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Pilops Creator Challenge

Run an MSFS career challenge
your audience can actually join.

Pilops is a free-to-start multiplayer career addon for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024. We'll set you up with a creator account, Pilop Points, a ready-to-record challenge format, and a 15% affiliate link.

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One live economy shaped by real pilots, every day
Free for your audience no paywall, no credit card required
MSFS 2020 & 2024 both simulators supported

The evolution of flight simulation

Flight simulation just got a
shared economy.

For years, career progression in flight sim has mostly been something you experience alone. Pilops changes that. It introduces a persistent, player-driven world where cargo availability shifts with real demand, profitable routes get crowded when other pilots find them, and every flight you log leaves a mark on an economy shared by thousands of real pilots across the globe.

This is not a new aircraft or a better weather engine. It changes the kind of story a flight sim creator can tell. For creators, that means there is still room to be early to the story.

One world. Every pilot connected.
A real economy, not a tutorial script.
Content that evolves with every flight.

What you receive

We prepare the setup.
You bring the story.

Pilops has a lot of systems: contracts, fleet progression, hangars, airlines, routes, landing scores, and a live economy shaped by real pilots. You do not need to turn all of that into a video from scratch. Pick a challenge format and we'll help prepare the account, progression setup, talking points, and affiliate link so you can focus on making the content feel natural for your channel.

Creator Account

An account prepared for recording or streaming, so you can get to the interesting parts faster.

Pilop Points

Progression currency for creator tests, aircraft rentals, route boosts, or showing later-game systems.

Challenge Format

A simple content structure you can adapt: first flight, airline race, profitable route hunt, or community event.

Affiliate Link

A private link with 15% commission on every eligible Pilop Points purchase from your audience.

Content formats

Pick the format that fits your channel.

Some creators want a one-off video. Some want a stream event. Some want a series. Pilops works for all three because the economy keeps moving after the first flight.

1
7-Day Airline Challenge

Start with a small operation and see how far you can grow in one week. Fly contracts, buy or rent better aircraft, choose your base carefully, and report back with the result.

Best for Series, weekly updates, progression-focused channels.
2
Cessna To First Hangar

Begin with the free Cessna 172 and work toward your first meaningful piece of infrastructure. Simple, easy to understand, and gives viewers a clear goal to follow.

Best for First-look videos, beginner content, tutorial channels.
3
Most Profitable Route Hunt

Open the live market, find a high-paying opportunity, fly it, and explain why it may not stay profitable once other pilots start chasing it too.

Best for Strategy videos, shorts, economy-focused creators.
4
Build an Airline With Your Viewers

Create a virtual airline inside Pilops and invite your audience to fly under the same banner. Their flights help the operation grow, which gives you a reason to come back with updates.

Best for Streamers, Discord communities, recurring content.
5
Creator vs Creator Career Race

Two creators start from the same conditions and compete to grow faster. Most money earned, best fleet, first hangar, most flights, or highest XP after a fixed period.

Best for Collaborations, events, community challenges.

Why it works

Why Pilops works on video and stream.

There is a clear starting point.

Every pilot begins small. That makes the first episode easy to follow for viewers who have never heard of Pilops.

There is visible progression.

Flights lead to Coins, Coins lead to aircraft, aircraft lead to bigger operations, hangars, stands, and routes. Something changes every session.

Viewers can affect the same world.

When your audience joins Pilops, they are not playing a separate save file. They enter the same live economy and their activity shapes it.

The market creates follow-up stories.

A profitable route today may be crowded tomorrow. That creates natural updates without forcing drama or scripting conflicts.

It works for one video or a series.

First impressions, tutorials, challenges, airline updates, route hunts, and community events all fit the same product without retrofitting the narrative.

The product

What is Pilops?

Pilops is a multiplayer career addon for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024. Instead of flying in an isolated career mode, pilots share a persistent economy. Cargo availability, demand, route opportunities, and market behavior are shaped by what real pilots are doing across the world. You still fly normally in MSFS. Pilops runs alongside the simulator, tracks the flight, records the result, and turns it into career progress.

Pilops flight planning interface
Flight Planning
Plan routes, pick cargo, and fly from any real-world airport.

Browse available contracts in the live market, choose your payload and destination, and launch straight into MSFS. Every flight contributes to career progress and shapes the shared economy.

Fleet Management
Start with one aircraft. Build toward a full operation.

Earn Coins from completed flights and invest in better aircraft, hangars, and routes. Fleet progression is visible and meaningful — good content for every stage of the challenge.

Pilops fleet management screen
Live Shared Economy

Supply, demand, and route opportunities shift with real player activity.

Cargo and Passenger Contracts

Pick missions from real-world airports and plan flights around payload, distance, and profitability.

Fleet Progression

Start small, earn Coins, buy or rent better aircraft, and manage maintenance over time.

Hangars, Stands, and Routes

Build infrastructure at strategic airports and create a more permanent operation.

Virtual Airlines

Create or join an airline, share progression with other pilots, and build a community operation.

Landing Score and Flight History

Each flight is logged with route, earnings, duration, and landing performance data.

Airlines in Pilops
Virtual Airlines — fly under a shared banner with your community
Pilops aircraft marketplace
Player Marketplace — buy and sell aircraft between real pilots
Flight history log
Flight Log — routes, earnings, and landing score per touchdown
Aircraft catalog
Aircraft Catalog — from prop trainers to turboprops and jets

Getting started

Your viewers can start free.

Pilops is free to start. No credit card required. A new pilot creates an account, chooses a starting location, receives a Cessna 172, plans a first flight in the web app, downloads the lightweight desktop client, and flies normally in MSFS. Pilops tracks the flight in the background and turns it into career progress.

Pilops airport economy information
Airport Economy
Every airport has its own supply and demand.

Viewers can explore 10,000+ real-world airports, check live cargo availability, and plan their first flight based on real market conditions — not a tutorial script.

1
Create a free account

No credit card, no paywall. Sign up in under a minute.

2
Choose a starting airport

Pick from 10,000+ real-world airports as a home base.

3
Receive a free Cessna 172

Every pilot starts with the same aircraft. The economy does the rest.

4
Plan a cargo or passenger flight

Browse available contracts in the web app and plan your first route.

5
Run the Pilops client alongside MSFS

A lightweight desktop app that tracks flights in the background without modifying the simulator.

6
Complete the flight and start growing

Earnings, landing score, and progress are recorded automatically.

Affiliate

And yes, it can earn.

Every creator gets a private affiliate link. Pilops is free to start, so your audience can try it without paying first. Pilots who want to progress faster can buy Pilop Points — the premium currency used for aircraft rentals, route boosts, hangars, and other progression accelerators. You earn 15% commission on eligible purchases made through your link.

15% commission
Private affiliate link
No forced paywall for your audience
Works with video descriptions, stream panels, Discord, and pinned comments
15%
Commission

Get started

Want to test it?

Reply to the message that brought you here and tell us which format fits your channel. You can start with a short first-impressions segment, a full challenge video, a stream event, or a longer series. No need to commit to a major production before trying the core loop.

You can also reach us directly at [email protected]

FAQ

Common questions.

No. A first-impressions segment, stream test, short challenge, or tutorial can all work. The goal is to find a format that fits your channel.
No. Pilops is free to start and does not require a credit card.
Yes. Pilops supports Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
Pilops runs as a lightweight desktop client alongside MSFS and tracks flights in the background. It does not modify sim files, scenery, or aircraft.
Yes. Pilops has virtual airlines, so creators can build an operation with their community. Viewers join the same airline and their flights contribute to the shared operation.
Yes. We can prepare a creator account with Pilop Points and a setup suited to the content format you choose so you can skip the early grind and get to the interesting parts.
No. You have full creative freedom. Cover what you find interesting, skip what you don't, and say what you actually think. We'd rather you make honest content your audience trusts than a forced endorsement they can see through.