Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 FAQs!

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Kicking off the release of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 - we wanted to put together an informative FAQ section for you to get the most out of your flight sim experience. Here, you'll find essential tips and recommendations to optimize your settings, calibrate throttles for new aircraft, and integrate SimBrief flight planning profiles seamlessly into your setup. Our goal is to enhance your flight experience, providing a smooth transition from MSFS 2020 to  MSFS 2024. Let’s jump in and get you on your way!

Recommended Settings

We understand that every system is different and may perform uniquely based on its hardware configuration. These recommendations are designed to help you get the best performance while flying the latest Airbus aircraft in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. While these settings are optimized for a balance of visual quality and smooth performance, feel free to adjust them based on your system’s capabilities and personal preferences.

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If you're looking to maximize performance, it's important to keep in mind that 'Raytraced Shadows' can have a serious impact on frame rates. While they offer incredible visual realism, they are also known to be a significant FPS killer, especially on systems with mid-range GPUs. If you're experiencing stutters or lower frame rates, we recommend disabling or lowering the quality of raytraced shadows to improve overall performance without sacrificing too much visual fidelity.

Throttle Calibration

Calibrating your throttle correctly is key to achieving smooth control in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, especially when flying advanced aircraft like the Airbus. The calibration process is managed entirely within the Aircraft Electronic Flight Bag (EFB), and here we provide a step-by-step guide for setting up your throttle axis.

General Calibration Steps:

1. Reverse on Axis: If your throttle hardware does not have a reverse axis, make sure to select NO in the "Reverse on Axis" option on the EFB. If your hardware has a reverse axis, select YES to calibrate the reverse detents.
2. Green Bar: This bar represents the current position of your throttle axis (ranging from 0% to 100%) and is used for setting your detents.
3. White Bars (Detents): These bars indicate the throttle detents such as IDLE, CLB, FLX/MCT, and TOGA. You will assign these detents based on where you want them on your throttle.

Calibration (Without Reverse on Axis):

1. Click BEGIN CALIBRATION.
2. Move the throttle to its lowest position (close to 0%) and click SET IDLE.
3. Move the throttle to around 70% and click SET CLB to set the climb detent.
4. Move the throttle to around 80% and click SET FLX/MCT for the flexible takeoff detent.
5. Move the throttle to its maximum position (close to 100%) and click SET TOGA.

Calibration (With Reverse on Axis):

If your throttle has reverse functionality, the process is similar but with additional steps:

1. Begin with the throttle in its maximum reverse position and click SET MAX REV.
2. Move the throttle to where you want the IDLE REV position and click SET IDLE REV.
3. Continue with the calibration process as described above for setting IDLE, CLB, FLX/MCT, and TOGA.

This calibration ensures your throttle matches the detents for the aircraft, providing more accurate control and smoother flight operations. Follow these steps, and you'll have your throttle calibrated and ready for action in no time!

Issues with Calibration

If you experience any issues with the Throttle Calibration process, you may force-reset the calibration on the EFB. Simply toggle the "Reverse on Axis" option between YES and NO a few times to do this.

Default Microsoft Aircraft Help!
Whilst all the above is great for general help and advice, we've created some posts for those of you looking to get the most out of the default aircraft in Microsoft Flight Simulator. The help sections are organised by aircraft, they contain some useful guides and troubleshooting tips. Each section covers some essential topics and common issues, as well as step-by-step guides for tasks like operating the transponder, managing fuel and payload, and even nosewheel steering. Whether you're setting up your audio control panel or doing a walkaround, this guide will point you to the right resources to enhance your flying experience.

Click one of the aircraft below that you'd like to learn more about! Click the respective image ->

SimBrief Profiles
For those looking to integrate accurate and up-to-date flight planning with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, we recommend checking out our SimBrief Profiles page here! This section contains detailed profiles for all of the Airbus aircraft included in the new simulator. These profiles will ensure your flight plans are aligned with the correct performance data, weights, and fuel calculations.

Whether you're flying short hauls or long hauls, these profiles will help streamline your planning process, giving you more time to enjoy the flight.

Simbrief Profiles ->

Which about rounds out this FAQ section! We truly hope you enjoy these aircraft, we had a blast working on them and hope they give you thousands of different options to fly to and from now! As mentioned above, any queries, issues or bugs you encounter, please do drop a message to the team over in the respective sections and we'll get to them.

Happy flying ✈️
iniBuilds Team