The software simulates the career of a commercial airline pilot, by generating your schedules, tracking and scoring your flights, rewarding you weekly according to your contract type and much more. Depending on how good your flight scores are, you will have more chances to progress to higher tier airlines faster, purchase more aircraft licenses, and compete with your friends on the community leaderboards. After all this, you will be able to analyze your finances, flights and XP points through carefully designed reports and unlock all 30 implemented achievements. This will not be an easy challenge.
You will feel the sense of achievement for completing flights and progressing through the ranks! You will enjoy the diversity of the 575 airlines and 280 000 up-to-date routes included! You will love the continuity of your adventure! You will live A Pilot’s Life!
FEATURES:
compatible with all major flight simulators: MSFS20 / MSFS24 / P3D / X-PLANE / FSX
600+ simulated airlines with monthly updated real schedules and fleets
career system based on pilot rating and rank
innovative job market logic, impacted by community choices
3 types of contracts that may impact your salary
3 types of schedules to be generated (round trips, random or random continued flights)
aircraft license purchase mechanism that drives jobs and schedules
flight monitoring mechanism based on stages of flight with complete flight scoring
extensive flight reports including landing analysis
The addont have been essential for me, but I can't give it more than 3 stars as there are some improvements that have to be done.
Many routes are outdated, many hubs missing, for example Ryanair UK, has multiple hubs across the UK, there are many roundtrips in APL from several UK airports that operate as RyrUK in real life but you can only choose egss as a hub, this have been very frustrating for me. I also find the route generator extremelly crappy, it is rerpetitive and not smart at all, it could give you the same roundtrip few times in a row, which annoying and unrealistic. There are routes that make no sense, for example in and from Ukraine, and other non-existent routes. I don't where the devs get their info but mine was crosschecked from wiki, officioal website of each company, and fr24. You can find companies that don't operate anymore - this is not that bad though as the devs could add historical companies like PanAm or Olympic with their fleets and routes.
Another thing that in my opinion that could be improved, is the user freedom, the app is very strict, 7 days to change company? It feels like too much time from my life for something I do exclusively as a hobby.
And with such price tag, I believe the addon could have been more sophisticated. I really hope there is going to be some update with the routes! Other than that, the addon is essential for me.
Many of these negative reviews stem from individuals failing to thoroughly read the manual, which provides comprehensive explanations for their issues.
Furthermore, the manual clearly outlines the process of being denied an airline despite a high rating. The primary purpose of this software is to enable users to explore the world with various airlines. Therefore, being denied acceptance by an airline of choice should not warrant a negative review.
Additionally, negative reviews regarding the software’s lack of catering to General Aviation (GA) are unjustified. The description of the software explicitly states that it is designed for airline use. I strongly advise users to read and research thoroughly before submitting a negative review that details a problem they are experiencing, as such issues are clearly stated in the manual or FAQ. Discord serves as an excellent platform for troubleshooting, as it contains a dedicated FAQ that addresses 95% of issues. The application is currently complete, but the developer periodically updates the routes based on real-world data. This is an exceptional application.
I rate it 4 stars, as I believe certain features could have been added, such as a range selector for generating schedules based on distances.
However, it is important to remember that you are paying for software that grants you the freedom to become an airline pilot. While it may not always be convenient, patience is essential when waiting for offers. If you do not receive the airline of your choice, continue flying and enjoy the experience.
Dont waste your time with with. continuously get denied contracts for US operations. they offer licenses for aircraft that don't even have available flights. ONLY AIRLINE! you cannot do GA or charter operations.
Let me start this review by saying I have enjoyed my time using APLV2, but this addon has so much more potential. For starters, the pay scale: When I got hired at United I was making roughly $60 as an FO, but according to airlinepilotcenteral.com they start at $91 as a first year FO. I understand them not wanting us to achieve high levels of wealth so quickly but it would be nice if the pay was more realistic. I am now a Senior FO at United only making $71 an hour. Which then leads me to aircraft licenses: you get paid the same per hour with each aircraft. While this may be true for United first year FO's, that is not the case when you gain experience on that type. My next issue is the schedule, your only option is to hold a line and have a set schedule, but what would be awesome is if you could live life on reserve for example: You don't have a set schedule but could login and request a round trip, or get a few days trip once at a time. What I would also like to see is base pay be added. No matter if you fly or not for a week, you should see a minimum pay of lets say 5 hour per week how 121 operators do it in the U.S. Also, paying for aircraft licenses is interesting because if you're at a carrier they pay for those licenses themselves. Instead of money only buying experience, investments, licenses, etc, you should be able to buy a house, cars, or things like that and not some weird crypto that will boost your income by 20%. Like I said in the beginning I have enjoyed my time with this product, but they are leaving so much off the table that could have everybody using this product.
It was fun until trying to switch companies and waiting 2 business days just to get a review back on an application and for them to be rejected. Then when I got accepted to one I was gone for a week and lost the opportunity to sign with the company next time I apply for them again I get rejected. Also you only get new offers from foreign country airlines none from the US. This addon is just a waste of time tbh!
I'm using this product for several years now, from MSFS 2020 to 2024 and I really love it !
It is coherent, light, and integrated with SimBrief. Only downside: only big airliners, no VIP small jets...
Honestly, I love it. The user interface looks too old fshioned for me, but the game mechanics are very good. A very good purchase for experienced pilots who like to fly in a carrier mode. I use it for my virtual airline flights also. For this usage airline flightplans could be better (our VA is much more up to date), but it still worth it.