Originally Posted by leadinyourhead

Have a copy of Falcon coming tomorrow. Ill try and learn to get the plane off the ground over the weekend. I dont have a ton of flight sim experience, but have played AOE and the microsoft stuff. I was even a private pilot at one time (till the wife said she wouldnt fly with me in that little damn plane)

Anyway, my question is this:

Whats the best way to get up to speed on the game so that I can get to an orientation flight and "get in the game" so to speak.

I have a logitech cordless stick that has twist for rudder control. Will this be enough to get me started? I have seen the stick/throttle combo (x52???) and it looks pretty sweet, but I really dont want to drop a C note until im comfortable in the game.

Ive always wanted a realistic flight sim that is mission capable with others online. Looks like this may be the ticket. Hopefully I will have the time and patience to figure this out (between the battlefield 2 time)

Any input would be great and I look forward to learning how to fly so I dont take anyone else out.........by the way, which button is to eject, I may need that alot in the beginning.

Leadinyourhead

My own opinion is to get online and get flyin with some of the peeps in here or over at Multivipers, http://www.multiviper.com/index.php?...dc421e0abc7caf
both sites have experienced people around who are willing to help.
You'll need Teamspeak to talk. Be honest with your experience, or lack of it. (Hey, ya gotta start somewhere right?)
Learning by yourself is a good way to go, but you'll learn more, faster, and have more fun flyin online.
Talk to Jex or Squid on Teamspeak, both will give ya a good steer.