Home | Let's Fly

News, offers, and insights from Matthew Crawford on Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Here you'll find a focus on low-level flying, especially helicopters!

Most Recent

May 7, 2026

Helicopters in SU5: What’s Better, What’s Worse, and What’s Just Strange

Ground effect is finally fixed, CFD has taken a leap forward, and several helicopters have been quietly reworked. I put the 407, R66, and EC135 through their paces to see what’s actually changed.

Apr 25, 2026

Pimax Crystal Super Micro‐OLED: A Practical Look for MSFS 2024 Pilots

I'm blown away by the rich colours and stunning contrast, but the glare from internal reflections can stand out to some users.

Apr 16, 2026

A Breakthrough Dev Stream for Helicopter Simmers?

The MSFS team shared big steps forward for realism, performance, and the future of helicopter flying in MSFS 2024.

Apr 8, 2026

What’s it like to fly the KwikFlight Striker?

The reviews in the MSFS 2024 Marketplace are not promising. But I wanted to see for myself, so I took a one-day rental to see how this attack helicopter performs.

Mar 25, 2026

X‐Plane vs MSFS: a Cross-Sim Helicopter Experience

I waited far too long to compare helicopters in X-Plane 12 and MSFS 2024! I jumped in to experience, for the first time, the Alpine Studio AS350 pack.

Mar 14, 2026

Rotorland: Your FREE Helicopter Playground

My first experiences with a cleverly designed, freeware add-on that provides an effective base for helicopter skills development.

Mar 7, 2026

The Secrets to Zero‐Effort Flight

My guide to using built-in tools to master helicopter trim in MSFS 2024, with recommended bindings, and context on how our simulator controls differ from their real-world equivalents.

Mar 1, 2026

Making Helicopters Feel More Real

My First Impressions of rkApps' FSRealistic+ in MSFS 2024 and how it adds visual and audio cues to 'lift' our simulation experience.

Most Recent

Helicopters in SU5: What’s Better, What’s Worse, and What’s Just Strange

Pimax Crystal Super Micro‐OLED: A Practical Look for MSFS 2024 Pilots

A Breakthrough Dev Stream for Helicopter Simmers?

What’s it like to fly the KwikFlight Striker?

X‐Plane vs MSFS: a Cross-Sim Helicopter Experience

Rotorland: Your FREE Helicopter Playground

The Secrets to Zero‐Effort Flight

Making Helicopters Feel More Real

Get the latest news delivered to your inbox.

Quick Links

Subscription

Socials