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Best general settings for a smooth flight
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Best support settings for balance
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 A series featuring the most advanced visuals and mechanics ever seen appears. However, as a title aimed at enthusiasts, it targets an audience with sophisticated tastes and expertise, equipped with a dedicated HOTAS (Hands On Throttle and Stick) controller and a high-end PC.

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Fortunately, the game isn't lacking in technical customization features, allowing you to personalize every detail to ensure a smooth flight. You can go to any category you want, including video, controls, audio, etc., and find tons of settings you can toggle through. Still, while it may seem daunting at first, navigating it quickly can definitely help you create a fine-tuned experience.
Control and accessibility settings are not included in this guide because they vary greatly depending on your environment, hardware, and personal preferences.
Best general settings for a smooth flight
Most of the experience is in normal settingsIncludes aspects such as visual elements, interface, camera, etc. Although some aspects, such as camera movement or audio, will depend entirely on preference. Multiple settings that can turn into net positivesRegardless of your specifications or personal needs.
graphics
environment |
Recommended value |
explanation |
---|---|---|
display mode |
full screen |
Determines how the game appears on your monitor. |
HDR10 |
On (if available) |
Enable for improved brightness and contrast. |
full screen resolution |
Variable (PC dependent) |
Adjust the sharpness according to your monitor. Choose the highest option. |
Anti-aliasing |
AMD FSR 2 (Quality) |
Improves visual quality by smoothing out the jagged edges of objects. Choose NVIDIA DLSS for your RTX GPU. |
Render scaling |
100 |
Adjusts the game's internal rendering resolution. |
AMD FidelityFX Sharpening |
100 |
Adjust image sharpness without significantly affecting performance. |
Vertical sync |
to |
Synchronize your game's frame rate with your monitor's refresh rate. |
NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency |
On+Boost |
Reduce system latency, providing a more responsive experience. |
frame rate limit |
100% |
Limits the game's frame rate to a specified value. |
Dynamic settings |
turn off |
Manually adjust frame throttling limits. |
Global rendering quality |
custom |
You can toggle the visual quality of more subtle in-game elements (see below). |
Global rendering quality settings
environment |
Recommended value |
Impact on FPS |
---|---|---|
Terrain Detail Level |
160 |
high |
Offscreen terrain pre-caching |
middle |
low |
Displacement Mapping |
to |
low |
building |
high |
middle |
tree |
middle |
high |
plant |
low |
middle |
rocks |
low |
middle |
grass |
high |
middle |
Object level of detail |
80 |
middle |
volumetric clouds |
extremist |
high |
texture resolution |
high |
high |
Anisotropic filtering |
8 times |
high |
Texture Supersampling |
4×4 |
middle |
wave |
high |
middle |
Raytraced Shadows |
turn off |
high |
shadow map |
1536 |
middle |
terrain shadow |
128 |
middle |
contact shadow |
middle |
middle |
windshield effect |
middle |
low |
ambient occlusion |
high |
low |
cubemap reflection |
middle |
medium to high |
Raymachi reflection |
low |
high |
light shaft |
low |
middle |
depth of field |
high |
middle |
motion blur |
turn off |
low |
Glass cockpit refresh rate |
middle |
middle |
character quality |
low |
low |
transportation airport quality |
turn off |
middle |
air traffic |
high |
high |
road traffic |
turn off |
low |
maritime transportation |
low |
low |
fauna |
middle |
low |
You can adjust these settings in the Graphics tab only if the Global Rendering Settings are set to 'Custom'.
flight model
environment |
Recommended value |
explanation |
---|---|---|
flight model |
modern |
Adjust flight model options (Hyundai = allow third-party add-ons). |
global presets |
realistic |
Establishes overall flight realism. |
warlord |
80 |
Controls overall flight dynamics sensitivity such as inertia and drag. |
conflict realism |
65 |
Determines how realistically the crash impact is simulated. |
gyro |
100 |
Sets a gyro effect that tilts the aircraft based on the position of the controller. |
P factor |
100 |
Adjust engine torque and propeller effects to simulate real-world motion. |
torque |
100 |
Controls torque-based flight handling. |
flight interface
environment |
Recommended value |
explanation |
---|---|---|
Aerodynamic visualization |
turn off |
Demonstrates airflow visualization to understand lift and drag. |
Show white dot cursor in Freelook |
turn off |
Enables or disables the cursor when looking freely. |
landmark marker |
to |
Display markers for key landmarks. |
city marker |
to |
Displays markers for nearby cities. |
airport marker |
to |
Displays markers for nearby airports. |
Show preflight pins |
to |
Display pre-flight configuration markers to highlight critical components for inspection. |
Show labels for all screen POIs |
turn off |
Displays on-screen labels for all nearby points of interest. |
traffic name plate sign |
turn off |
Displays nameplates of other nearby aircraft. |
HUD in cockpit view |
yes |
Displays information about important equipment while in cockpit camera mode. |
Cockpit interaction system |
immerse |
Adjusts how you interact with cockpit instruments. |
Device Name Tooltip |
delay |
Controls how cockpit instrument names appear when you hover over them. |
Device instructions tooltip |
delay |
Controls how cockpit instrument descriptions appear when you hover over them. |
HUD in external view |
turn off |
Shows the entire HUD while in external HUD mode. |
Best support settings for balance
Depends on your support settings. How much of an experience you want to process compared to the game itself. In general, this will depend on your familiarity with mechanics. The more you know, the less support you need.
Nonetheless, whether you're a beginner or not, finding a solid middle ground is something you Don't reduce your experience too much or overwhelm yourself with it..
steering assistance
environment |
Recommended value |
explanation |
---|---|---|
automatic rudder |
to |
It helps level the flight while in the air and steer while on the ground. |
auxiliary yoke |
turn off |
This will help you maintain your flight level when you leave the controller for too long. |
AI Auto Trim |
turn off |
It helps you maintain your flight level at all times. |
Glider: Towed plane takeoff support |
to |
Supports yoke control (e.g. pitch and roll) of glider airplanes. |
Helicopter: Secondary Circulation |
turn off |
Supports rotorcraft cyclic control (altitude, speed, direction, etc.). |
Helicopter: Auxiliary tail rotor |
turn off |
Supports tail rotor control (direction, etc.) of rotorcraft. |
Helicopter: Auxiliary Group |
to |
Supports collective control (e.g. pitch control) of rotorcraft. |
Secondary controller sensitivity |
to |
For Xbox controllers: Gives you more control over yoke commands. |
Hot Air Balloon: Accelerating Envelope Expansion |
turn off |
Controls whether to inflate the hot air balloon envelope. |
Hot Air Balloon: Anchored Basket |
turn off |
Secure the balloon basket to the moor. |
automixture |
to |
The engine fuel mixture is automatically adjusted for that aircraft. |
gyro drift |
to |
Gyro drift occurs during flight. |
visual support
environment |
Recommended value |
explanation |
---|---|---|
Show active waypoint marker |
to |
Displays waypoint locations in the active flight plan. |
flight path |
turn off |
A gate guiding you to your destination will be displayed on the screen. |
taxi ribbon |
turn off |
The optimal taxi route is displayed as a ribbon on the screen. |
Steering and Control Notifications |
turn off |
Displays always-on notifications for flight controls. |
realism
environment |
Recommended value |
explanation |
---|---|---|
Disable collision damage |
turn off |
Negates damage done to aircraft. |
Disable aircraft stress damage |
turn off |
High G-Force negates all damage done to the aircraft. |
Disable engine stress damage |
turn off |
High G-Force negates any damage done to the engine. |
icing effect |
visual only |
Creates the physical and/or visual effects of freezing in cold regions. |
unlimited fuel |
turn off |
You have unlimited fuel for your flight. |
turbulence |
realistic |
You may experience turbulence when flying. |
G-effect |
turn off |
Simulates pilot loss of consciousness. |
G-suit |
to |
Simulates the effects of a G-Suit when flying at extreme G-Force. |
AI wireless communication (ATC) |
to |
Let AI communicate with air traffic control. |
ATC flight plan execution |
turn off |
Please let air traffic control determine whether to consider weather conditions at departure, arrival, etc. |

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