msfs not responding after clicked "fly"

Hello Sub, this is Manuela. I'm an Independent Advisor and community user like you, ready to assist with this.
Not a Microsoft employee.

I’m sorry to hear you’re having some trouble when trying to play Flight Simulator.
I would like to confirm if you already tried all the possible solutions provided in these related support articles as well:

https://flightsimulator.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/ar...

https://flightsimulator.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/ar...

https://flightsimulator.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/ar...

https://flightsimulator.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/ar...

I resolved a similar issue and are posting here in case someone finds it useful.

My World Map would intermittently crash when pressing the "FLY" button.

Clearing the game's cache makes logical sense, however the instructions in earlier posts above are for the Microsoft Store version of MSFS. It didn't work for the Steam version of MSFS.

What did work for the Steam version was deleting corrupted MSFS indexing and / or caching files stored locally, by following the official instructions here: How to fix loading issues after clicking "Fly" or "Ready to fly" button

In essence, for the Steam version of MSFS, I deleted the following folders in C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator

Folders to Delete:

• SceneryIndexes
  
• SceneryCache
  
• DCE
  

Following above, my World Map crashing issues were resolved.

On October 30, 2021, I tried downloading again, and it worked. After the download, I was able to launch MSFS 2020, reinstall all the updates, and fly.

Hi johnpettit68,

According to this article, the problem with Microsoft Flight Simulator freezing on "Fly" is in-game and requires the help of MSFS Support. You can submit a ticket to MSFS Support at the top right-hand side of the page where it says, "Submit a request," for additional help.

Best regards,

XBF Drew

Same problem here, started about a week ago or so.. I havent found a fix yet. You? Just keep getting the run around from MSFS Support