A Single Player Career with the ability to earn virtual money.

Instead of a missions menu you have a career menu. In the career menu you can select from the following categories:

1. Bush Pilots
2. Airline Pilots
3. Charter Pilots
4. Helicopter Pilots
5. Ferry Pilots

just to name a few.

When you click on a category you will see a list of "job postings" for example.

1. Bush Pilots Job Postings...
        
        Seattle, Washington: Immediate Opening for experienced seaplane pilot needed to fly de Havilland Beavers providing transportation for hunters, fisherman, researchers and their supplies to remote areas around Washington State. Approximately 50 hours per month, pay is $40.00 per flight hour, chance for advancement into the company twin otter after a minimum 6 month commitment. Must have completed the Private/Commercial/Multi/Instrument and seaplane tests in MSFS2008 to qualify CLICK HERE to apply for this job.

        Anchorage, Alaska: Denali Charters is looking for experienced tailwheel pilots to transport mountain climbers, doctors, and equipment into and out of high mountainous terrain. Approximately 75 hours per month, starting pay is $30 per flight hour. Must have completed the Private/Commercial/Multi/Instrument tests in MSFS2008 to qualify CLICK HERE to apply for this Job.


2. Airline Pilots

        Dallas, Texas: Landmark Airlines is looking for pilots with experience on the 737-400 or Airbus 320. Guarantee pay of 75 hours per month minimum at $80 per hour, Must have completed the Private/Commercial/Multi/Instrument and ATP test in MSFS2008 to qualify CLICK HERE to apply for this job.

4. Helicopter Pilots:

         Miami, Florida: AirLifeOne is looking for experienced helicopter pilots to assist the coast guard in search and rescue over land and sea in all weather conditions. typical response is to boating accidents, diving accidents, off short oil rig accidents and other such medical emergencies, pay is $75 per flight hour monthly hours range between 25 and 50 hours on average. CLICK HERE to apply.

assume that under each category there would be about 15 or 20 "job postings" around the world and completing the various "check rides" would qualify you to apply for certain jobs. after you apply for a job, the game would then Generate a series of "missions" that you would then fly as your "job".

sounds fun to me

I would say  a fix  for all  the problems in FSX but I''l be nice and hold my tongue.

not to contribute to this hijacking, but what problems are you experiencing?

its simply my humble opinion that most "problems" with FSX can be traced to insufficient hardware, I had a whole new rig built not only to cut off potential slow downs in FSX when it was being released but also to head off any problems that might come with the DX10 games we are all waiting for.

of course im just an old fart who grew up playing old black and white FS 2 with hexagonal guages  where you could pretty much only fly around Chicago  so maybe im just used to low end flight sims.

as much as i loved FS2004 - FSX is the new big hit with me. Better graphics, more realistic aircraft flight characteristics, better weather simulation.... MS nailed this one IMHO.

Erm...have you even checked out that link?

It's still singleplayer - with a social component.


E.g. my own airline: http://flynet.en-studios.de/index.php?lang=en&status=db_va&status2=db&id=882

spitfire boy wrote on Jun 2^nd, 2007 at 5:03pm:


Seen what's happened in the past, I better Because if I start on one of my files I could get the ban for real.

In short and polite, I prefer, after so many disappointments, to keep my peace and stay away from this race to the next disappoint. After All the people in M$ only do what they want, the bare minimum of what going by market they can get away with, asking people to fork new money for something that new is not.

Why bother.

I wish "they" would surprise me with something worth buying. But I've lost hope.

Piper PA-11 Cub

Okay.

There is no such thing as bug free software.

but i'll tell you this sir - i have not been a "regular" to the FSX section of the forums at all until the past week or so. Though i have been roaming around other forum sections here on SimV.

Ill also tell you this - you dont have to repeat your complaints if you dont wish to... like i said i havnt really cruised the FSX section long enough to read anyones complaints with great interest.

I have played AWESOME sims and games, and i have played CRAPPY sims and games over the years... and though the definition of awesome and crappy varies greatly from player to player i think FSX is just fine. Perhaps i have not run across any of the same bugs you have, - quite honestly i havn't run across ANY - at least not with realizing it anyway.

The planes fly beautifully, the missions and challenges are well thought out and designed, a good computer can run it at high graphics settings while delivering 17 to 22 FPS, the navaids work just as well as they did in FS9. personally i have not seen a problem with FSX period... but thats the thing, i havnt SEEN the problems i guess because nobody has pointed out exactly what it is i should be looking for.

Opinions fly around here - and its my opinion that FSX is terrific, anyone and everyone is free to disagree with that all they want. We are all still SimV brethren and aviation fans in my opinion.