How do I fly online?

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by Janosch

Well, the settings of those servers are way too arcade. Open cockpit and glaring icons aside, allowed external views and padlock is a horrible combination; it's absolute poison. What separates these servers from complete toy servers is that the aerodynamitic options (stalls etc) are checked, planesets and maps are good.

BTW: Battlefield1 uses those settings because they are POPULAR The server is partially filled every weekend. So, maybe not so horrible. Just in your opinion.

There is also Battlefields2 and 3 with more difficult realistic settings but nobody joins except for Dedicated Bomber Squadron sorties on the weekends.

I'd suggest the OP stay away from any online server until they are really familiar with flying and operating the aircraft. We have guys who join where it's obvious they haven't done anything with the game until just that moment. We can try and help them but if they have no mechanical idea on how to fly it's just going to be a disaster for them and probably some angry regular pilots to boot if there are crashes.

Start with the Nuggets Guide and do Straight from the Farm. Once you have some technical proficiency you can get to the real fun online. I know I dabbled in the quick mission builder for quite a while before I decided to go online. Sometimes its just good to doodle around, drop bombs, fire guns, do all that wacky stuff that you probably shouldn't do online.