Hey all, quick question, what is the best plane to grind GP in all categories? Meaning, what is the best S, M, L, and even X plane to grind GP? Thanks a lot!
Iâve not tested the science or maths, but my hunch is the E190. Cheap purchase price, compared to other planes you can sell for 2GPs.
Just run them into the ground on the vast choice of M destinations
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S: cheapest price for GP = SAAB 340B (15 000 W), faster but more expensive way = CRJ-700 (35 000 W)
M: the best price-speed ratio = E190 (25 000 W)
L: C-17 Globemaster (72 666 W), pax way = A330-200 (79 666W), more economical way regarding W = B787 (97 333 W)
X: B747-8 (104 500 W)
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Yes, I agree. I run about 100 E190s between all of the airports and cash in about 10 per week for GP. Like @Gardscoigne said, run them to your furthest M destinations.
In my experience, real passengers LOVE flying on them from IAD to NGO and GIG; SAN to NGO.
I run 5 from MCT to ZRH, 5 to INN, 5 to PRG and 5 to INN each.
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I donât like send plane to playerâs airport, itâs like mostly 4 lost hour. And I donât like playerâs plane, low profit waste time.
The best destination, in my opinion, itâs that take 5 hour +/-
Another not bad alternative for E190, itâs A319. Same price, same maintenance cost, but more passengerâs 142vs114
Same destination for 4 planes.
C Maintenance/Aircraft/Fuel Cost/Income/Clear Income/ total income before D maintenance/Full maintenance cost.
| 299650 | B757 | 344 | 3150 | 2806 | 174443 | 165000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 290550 | E190 | 191 | 1475 | 1284 | 77399 | 75000 |
| 292500 | A319 | 262 | 1813 | 1551 | 94121 | 76500 |
| 295100 | A320 | 256 | 2467 | 2211 | 135366 | 136500 |
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I like the A319. I mix them in.
The challenge for me is that I run more M planes (E190) than I have M gates (about 2x # of planes than gates). As such, I find that I can turn the E190s 3 minutes less time than A319 since E190 donât have food, toilet and water.
At MCT, I can work six E190s (one at a time) in the time it takes to land six. At MCT also, there is a seemingly shortage of fuel (imagine that), so keeping planes off the gates is important.
I do agree, A319âs are impressive.
Also, SUPER interesting about not running them to other player airports. Youâre 100% right on!
Problem with other player airports, itâs 4 hour waiting time for service. So if you run 4 hour trip, you spend 4 hour for waiting and your 4 hour trip become 12 hour trip, and instead if you lucky to send you plane 3 time per day, you can send it only 2 time per day. And itâs increase you GP mining time, less flights, less you get GP per day. If you Ńertainly donât mind to waste this 4 hour per trip.
Itâll be very good to have option to turn off/on possibility of waiting for playerâs service or AI service in those airportâs.
Almost never have that problem. Picking the right connection partner is important.
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I think itâs best for getting GP. You have 2 times a day to send off the planes.
If I had the need to grind GP, I would never use a connection for that because of the possible four hours waiting time.
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Yea I havenât been sending them to NGO or other player airports. GIG and below are perhaps the best options as they are a direct flight and back without delay. It all depends on your schedule too. If you can only play once a day at the same time then sending them to player airports wonât be that much of a loss in time.
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Do you know if the 734 is of any use as well?
I have a few 737s as well (red/white/blue at SAN and IAD) that I send to player airports to mix it up a bit⌠but since I generally play all of the airports, my goal is in and out⌠so E190âs are the lowest cost M, do not have food/luggage or water (fastest turn around) and yield GPs the quickest.
The larger M planes 100% give you a higher W benefit per trip, so it depends on the way you play, IMO.
(and FWIW, I do send 2x E190âs to NGO from IAD and SAN, yes they take longer, but I can usually put 4 planes there from each airport each day I play).
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As noted it, itâs about picking a connection partner that works best for your timezone (especially on long haul) and times you play.
Get the right one and the 4 hours waiting suddenly becomes a lot shorter.
But you have to have one to get the GPâs for the connections. Bear in mind that you get 2 for each connection completed to 100.
So right now with 7 airports and generally between 3 and 5 connections per airport so average at 4. Thatâs 28 connections x2 so 56 GPâs up for grabs. Sure it doesnât max your money. But thatâs 56 GP and the Wâs and then getting your aircraft to D to unlock those GPâs as well.
Hi,
can somebody tell me, which planes will be unlocked for free (after finishing all achievements on the airports) on NGO, SAN and MCT?
Thanks
kryll
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There are no free unlock able aircraft on NGO,SAN and MCT. Only INN,BRI,PRG and IAD
Or do you mean as usable aircraft thatâs not unlocked. Like the 757 achievement but not unlocked the plane
thanks
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No problem