What is the crowd's opinion of X-Plane?

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Are you talking about MSFS or X-Plane now? X-Plane has excellent Garmin tutorial, it's a pdf i think in the documentation subfolders. They're super easy to work with. It's basically like a sophisticated car-gps. I'm not sure if MSFS has dedicated tutorial.I'd recommend using the X-Plane X-1000 (Laminar version of Garmin G-1000) manual. The navigation system work in almost the same way in both simulators, the X-Plane version is more detailed in functionality (only the virtual terrain feature is missing in XPL).It's really easy. I basically learned the whole thing while commuting.http://x-plane.com/manuals/G1000_Manual.pdfBtw, about the mouse - if you'd be willing, you might be able to help me even though you don't seem to have the problem, but only if you have the Steam version of MSFS. I could take a look at your cfg files, maybe there's something wrong in mine, and comparing them could help. There are two config files for the mouse. One is at:

steam/steamapps/common/MicrosoftFlightSimulator/Input/Mouse.xml

And the other one is at:

steam/userdata/yoursteamID (a number)/1250410/remote/inputprofile (and some number)

If you could search for these files and either send them to me somewhere or do a screenshot, that would be great. But

X-Plane 10 Mobile for Android will work with a Nvidia Shield controller, however I am not sure if you can use other controllers. But it's worth a shot.

http://x-plane.com/manuals/mobile/index.html#appendix:gamecontrollerbuttonassignments

I don't use the beta much, still flying XP10 99% of the time, so just a guess: If you position yourself at a gate or stand in the flight setup, doesn't that automatically set the plane c&d?

EDIT: Guess I found it in the Manual: http://x-plane.com/manuals/desktop/11/index.html#pickingandcustomizinganaircraft When selecting an Aircraft, there is a "Customize" button next to it. There you should be able to select a livery and also cold&dark vs. engines running.

But I hope they add an option to make it the global default setting (or at least store the last setting per aircraft).

Not sure about mobile devices but X-Plane includes a pretty advanced airfoil maker and airplane design program. You can design your own airfoil or use NACA designs. Then you import them into plane maker and build your aircraft. It takes the airfoil and other parts into account to figure out the flight model. It's not pre-programmed like Flight Simulator.

For a far better explanation, see: http://x-plane.com/pg_Inside_X-Plane.html

The autopilot in the B58 is not connected to the GPS unit, follow the instructions by /u/RepeatableProcess to make it follow your flight path.

Regarding the altitude: the GPS unit altitude is not in anyway connected to the altitude control of the auto-pilot. If I remember correctly, the B58 auto-pilot only supports holding current altitude and managed vertical speed (going up and down).

A really good resource for the Baron 58 is the X-Plane manual: http://x-plane.com/manuals/Baron_Pilot_Operating_Manual.pdf

At first, totally. Laminar has a very good G1K manual that I totally recommend.

http://x-plane.com/manuals/G1000_Manual.pdf

It’s very intuitive to use after you ~~read~~ skim it. Not nearly as good as Dynon Skyview though.

I've been dealing with the same kind of struggle for a while, and settled at this:

• use 3rd party planning tool (i'm using littlenavmap, which lets you create complete flight plan with altitudes and procedures) to export the plan
• watch a few of the FMC tutorials on youtube
• read the FMC documentation a few times (http://x-plane.com/manuals/FMS_Manual.pdf)
• google a few specific questions (like how to manually activate a leg or fight discontinuities)

After all, it's a lot less scarier than it looks at the first time (especially coming from garmins navs of the smaller aircraft).

On the other hand, I haven't seen an airliner with garmin-style nav system. They might be there, but since my own options are limited due to VR support, I've settled with 747/737.

Also, FNC is not the only obstacle between you and airliners. Even if you skip the startup procedures, autopilot is still there and is much more complex too (mostly with vertical nav stuff, but still).