How many of us, after a long day at the office or retired (doing honey-do's all day) ... like to take a break and just do a short flight in the beautiful RTMM area? I'm one of those. No matter what I'm doing, I always try to get a flight in each day. It is a great way to sit back, relax and just enjoy our hobby. I call this guy/gal the "casual flyer".
The new
Misty Flying Club is "made for" the casual flyer. It is only a couple of clicks to join, no fee, no looking over your shoulder. Once a member, you can use the new "flight plan number" on each of the 600+ RTMM flight plans to fly with MFC. Unlike most VA's, this one is built for the bush/casual flyer. You are not saddled down by a bunch of rules and schedules. You fly when you want, MFC simply "records" your flight so you can keep track of all the places you've been (and these are on your "PILOTs" page).
The only "rule" is that you must have a landing rate of less than 600 fpm. (Anything above that is a crash anyway and your flight will be rejected). So you'll find yourself taking a little more care on your landings.
It is fun to see how many "hours" you are spending in the air. I had no idea, and am sort of surprised at how much air time I have accumulated. I haven't used the new log system in P3D because I fly so much "changing/checking" things ... sometimes at 4X speed to keep the site up to date ... and this messes up the logs there and you cannot edit them. So this is becoming my "casual log" for my casual flying.
If you've never tried a VA, or have and hated all the rules and schedules, then you should give Misty Flying Club a try. In minutes, you'll be "in the club" and "in the air". I've got two readme files in the RTMM_Flight_Plans.zip (...Here2There/RTMM Flight Plans). One discusses using the flight numbers with MFC, the other discusses how to use the flight plans "manually." I've also put a lot of information on our
MFC page.
Come give it a try, I think you'll find this a very different and rewarding experience for your hobby.
Doug