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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 had a bumpy release, but the game is running better after some crippling server issues. Some bugs were resolved after the game received its first update. Players can finally get into the skies reliably and enjoy the large simulation of Earth.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has added a ton of new features that players can sink some time into outside of flying. This includes the brand new career mode. Here is where you can learn the basics of flight and start your own company. You’ll need some money to purchase new planes and hire new pilots. Continue reading this guide to learn how to earn money in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
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Career Mode
Career Mode is brand new to the long-running Microsoft Flight Simulator series. This is the only part of the game where money is a factor. Choose your starting airport, and you’ll begin with a small Cessna plane and learn the basics of flying an aircraft. Complete the Private Pilot License test to take on beginner missions.
Acquire Your Commercial Pilot License
After you’ve completed enough unpaid missions, you’ll get the chance to earn your commercial pilot license. Keep in mind that you have to pay a one-time fee to start each exam. You’ll start out with 5000 CR. Complete the Commercial Pilot License Exam and you can now earn money through completing missions.
There are other commercial licenses you will have to earn for more paid opportunities. This includes separate licenses for helicopters and carrying passengers at night. Make sure to check back in the certifications tab at your headquarters. You’ll unlock more license exams as you level up and pass various flight tests.
Complete Missions
Once you have a Commercial Pilot License you can get to earning money. The early missions are simple “fight seeing” missions where you carry passengers around famous landmarks and areas. You’ll want to focus on skydiving missions as soon as you can for a little more cash. Skipping certain portions of the journey will dock some pay, so it’s up to you how much time you want to spend on a single job.
Eventually, you’ll purchase your own company and planes once you have around 40,000 credits. You’ll no longer have to pay an employer commission for every mission, but repairs and maintenance will come out of your pocket.
Once you can do ferrying missions, stick with these to earn 7,000 credits per flight. Do not sell the first freelance plane you get for cheap as the next planes can cost up to 250,000 credits. Earn enough cash, and you can hire more pilots for your company. You will then acquire passive income from their flights.
- Franchise
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- Released
- November 19, 2024
- Publisher(s)
- Xbox Game Studios
- Engine
- Asobo’s
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