WELCOME, FLIGHT SIM FANS!

= Overview =

We invite you to join our friendly online community of flight simmers! With our active message boards, our outstanding collection of programs, utilities, and add-ons, our popular online activities, and our unsurpassed staff of experts, the Gamers Forum's flight sim sections provide you with the finest support available anywhere. We hope you'll find our flight sim sections useful, informative, and enjoyable! And if there is anything that you'd like to see here that is currently unavailable - just post a message to SYSOP and we'll try to get it for you.

= Who Are We? =

Our thousands of members range from retirees in their 70's to kids "flying" their first FS program. We're beginners and we're licensed airline pilots. We're first computer owners as well as experienced electronics specialists. We're doctors, dentists, lawyers, and shopkeepers, we're students and teachers, young and old, experts and newbies. We have folks here who were first introduced to flying through computer simulation and have gone on to qualify for their private pilot's license; we also have some who are still in the process. We have computer experts who can help with hardware problems and we have pilots who can talk you through learning how to land a simulated (or even real!) airplane. We have avid online combat fans and techie utility designers. No matter what our age, status, or station in life, we're all interested in flying and in helping others enjoy our mutual hobby. Come join us! Just "lurk" for a while and learn from others, or jump right in and start asking questions or sharing experiences. Everyone is welcome here and no one is ever flamed or ridiculed. We value and respect our hobby...and each other!

= Organization =

Three dedicated flight sim sections are available here in GAMERS:

Each of these sections comprises three major components:

* MESSAGES - where members post questions, observations, suggestions, rumors, etc., which are read by and replied to or commented on by other members. Forum staffers use the message sections to provide assistance and post announcements. Pilots flying for simulated airlines post reports of their scheduled flights and receive orders and instructions from the airline management. Rally and fly-in news and followups are postedvia messages as well.

* FILES - a vast variety of files, some of which are not available anywhere else, uploaded by forum members and staff, are available for free downloading. The files sections include: additional aircraft models and instrument panels simulating airplanes not provided by commercial programs; enhanced scenery for use with commercial programs; demos and update patches; and helpful and enjoyable utilities for use within the flight sim world, including navigation tools, flight planners, checklists, and many other aviation-related programs. Also available are files relating to the forum's simulated airlines and fly-ins/rallies activities.

* CHAT ROOMS - where members and staff get together informally for conferences during which everyone has an opportunity to exchange views, news, and experiences in the context of real-time chats. In addition to our weekly scheduled meetings (which are always announced via the forum's Newsflash and Conference Notices), our monthly rallies are followed by online conferences during which rally participants share stories about their trip, their landing, and their airplanes -- or any other subjects that may arise.

= For More Information =

Please feel free to post a message addressed to SYSOP if you have any questions, need assistance, or are just looking for conversation!