Every once in a while I will use a flight path if the world quest is in another area such as going to Stormsong from Drustvar but in junk island and sea world being so small I just fly everywhere.
All the time for a variety of reasons. Everything from I want to look at what is in my bags and rearrange it, to I want to get up and get some more coffee or something to eat.
fp when I need to pee
Generally, I use whatever method gets me somewhere quickest. Most often, that’s flying. But occasionally it’s porting to Boralus and then using the portal to Naz’jatar for a much quicker way of getting back to Mezzamere. Occasionally it’s using the flight whistle to hop closer to my destination and then manually flying.
The only time it’s really using the FP’s themselves is when I need to do something like use the bathroom or I have an interesting article up in the background that I want to continue reading.
I do still use them. Its a sure way not to get knocked off my mount with a netomatic but also its autopilot. 
Of course I still use flight paths sometimes. How else am I supposed to safely alt-tab to read er, a certain news aggregration site? Or daydream over the houses for sale on zillow? Or check whether my credit card payment posted?
I outright prefer taxis to free flight.
It’s fast enough and much simpler.
I haven’t got PF2 yet, but even in Legion I’d taxi near a WQ, fly to it, finish it, whistle, and taxi to the next.
Obviously that all depends on the WQs and there proximity.
But as a general rule, I don’t like flying through trees, close to the ground, over high mountains. Far easier for a taxi to do it.
Flying is for the last mile.
Basically this. When I need to step away or tab out for something that I know is going to take a hot minute ill then opt for flight paths.
Yes in Nazjatar. The flights there are incredibly fast, way faster than 310% mounts.
Not nearly as much. Maybe if I am flying to the far end of of the continent so I can afk out a couple of min.
from time to time when i cant be stuffed flying to a place myself. i also tab out and do other stuff when flying.
even tho i get the “instance not found” bug that kick me off the mount and kills me if im not over water
Yep, flight paths are the superior autopilot mode.
Sometimes the fight whistle is more convenient than trying to manually fly out of an area. Sometimes you’re going halfway across the zone, so its actually better to hop on a bird than to fly manually.
So yeah, I still use flight paths.
That and flight paths are good excuses to get up, do a quick bio, make a sandwich, feed the cat, etc, etc, etc.
Tricky situation with multiboxing…
Either all characters need to be flown in the same direction with automove enabled (not following because follow breaks over different regions as you literally see characters disappear and reappear), which means the cumbersome effort of getting them up in the air and properly aligned and flying in the direction you want, warp speed style (have to make sure your path is clear)…
…or I use the flight paths and risk getting TRANSFER ABORTED: INSTANCE NOT FOUND on at least one of the characters along the way.
Kind of a tough call but flight paths are just too dangerous these days.
Thanks, sharding.
Sometimes when I’m feeling lazy and don’t want to have to think. Plus the older flight paths had nice views…newer ones are lazy, older ones are fun to use.
I use them for when I’m making dinner. Food in the oven, food on the stove. Stuff that can be left alone for a good chunk of time.
Take a flight point, go check on the food. Or if you know the food is done, hop a flight point so you can take food out of the oven / off the stove without worries of mobs deciding that you are their next meal.
Only when i’m lazy, and my attention is elsewhere.
And ordering pizza.
I do because I do like to alt tab and dare I say it, the flight path is even faster sometimes.
Sure I use them and the whistle, in fact I use all forms of travel. Even just walking and running about on my feet! I still occasionally use the ships, boats and the other day i used the tram. Guess I’m just playing the game. It’s all good.
This is not my main so I do have flying in BFA.