Avis1,
I think that many pilots will be happy to answer your questions if they know from the start that it is a gamer asking the question. Others will simply ignore it.
So, in order to tap into the pilots that are willing to help you, make the title of your post "Flight Simulator Question" or something similar. That way pilots who don't want to be involved in that conversation don't spend their time reading your post and then feel peeved when they realise that it's not aircraft related.