FSEconomy: Buying your First Aircraft Walkthrough

FSEconomy is a persistent online universe that generates passengers and cargo for you to fly in FSX, P3D, X-Plane, or MSFS. In this video I walk you through buying, managing, and selling your first airplane. Beware the hidden costs of ownership. Its not just about raking in rental cash, but making sure you can cover all your expenses as well. It's easy to lose tons of money once you start buying airplanes...
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00:00 Pros and Cons
01:07 How to Buy an Aircraft
06:27 Aircraft Equipment
08:43 Managing your Aircraft (Wet v. Dry Rentals)
12:21 Monthly Aircraft Fees
14:23 Maintenance 1: 100 Hour Inspection
17:53 Maintenance 2: Engine Overhaul
19:07 Maintenance 3: Random Maintenance
21:55 Leasing An Aircraft
24:30 Selling an Aircraft
27:21 Conclusion

[@4tsrsgs]

The best Tutorial ! Thank you !

[@MyBlueZed]

Lots of great information. Thank you.

[@UPS1000]

Great video. I have been flying and controlling on Vatsim for 20 years and I still learned a few things!

[@CaptNabs]

Ditto. VATSIM for 10. Licensed for 20. Still learn new things all the time!

[@danp1975]

Another excellent video... thank you for sharing it! I've just purchased my first plane on FSE and I found this very helpful for future upgrade guidance. All the best!

[@CaptNabs]

Glad you're enjoying them. Now I just have to convince some users to rent my planes. So far no takers for my C152s. There are too many of them for sale for too cheap, and they carry so little that they have very limited use.

[@adesojiadebisi3477]

@@CaptNabs : I am using the FSEconomy on my FSX:SE. I seem to find it more enjoyable than MSFS ( I have the premium version, but I am not eager to start ) at the moment. Have you stopped using it on that platform ( FSX )?

[@compilerdefiler3995]

Thx

[@ewinter2312]

Thanks for that really good tutorial. Helped a lot... I like FSEconomy more than OnAir (not because it´s free). What do you think about OnAir?

[@CaptNabs]

I like the idea of OnAir, but I tried it during its first release when so much functionality was missing. The software was slick but with so much missing it waa very time consuming to get anything done. I hear it is better now.

[@jorisdewitte8526]

Great video thnx. Does the distance bonus apply for the owner as well or just for rentals?

[@CaptNabs]

Thanks. The distance bonus is paid to the owner as part of the rental cost, so it is neutral for an owner.

[@Hetman_x_]

what if I buy new/used a/c, can I just assigned to my preferred location and it will allocate automatically or I would need to flew this bird into dedicated location? thx for gr8 video :)

[@CaptNabs]

When you buy a plane, it doesnt move anywhere. All that changes is who controls the options for the plane. You will need to deliver it to your home base or pay someone to do it. You can set a high bonus value to encourage people to fly it towards your home base.