Realistic Flight

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not necessarily. You don’t need a navigragh subscription to run Simbrief. Simbrief provides those same charts completely free.

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I use simbrief

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lol, I don’t print every single one though, just the OFP, and the three sheets- of waypoints.

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Especially now that I’m an instrument rated pilot in the real world and have learned a ton about realistic procedures, I’ve always hand flown to at least 10,000 and used real procedures.

It’s not hard once you learn a little :)

Even before I got my pilot certificates, I took advantage of tons of available ground schools and YouTube videos that are all free.

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true, however, please know which server to behave certain ways in lol

(talking to general people, not you specifically)

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Choose the Right Aircraft and Livery:

  • Realism in Aircraft Selection: Choose an aircraft that matches the route you’re flying. For example, if you’re flying a short-haul route, pick an aircraft like the A320, B737, or similar.
  • Use Correct Liveries: Select the livery of the airline that operates the route in real life.

Plan Your Flight:

  • Flight Planning Tools: Use tools like SimBrief or FlightAware to create a realistic flight plan. SimBrief provides detailed flight plans, including routes, fuel calculations, and more.
  • SID/STAR Procedures: Incorporate Standard Instrument Departures (SID) and Standard Terminal Arrival Routes (STAR) into your flight plan. This enhances realism by following real-world departure and arrival procedures.
  • Real-World Routes: Use real-world routes and waypoints for added realism.

Set Realistic Weather Conditions:

  • Live Weather: Enable live weather in the settings to fly with real-time weather conditions. This includes wind, visibility, and other weather phenomena.
  • Time Settings: Adjust the time of day in Infinite Flight to match the real-time of your departure or arrival location.

Follow Realistic Procedures:

  • Checklists: Use real-world checklists for pre-flight, takeoff, cruise, descent, and landing. You can find checklists online or create your own based on real aircraft procedures.
  • ATC Communication: When flying on the Expert Server, follow ATC instructions carefully and communicate using standard phraseology.
  • Taxiing: Taxi at realistic speeds, usually between 20-30 knots, and follow taxiway lines.
  • V-Speeds: Calculate and use correct V-Speeds (V1, VR, V2) for takeoff. These speeds can be found in aircraft operating manuals or calculated using tools like SimBrief.

Manage Your Aircraft Systems:

  • Autopilot Usage: Use autopilot for speed, altitude, and heading control, but also practice manual flying, especially during approach and landing.
  • Fuel Management: Load an appropriate amount of fuel for your flight, including reserves. Avoid overloading or underloading fuel to maintain balance and realism.
  • Flaps and Spoilers: Use flaps and spoilers as per real-world procedures, deploying them at the correct speeds during takeoff, approach, and landing.

Fly Realistic Routes:

  • Realistic Departures and Arrivals: Follow realistic departure and arrival routes based on real-world flight paths.
  • Cruise Altitudes: Choose the correct cruise altitude based on your direction of flight (Eastbound – odd altitudes, Westbound – even altitudes).

Use Realistic Camera Angles:

  • Cockpit View: Fly primarily from the cockpit view for a realistic experience. Use the HUD view only if necessary, but practice flying without it for added realism.
  • Wing Views: Use wing views during takeoff, climb, descent, and landing to simulate passenger perspectives.

Respect Airspace and Traffic:

  • Flight Levels: Maintain appropriate flight levels and avoid entering controlled airspace without proper clearance.
  • Spacing: Keep a safe distance from other aircraft, both on the ground and in the air. Follow ATC instructions to maintain separation.

Participate in Events and Group Flights:

  • Virtual Airlines: Join a virtual airline like Saudia Virtual, Qatar Airways Virtual for a more realistic experience.
  • Community Events: Participate in community events on Infinite Flight’s Expert Server to fly with other serious pilots.

Use off apps:

  • Use of apps such as Infinite Passenger and In-Flight assistant will significantly enhance your experience.
  • In-Flight assistant has voice call outs and passengers announcements which makes your infinite flight much more realistic.

Here’s a few tips from me to make IF more realistic

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UNLESS of course you are replicating a Charter or Repositioning flight

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It takes me about 20 minutes or so to get everything set up for a typical flight in Infinite Flight following irl procedures. I use ForeFlight for flight planning, AWC for getting weather information (only works for the United States), and my own notes for deciding cruise altitudes, take off and landing speeds, and best climb rates at certain altitudes and weights

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Holy chat GPT

Honestly, I go as far as simbrief, and use real aircraft statistics, but I don’t nail it down to the finest details, I.e recreating realistic flight times. For some, they might find fun in going extremely realistic, but for me, after a certain point it becomes tedious and boring, and I’m playing to have fun, not have a virtual job.

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Really 5 year approximately! I think I got it early less than a year!

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What do mean?

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I think he means he learned procedures within a year and is pointing out that you have been learning since 2019. Don’t quote me though

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ChatGPT style but very human written.

Doubt an AI humanizer can do that.

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cuz I wrote it :)

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Well then, I guess I owe you my apology. I’m sorry, It is very well written, well enough that it seemed like a computer did it.
Right on. ✊

or I guess I could say, ”write” on…
I’m sorry, I’ll show myself out.

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Well i learned what realistic callsigns are, aircraft procedures and many other things in my first year but what mean by “I have been learning since 2019” is that you can never know too much and since aviation is still a strong passion to me I like to learn absolutely all I can. So even with my already existing knowledge there is always something to learn and improvements to be made.

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I’m a regular flyer with EasyJet (IRL) on their Birmingham to Glasgow route and return. Have been for the past year now and have since picked up on certain details. Regular gates at both Birmingham and Glasgow to arrive and depart from, cruising altitude & speed, approximate waypoints (very roughly with FR24) and callsigns (EZY71NC & 72NC usually). They use both the 319/320 on the route depending on availability so like to use both. So a route I like to do on IF to make it as realistic as possible with the help of my real life experiences. A nice short route to do if you’re looking to build up landings if you don’t have a lot of time.

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