MiGMan’s World Tour
Standard Edition for PC
The standard edition is designed for flight sim fans who have a bit of experience and enjoy the freedom of the genre. They also value their time and like to jump straight into a flight knowing they're going to see something interesting.
Here are the main differences as compared to the Microsoft Flight Sim Marketplace edition:
- Your sim preferences are not changed in any way and you can adjust any setting during the flight.
- Fly any aircraft that you own.
- Choose the weather.
- Choose the time of day, or night.
- Extensive illustrated route guides are included in .pdf format
Standard Edition: Package Contents
- 25 .pln files which you can install anywhere on your PC
- 200 plus page BRIEFING pdf with step by step, beautifully illustrated, instructions for every flight
- Installation guide pdf
- User Guide | Shows you how to load the flights, setup your weather and time, and tips on visual navigation
- Drive to your local airport and hire a plane (ANY plane that's in your MSFS hangar)
- Fly any time of day or night
- Fly in any weather
- Either start on the runway, engine running and ready for take-off (the default setting) or do a complete startup and taxi.
- Fly around and look at stuff
- Fly with your friends in multiplayer (all players require a copy of the product)
- Fly 'Top Gun Maverick' style valley runs
- Follow rivers, land on lakes and dams
- Return the plane in one piece and get your security deposit back
- Drive to McDonalds
- Drive home and post your snapshots to your blog
A perfect day out.
Now use the MiGMan’s World Tour flights and Microsoft Flight Simulator to do that all over the world!
Supporting material
The material listed here is accessible at www.migman.com with any internet-connected device. I recommend using your mobile phone or a tablet in your home cockpit for even more immersion.
- Hints and tips
- Step by step visual aids to each flight provided in a mobile friendly format
- Videos of each flight, in different aircraft
- Videos of locations
- Videos of airports
- Airport maps
Standard Edition: System requirements
- Microsoft Flight Simulator in Standard, Premium or Deluixe edition
- Windows PC
- Internet connection to download the package
Standard Edition: Which aircraft is it for?
Any aircraft that you own in Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Recommended aircraft: ultralights, general aviation aircraft, helicopters, amphibious, turbo props, fast jets.
| Your aircraft type | Your time per flight | Pros and cons |
|---|---|
| General aviation aircraft, any light aircraft. Cruise 60-120 knots. | 45 minutes to 1 hour. The preferred way to sight see in an aircraft. |
| Helicopters. Cruise speed 80-120 knots. | 45 minutes to 1 hour. Helicopters are really enjoyable for checking out scenery features. You can get up close and personal with the scenery AND land anywhere! |
| Amphibious Aircraft. | Many of the missions include water features for you to land on. Fly to a luxury resort, land on the lake. Have a cup of tea. Come back and resume your flight. What a great way to spend an afternoon! | Fast turbo props. Cruise speed 150-250 knots. | 30 to 45 minutes. A great way to see a lot of scenery, quickly! |
| TOP GUN PILOTS. Fast jets with a cruise speed of 300 knots plus. | 15 to 20 minutes. Many of the flights can be flown as low-level speed runs. Check out the videos! |
| Airliners. | Airliners are not the best for sight seeing flights, although it is possible. |
Standard Edition: How to fly
The Standard Editions are geared towards the sim pilot who wants more control of his aircraft and the simulation.
How to start:
- Choose a country, city or airport to fly in.
- If you don't have the particular volume which contains the mission, the BUY links are here
- Click on the mission you want to fly
- Read the flight plan and look at the pictures. They show what you will see at each waypoint
- If there are any videos showing the flight, they will be listed under the related country, locale or airport page.
- e.g. Algeria or Algiers or Houari Boumediene DAAG
- Run Microsoft Flight Simulator on your PC.
- Load the specified flight plan into Microsoft Flight Sim. e.g. Africa Visual Vol.1/algeria-DAAG-to-DAAG-VFR-210912.pln
- Open the VFR MAP or look at your in-cockpit map to see the direction of the firwst waypoint.
- Take off.
- Fly towards the first waypoint..
- Check out the photos to help you identify the lake / building / bridge. An example.
- Take a few happy snaps!
- Repeat for waypoint 2 and 3.
- Land.
Microsoft Marketplace Editions for XBox and PC
Enjoy the player assistance available in the Microsoft Flight Simulator engine such as waypoint markers, airport markers, assisted takeoff and landing, no crashes and more.
Aircraft
The Cubcrafters NX Cub is the default aircraft in these Microsoft Marketplace Editions because of these characteristics:
- Excellent visibility out of the cockpit
- Carefree handling, being quite stable down to about 40 knots
- Tripod landing gear, making it easy to land
- Large moving map on the dashboard
PC owners can fly any aircraft by:
- Selecting 'Developers Mode' in options
- Loading the flight
- Using the Aircraft Selection menu available at the top left of your screen
Microsoft Marketplace Edition: System requirements
- Microsoft Flight Simulator in Standard, Premium or Deluxe edition
- Windows PC or XBox
- Internet connection to download the package
Microsoft Marketplace Edition: Start your flight
Run Microsoft Flight Simulator
Click on ACTIVITIES
Scroll to the right and click on CUSTOM
Click on a flight
Start the flight
HINT: To toggle the VFR MAP press V on a PC.
HINT: To toggle the NAV LOG press N on a PC.
Take off and follow the ASSISTANCE POINTER to your first waypoint.