
Microsoft Flight Simulator officially launched for Xbox Series X and Series S yesterday, with thousands of players flooding the Microsoft Store to grab the new Game Pass title. The game has been met with a lot of love, but if there's one thing everyone seems to be struggling with, it's landing those pesky planes.
While Reddit has been home to many beautiful vista shots, it's being overshadowed by one specific element - landing. Sure, it's easy enough to take off, but doing the reverse is a different kettle of fish. As expected, therea re crashes, upside down planes, and runways plagued with pilots who can't quite nail the ending.
As you can see from the article image, this writer also took a nose dive into Warwick Castle and ended up in a tricky spot. Sometimes getting distracted by the beauty of the game can lead to disastrous results, whilst other moments are just down to us thinking we can outsmart the (admittedly crucial) tutorials. Touché.
Luckily, it's not all ending in tragedy for everyone, as Xbox players have also shared some absolutely stunning vistas from their sky high adventures. Images alone can't demonstrate just how beautiful Microsoft Flight Simulator can be.
Have you struggled to land your plane in Microsoft Flight Simulator? Let us know in the comments below.
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I managed to land on the sea first time! But easier than land and it wasn't pretty but would have walked away, so generally a good landing!
My kid also asked me to land in Anfield which I did although it was only a 2D flat image when I landed on it and I wouldn't have walked away from that one!
Crashed into my local Morrisons. It looks like an abandoned warehouse that would be home to a serial killing nut job. If you knew my local Morrisons thats actually pretty accurate.
I can land, I just can't taxi without running into 8 other planes.
No need to land, can fly forever in this game. Only want the Spitfire but it is so damn expensive.
Im having a good time, i skipped the tutorial but need to go bck for some tips. Really pretty game though. I see tht its multiplayer, so could we potentially fly ina formation with fighter jets?
I need some simple arcade controls for this 😂 can't fly to save my life
I’ve done a couple of landings...one was a bit bumpy, and the other I overshot the runway 🤣
Never mind the landing, I've just had 3 game crashes in a row. Every time I set custom location and departure the game crashes. Not helped by the fact that it takes 5 mins for the game to load back up. Is anyone else having this issue?
Haven't played, yet, but if my troubles of landing in nes' top gun are any indication, I'll be having troubles in this one, as well.
Whenever I crash it just takes me to a black screen. How do I get these upside plane photos other seem to be getting?
I haven't managed a landing as yet, although I haven't done any of the tutorials yet either.
Ive enjoyed it so much that I've purchased my first HOTAS.
https://shop.thrustmaster.com/en_gb/products-joysticks/t-flight-hotas-one.html
It probably wont arrive until next week, but I 100% know that it's compatible as a friend has one.
I assume that Elite Dangerous and maybe Rogue Squadron will work too.
@StonyKL
Anfield? Well, at the very least you wouldn't have walked away alone.
@DonkeyKongBigBoy If you turn everything on easy, your plane won’t actually crash. It just gets stuck in an upside down position.
Noobs xD try landing the A32NX in 30kt crosswinds without using the localiser.
Jokes aside, welcome to the club, new pilots. Enjoy! 💪✈️
@IndoorHero You’ve to really have played the previous Flight Sim games to really be into it, to be honest. The series stretches back as far as MS-DOS days. Get yourself in the A32NX (FlyByWire mod), watch a few videos guides, and you’ll have a different opinion once you know how to play it. 😄
@Deadcow it makes a difference.
Tried one of the challenges to land an A320 (I think) and couldn't get the thing to slow down, I decreased thrust and tried raising the nose slightly but airspeed kept increasing... I know it's my fault but can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.
Only major issue I have with the controls is when flaring, it seems to get hyper twitchy so I lose points on that all the time.
@Trotterwatch Did you also apply speedbrakes? You’ve to slow down relatively early in a large aircraft like that. I haven’t done any of the landing challenges, but if rules permit, keep the autopilot engaged along with auto thrust, and use the dial on the FCU to set speed, and the plane should take care of the rest. I highly doubt it’ll allow you to use an ILS approach.
If that don’t work, then keep going at it until you get it. the A320 is a wonderful bird to fly.
I did try the speed brakes and that did help, tried it a few times since and have managed to improve a bit. Seriously tempted to try and get a yoke and pedal setup soon. I'll try what you've suggested, thank you
@Hypnotoad107 hmm, so we have to have a gimped experience to get the funny photos. Thats a bit annoying.
I remember when MS removed crashing, I know why they did it and in a post 911/World Trade Centre world I get it. But I do wish they'd add it back in, there was nothing like trying to fly through a barn and getting your wings cut off.
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