Aerofly FS4 for beginners in VR

Quote from Sean_Ashcroft

Hi there

I'm really new at flight sims, but I feel in love with Aerofly FS4 VR the moment I saw it on YouTube. It is what made me get a quest 2!

However, although I've watched many YouTube videos from people who know what they're doing....I am always totally lost after I'm in the cockpit myself after a few seconds.

Maybe I'm overcomplicating this for me, but can somebody give me some pointers how to even get started here? I think despite my interest, memorizing the entire tutorials on aerofly.com (which are amazingly done, but just.....A LOT to take in) is not realistic. Is there any way to get some noob-friendly-checklists INSIDE the game? Or some mods or even voicetracks you can play in the background which guide you what to do?

I feel like once i get the hang of it, I would have tons of fun flying an A320 around in VR with cold&dark start, takeoff procedures, cruising and landing, but I just struggle to even get started....

If you want to use the simulator seriously, you have no choice but to learn things. Tutorials are indispensable to learn functions. It takes some time but then it is worth it.

For checklists in VR I use "Desktop+". It can mirror desktop applications into VR, so I have a browser with my checklists and maps as a kneeboard inside my VR cockpit.

But I am still hoping for an integrated solution like in other simulators.

Quote from Sean_Ashcroft

Hi there

I'm really new at flight sims, but I feel in love with Aerofly FS4 VR the moment I saw it on YouTube. It is what made me get a quest 2!

However, although I've watched many YouTube videos from people who know what they're doing....I am always totally lost after I'm in the cockpit myself after a few seconds.

Maybe I'm overcomplicating this for me, but can somebody give me some pointers how to even get started here? I think despite my interest, memorizing the entire tutorials on aerofly.com (which are amazingly done, but just.....A LOT to take in) is not realistic. Is there any way to get some noob-friendly-checklists INSIDE the game? Or some mods or even voicetracks you can play in the background which guide you what to do?

I feel like once i get the hang of it, I would have tons of fun flying an A320 around in VR with cold&dark start, takeoff procedures, cruising and landing, but I just struggle to even get started....

Hey mate, I've grown up in the Aviation industry, 45 now with a PPl, my father was a skipper on the A330 (and the 777/747F) with Gulf Air, Qatar, SIA. I never followed in his footsteps, but had access to all the training manuals for the A320 fleet (FCOMS/FCTM etc) I would shadow him on his type ratings when he switched aircraft. Am enjoying flying the A3xx variants in Aerofly, surprisingly detailed under the hood! I also had access to Gulf Air A320 sims.

UK based, now (GMT) if you ever want some mentoring, let me know. I also fly in VR, and have some free time over the next few weeks. Feel free to PM me with any questions, or even some kind of live web thing. I have just been doing raw data circuits in the A320 lately (BA training for new pilots) a great way to get to know the aircraft. You can replicate the flying experience in Aerofly. Getting deep into systems and failures is another story, that's more for Fenix in FS 2020. Aerofly covers things enough for a very realistic experience! Am blown away by this sim in VR.

My name is Rob, happy to help! 777 driver was for my dad, I created the user name many years ago, he passed a few months ago here in the UK, I carry on flying real world and the sim in his honour, he was a great guy.

VR sounds like fun but....

Reading up everything you can possibly find on light aircraft flying and then initial instrument flying for a sound aircraft grounding seems more sensible to me than trying to hit all the right buttons starting with a simulated complex large airliner. The sim should be more rewarding with you firmly in charge and the plane doing exactly what you want.

The way to handle check lists is to start off easy with something like the Cennna 172 not an airliner. Stick with one plane type initially and do the check lists many hundreds of times and learn the common ones, it's a lot of work. (Not much point in covering emergencies in Aerofly at this time though).

If you cannot arrange some handy cockpit time you might consider taking a real flying club or school trial flying lesson which would give you hands on aircraft handling experience for very little money. A trial lesson would last about 20 minutes and should only cost about a third of a normal lesson. Make them think you are interested in a full course! Flying experience helps work a computer sim more than the other way round!

Thanks for “Desktop+” introduction, I didn’t knew it. I found it on Steam and it seems to be free.

Sean_Ashcroft something very fun to begin with in Aerofly FS4 VR is doing the included Challenges. You will do small missions and fly different types or aircrafts. It is very interesting to start understanding the differences between them. For many aircrafts in the sim, it was my first time I flew them, thanks to the challenges. Also, most of them are located in nice sceneries to visit.

Quote from Armitage

For checklists in VR I use "Desktop+". It can mirror desktop applications into VR, so I have a browser with my checklists and maps as a kneeboard inside my VR cockpit.

But I am still hoping for an integrated solution like in other simulators.

Thanks for the tip about Desktop+

I just tested it loading a Swiss VFR chart on a separate image window, and docked it to my left hand controller. Pretty wild to juts lift up your hand to glance at the chart!