So, in response to these requests, IYP proudly releases:

Come Fly With Me ... a perfectly natural extension of the IYP experience.

Many IYP users already fly together in the Multiplayer Mode using programmes like FSHost and TeamSpeak.   There's nothing new here!

However, installation and setup problems have continued to challenge less-technically knowledgable users. Put in simpler terms, setting up Multiplayer sessions can become aggravating due to a myriad of technical considerations.

Do these questions sound familiar...

"Who's going to host the Multiplayer Session this weekend?"

"Where's Bill? He was supposed to setup the session by 9 o'clock. Does anyone know where he is?"

Can anybody help me? I have tried endless amounts of times to host a Multiplayer session. However, once it loads up, no-one ever joins and I get dumped and asked if want to choose single player mode! My setup seems to be OK, so I'm confused. Please can somebody help me?

"What exactly is Come Fly With Me?"

"It's a dramatically simplified way to setup Multiplayer flying, participation and enjoyment!"

Come Fly With Me is a perfectly natural extension of the IYP experience.

Say "Goodbye" to hosting headaches that Home-Based Multiplayer Sessions so often experience. No longer do you need to deal with e-mailing others with your latest "dynamic" IP address.

We have installed your FSHost service on our IYP servers with a static IP address, that never changes! Therefore, you no longer have to struggle installing and setting up an FSHost server application on a home-based PC; FSHost is running 24/7 with a dedicated IP address on one of our IYP servers.

It is an AWESOME freeware application developed for the Flight Sim Community by Russel Gilbert.   It is one of the best programs I've come across for interconnecting FS9 and FSX simulators within a multiplayer environment.   On behalf of all IYP simmers, let me extend my sincere thanks to Russell for his tremendous contributions to the flight sim world.

Russell also wrote a very comprehensive overview of multiplayer simulated flying entitled:

Flight Simulator Multiplayer Tutorial

FS9:
Those of you who fly with FS9, just connect as you would normally through Microsoft's Multiplayer feature. However, when you issue the voice command... "Connect to Come Fly With Me", the IYP application AUTOMATICALLY enters all of the requisite data and pushes all of the necessary buttons for you; i.e. your connection to the IYP FSHost server is executed seamlessly!

FSX:
If you are flying FSX, then you will need to use Russell Gilbert's FSClient which basically emulates the FS9 connectivity; i.e. FS9 and FSX pilots are able to fly together in the same session. I have not been able to automate this process. Hence, you need to manually connect to the IYP FSHost server. This is explained in detail later on.

IYP hosts a Teamspeak server that permits IYP pilots to talk to each other while flying together in a session. There are 16 session channels supported, and on any channel there can be up to 16 pilots.

In traditional multiplayer setup environments, there are a lot of details that need to be addressed before anyone can take to the air. By contrast, IYP hosts both FSHost and TeamSpeak, and since IYP is a program based upon voice recognition, it permits you to simply say...

"Connect to Come Fly With Me!"

IYP's build-in Flight Tracker shows the current latitude and longitude of each pilot flying with IYP. The Session Chart on the IYP Home pages shows (in yellow) who are flying together and on what channel they are communicating.

To join any existing session, you launch IYP as usual and simply say...

"Connect to Come Fly With Me!"