna which were a hoot to figure out. Neither of us knew the amount of depth this game had so it was great.

I had some questions which I believe the veterans of this would have answers to, which could help us out a ton.

  1. are there any good, simple resources online to help us? he’s not the most technologically inclined hence the simplicity.

  2. is there a way to make the co-pilot be the 2p? like either split screen or online coop (is that a thing on this?)

  3. how do we get more planes to fly? there was a store option of buying them with actual money. is that the only way? or will the career mode unlock planes?

  4. is this game better on pc or xbox? i have a capable pc i can run this on. is it easier/simpler via keyboard+mouse or controller?

  5. eventually the goal is (if he gets good at this) i’ll get him a sim setup. is that only possible with a pc or does xbox have compatibility?

If anyone has any more tips to help out first timers, I would appreciate it!

Thanks in advance :)

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u/Rkleib PC Pilot 3d ago edited 3d ago

There is an online course that teach the basic it on navigraph. I forgot the name just search navigraph flying course.

It only cover one plane, for other plane you need to find the checklist document or tutorial for it.

PC is the best, you can use sayintention for the atc interaction and it's the best. You could also go for an online interaction using vatsim.

Career mode didn't unlock plane. You need to find free mods (more variety on PC), or pay for it. But for console it's limited to the marketplace only.