Having kicked AH2 around a couple of days, I really think that the developer is on to something here. Like so many things, my initial reaction to the features list was short sighted. Why would a pilot give a rat’s arse what’s happening in the ivory tower or on Wall Street? But, when you think of it more as a business simulator, of which your focus is managing the more interesting parts while keeping your flying job, you become easily engaged. At least I did.
A few years ago I was mulling over the viability a small commuter airline in the SE that operated between SEC and ACC college towns. Aircraft and gate staff could be attired in school colors, etc. You get my drift. I can see the UGA pax not wanting to get on a Gator aircraft, but I digress. Now I can sort of see how that plays out.
And this morning, my wife walked in my office, catching me with mug in hand checking to see if my lone employee/pilot relocated the Skylane overnight. Could have been worse. She’s an MBA type at Coke and looking over my shoulder, suddenly gained a whole new interest in my “gaming” hobby. Instant validation.
It should probably also be said that while you could label AH2 as a biz simulator, you can fly it all and do very little business management. Or, have your minions do all of the flying while you rest your dogs on your virtual boss’ desk. It’s your journey.
I’ll be the first to admit that while I love flying, even when there is a magnificent view there are certainly times when I feel like I’m just proverbally boring holes in the sky. Those will most likely be when AH2 keeps me engaged with the other aspects of running an air freight/charter/airline operation.
I think the radar feature…is that the one that shows all the other online Air Hauler 2 people playing in real time? Also - I haven’t poked around in the AH2 forum yet - is there a date set for when it comes out of Early Access, because you might not want to invest too much time if they are going to reset all the stats on release day…
Just one question. With respect to aircraft like those from A2A whose engines and systems degrade over time (requiring maintenance), does AH2 recognise the costs of required maintenance?
From everything that I’ve read, Accu-Sim does not interface with AH2. However, I think that if you take care of the aircraft for Accu-Sim, you will be in good shape for AH2. I haven’t reached an A, B, or C check yet, but assume that maintenance will be tracked separately. Accu-Sim is simply amazing technology IMO.
Any chances of something Mudspike branded being kicked off in AH2 for FS2020?
I recently bought AH2, but atm fly around more in The Skypark because it lets me fly all over the globe easily.
But if there was a push for AH2 I’d definitely participate there too.
If I had to guess, we suffer from an embarrassment of sim riches at the moment. So many great sims and add-ons currently, all competing for our IRL limited attention.
Yassy, you might want to check these out, if you haven’t already.
I am running my own cargo hauling company in XP11. iirc you can play also the nomad style or virtual airliner style.
my style is close to that ‘few moments a week’ actually. I load my company, check the jobs for each bases and give orders to my pilots. then I run 1 or 2 short jobs my self. turn-based strategy style
to speed up my base building and helo acquiring in the past I found good commodity market spot and earned some cash hauling commodities.
atm my co. has 4 smaller bases and I run 8 helicopters and hire 8 pilots.
from time to time I sell some older helo, add new helo and so on. trying to swap lighter helos for some heavy lifters so I dont need to run that much helos for the same profit.
Ah that’s good to know. Its just very slow to build up like this I find.
Then I forget to check on my AI pilots for a few days and suddenly it crosses my mind again that they’re probably idling away…
I gave up on AH. It’s nice. But I prefer FSE (which has the added benefit of being free). FSE is more flexible and lets me fly where I wish. I am uninterested in the management side of things and that’s where AH really shines.
