Essential Settings for Beginners

Learn the essential settings for Microsoft Flight Simulator beginners. This guide covers basic handling, take-off, landing, navigation, and more to get you flying confidently.

This guide covers the essential settings and lessons for beginners in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020). The Flight Training section offers a comprehensive set of activities designed to teach users how to fly, ranging from basic taxiing to landing complex airliners.

The training is divided into several series, each with multiple lessons:

• Basic Handling — 8 lessons in the Cessna 152, covering aircraft controls, pitch, roll, and power settings.
• Take-off and Landing — 7 lessons focusing on procedures like taxiing, take-off, and various landing techniques.
• VFR Navigation — 5 lessons on visual flight rules navigation, including departure, dead reckoning, and arrival.
• Glider Training — 7 lessons using the DG Flugzeugbau DG-1001e neo, covering aerotow, winch launches, and soaring.
• Airliner Training — 2 lessons for the Airbus A320neo, focusing on takeoff and landing.
• Bush Pilot — 7 lessons in the ICON A5, teaching short-field operations, water landings, and updraft/downdraft management.
• IFR Navigation — 7 lessons in the Cessna 172 Skyhawk, covering instrument flight rules navigation, including climb, descent, and ILS approaches.

Lessons are guided by voice prompts, instrument highlights, and glowing markers. Most series conclude with a test that can be failed. Users can repeat lessons and choose their own order, though following the recommended sequence is advised.