I've been playing around in flight simulators for nearly 40 years. The quality and detail has changed a lot over the years as have the range of airplanes I've been able to virtually fly.

In the last few years I've been enjoying a flight simulator which runs in a web browser called Geo-FS [1]. It supplies a range of planes from small, single engine aircraft to jetliners to fighter jets and bi-planes. People can join Geo-FS without creating an account and fly for free anywhere in the world. As an added bonus, pilots can see other players who are flying and participate in group flights.

I like the idea of doing group activities in virtual planes, though I noticed most players fell into one of three categories:
1. People who like to use fighter jets to pretend to shoot down each other.
2. People who like to do multi-hour flights in airliners or cargo planes.
3. People who like to recreate scenes from movies.

These can all be fun, but I don't really have the urge to engage in combat and don't have the time for long-haul flights spanning countries. My tastes lean more toward short, casual flights, sightseeing and mini challenges.

In an effort to see if other people felt the same way, I put out calls on the Geo-FS Reddit [2 ]and Facebook [3] groups to see if anyone wanted to fly small planes and look at stuff or engage in small challenges (such as landing on an aircraft carrier or flying under bridges). I got a few responses and the Silly Cessna Club was formed.

I schedule group flights about once every two weeks (usually on Sundays) and invite anyone who likes small planes and friendly group flights to join. We have a Discord server set up to coordinate flights and share ideas for future adventures. It's good, clean fun and it would be great to get some more players to join us. Please feel free to get in touch.

1. geo-fs.com
2. old.reddit.com/r/GeoFS/new/
3. facebook.com/groups/geofs