I am an enthusiastic flight simmer since 2004. The first 2 years I played the sim with an illegal version on my PC with keyboard and mouse only.
In 2006, when Microsoft Flight Simulator X was released, I really wanted to get into the hobby and started to invest in original software and hardware. Ending up with a cockpit, yokes, pedals, 6 screens and my own airliner brand WT Air (Whiskey Tango Air)
I used this brand with third party products like Air Hauler. That time on the PC it was able to create my own liveries. I had my own fleet from small planes like the C172 to the PMDG Boeing 737 and 747.
During 2016, when Microsoft announced the discontinuity, I lost my interest in the sim, because incompatible hardware and ‘old’ development methods.
In 2020 I gained my interest back when Microsoft announced Flight simulator 2020. Since the high demands on hardware and the high hardware prices I decided to wait for an investment until end 2021, Flight Simulator came available on Xbox. This was the opportunity for me to start flying again at low cost.
Using Flight Simulator on Xbox has its limits. There is no connection possible with third party software like FSUIPC or sim connect. Flight tracking is also not possible and for that reason many Virtual Airliners do not accept Xbox users. Also, ATC networks are not available for Xbox. To give meaning to flying, “As real as it gets” within the limits of the Xbox, I started my own VA WT Air.
After the update su11, and the 40th anniversary update, still WASM for Xbox was not released. It came clear to me that MSFS had not only it's limits in usage, but also in performance. On the Xbox series S, it was impossible to fly aircraft with in depth complexity, like the A310. So the only way to move forward was to continue on PC.
In spring 2023, I bought my PC and made a huge upgrade to the VA. Import of Simbrief has been added, as well as automatic logging the filed flight by using LMR. The client of FSHub.io Now I am fully setup, back to the level of 2006, but with huge improvement in quality