Your Company.....

[Sam Breese]

Well I’ve been using fspassengers for quite a while now, I had a pilot with 35 hours after accidentally deleting my other one which had
nearly 200 hours! Anyway I’m looking to start a company on fspassengers but I need some ideas. I only wish to fly as
realistically as possible

1. Do some of you fly similar routes every day or vary your route all the time?
2. Do you start really small or really big?
3. Do you use income multiplier
4. Do you buy 1 or more of the same aircraft?, I’ve heard people talking about how they have about x5 747’s or something like that
5. Does anyone track and remember where your aircraft is for realism?

Any comments will be much appreciated as I will take them all into account to make my new company!!



Post Edited ( 08-12-06 08:16 )

[hmdomingos]

Hi Sam

I've been using FSP for almost 260 hrs too and this company I started:

1. I use majorly the same geographical area. i keep about a dozen airports as a regular destination, and keep adding other new
destination to implement and expand the company.

2. I started really small. with 372.000$ i bought a 182S and flew over and over carrying one passenger until growing a little bigger.

3. I use it but I didn't set it. it was a default option and I knew nothing when i started because it's still my first company. maybe i'll try the
next one without it.

4. I buy more of the same aircraft. in fact each time i can i add a new airplane to the fleet to increase the fleet bonus. at this time I have:

3 beech baron
2 king air 350
9 cessna caravan
2 mooney bravo
1 172 skyhawk
1 182S
2 182 RG

5. I always keep flying from where I landed. I always save the game when i'm done so i'll resume from the same point. I might change
slightly the time or even change the date, but I don't change the place.


Cheers friend!

[Sovek]

Heres what I did with my company. Started real small with about 500K in the bank. Kept flying single engine props all over the place in the united
states. Once I gained my C4 rating I bought a DC-3 and flew it alot. then picked up an EMB-120 and got some money out of it. So far my assest and cash
on hand total about 10 million dollars.

[Airliner]

I only wish to fly as realistically as possible

If that is the case then that would dictate:

1. Do some of you fly similar routes every day or vary your route all the time?

This would be based on the size. If you start out small, you'll want to fly in and out of the same base. More flights on the same routes will
build reputation and loads faster than flying a different route everyday.

2. Do you start really small or really big?

Depends on your goal. If you want to see what it's like to start from scratch as a pilot with a dream, start out with a C172 and away you go!

3. Do you use income multiplier?

This is really just preference. I tend to think of the multiplier as the interval period in my FSA project. Meaning, if you want to "pretend" you
are simulating 1 week each time you fly, set the multiplier to 7; one month - set to 30, etc.

4. Do you buy 1 or more of the same aircraft?

I haven't really paid attention to this but, in the real world, keeping with the same aircraft type keeps operational and maintenance costs
down. Also, it allows for more flexibility in scheduling as you can subsitute aircraft on like-sized routes. As FSP doesn't simulate this, I
don't know if there's a reason, other than the desire to only fly the same model. If you have a PMDG 737 or 747 and it's your desire to fly
that alone, then just keep buying those - edit your aircraft.cfg and paste in a new section with a different Title for each one, so you can buy
many of the same model.

5. Does anyone track and remember where your aircraft is for realism?

I know some do. I've done that. If you operate a charter airline, it can get ugly without something to track positions well. Again, up to you.

One of the things I've patterned after is the old TV show, "Wings." Joe started out at KACK with a leased C402 and routes between KACK
and KHYA, KEWB, KBOS and KLGA. (May have been more) Try that with no multiplier and see how long it takes to grow! Ouch!

If you use the multiplier = time interval thing, keep track of your dates. If you play with a multiplier of 30, for instance, start on June 20,
2006 then, next flight would be July 20, 2006, etc. That will give the illusion of the passage of time. Of course, if you're using real world
weather, that can get screwy. Imagine playing a June date while in February in a blizzard! Eesh!

[Sam Breese]

Wow, thanks for or your help, now I just need a name............

[Cactus757]

how do you get that FSP sig??

[Cactus757]

man dont make me start a whole new topic in sigs...lol....can anybody tell me how to get that sig??

[Cactus757]

....anyone answer

[Mud]

Cactus757 wrote:
how do you get that FSP sig??

http://www.fspassengers.com/images/banner/sigi.html

Mud

[jetBlue220]

Dang, you just beat me, Mud. Lol.

Also, maybe wait more than three hours before re-asking your question. People will answer when they see the thread.



Post Edited ( 08-14-06 02:45 )

[Cactus757]

Date 08-13-06 05:55 to 08-14-06 02:21

im pretty sure thats more than three hours....

[COA4113]

Anyone ever thought of starting a VA based entirely on fsp? For instance when someone Joins the VA they must set the VA up with the
pilot in career mode and progress as fsp Ranks are given.

[Jambone]

http://www.fspassengers.com/?action=links

[Launchbury]

I started my airline with a pair of 182s flying in the Caribbean with major bases out of St. Maartin and Jamaica (do not go to Haiti!) and
now have purchased a Cessna 195 and a Baron 58.