flight sim questions

**perris** · August 1st, 2009

hi

been wanting to get a flight sim for some time, finally decided to do it

what's the best program, then what controllers should I buy?

I have an ms flight sim 98, have the sims improved since that was released enough to purchase a new program or should I use that one?

the most important question though is what controllers I need

thanx in advance

**Electronic Punk** · August 1st, 2009

Well the latest in the series is here:
http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulatorx/

I think MS actually stopped making them now? I seem to recall.
Anway, looks like that page also has a demo so you can check it out.

**perris** · August 1st, 2009

any idea what controllers I should buy?

are there other companys that make better simulation programs?

**Electronic Punk** · August 1st, 2009

I guess there is http://www.x-plane.com/ not really a genre I follow.

I'd normally go for Logitech hardware, but they don't seem to have anything that looks like plane controls:
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/ga...ilter=0&sort=0

**perris** · August 1st, 2009

Originally Posted by Electronic Punk

I guess there is http://www.x-plane.com/ not really a genre I follow.

I'd normally go for Logitech hardware, but they don't seem to have anything that looks like plane controls:
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/ga...ilter=0&sort=0

ya, couldn't find plane controls at best buy either

**epk** · August 1st, 2009

they're still making them. Flight sim X, which is the lastest, is not so old. just so u know.. requires one beast of a pc, so make sure u got one.
if u dont, Flight Sim A Century of Flight (the previous entry) is much lighter and still pretty cool.

if you wanna try any military sims (from ww2), the il-2 series is the best and u can get the full pack on steam.
i dont know if there are any new modern ones.. Falcon was pretty good in the old days.

no idea about controllers tho.. maybe u should check newegg?

**Electronic Punk** · August 1st, 2009

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7902468.stm

**Maveric169** · August 6th, 2009

Probley the one of the best controlers or flight is Saitek X52 Flight Control System

http://www.amazon.com/Saitek-X52-Fli.../dp/B00030GSJY

M$ flght sim X is about as accurate as you can get for standard aircraft, cant say on military.

Then you can also goto simviation.com and fsdownload.com for addon planes, sceanery, etc.

**Maveric169** · August 6th, 2009

almost forgot, also look for a program called RogerWilco, use it with a mic and speakers for online server flying. You can talk to other "pilots", fly to airports together, etc. Adds another level of realisim to the fun. Enjoy!

**perris** · August 6th, 2009

Originally Posted by Maveric169

Probley the one of the best controlers or flight is Saitek X52 Flight Control System

http://www.amazon.com/Saitek-X52-Fli.../dp/B00030GSJY

M$ flght sim X is about as accurate as you can get for standard aircraft, cant say on military.

Then you can also goto simviation.com and fsdownload.com for addon planes, sceanery, etc.

thanx for the controller and program info maveric

is it worth the upgrade to the latest ms sim program or are they all right about the same?

**Maveric169** · August 8th, 2009

I would go with the newest M$ flight sim X , there is usually enough of a difference to really make it worthwile. I don't have the FS X yet, I have century of flight, but I have been too busy to even play much, but I will be getting it soon.

**perris** · August 14th, 2009

Originally Posted by Electronic Punk

Well the latest in the series is here:
http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulatorx/

I think MS actually stopped making them now? I seem to recall.
Anway, looks like that page also has a demo so you can check it out.

Originally Posted by Maveric169

Probley the one of the best controlers or flight is Saitek X52 Flight Control System

Amazon.com: Saitek X52 Flight Control System: Electronics

M$ flght sim X is about as accurate as you can get for standard aircraft, cant say on military.

Then you can also goto simviation.com and fsdownload.com for addon planes, sceanery, etc.

thanx guys, got the latest from ms and the saitek, now off to the clouds

**perris** · August 14th, 2009

holy crap this thing takes forever to install, this takes longer to install then microsoft office, photoshop and auto cad combined

HUGE frigging program!

**perris** · August 14th, 2009

anyone know how many computers this license is good for?

I hope I can install on more then one, I plan on upgrading this box pretty darned soon

also, I was planning on going entirely 64 bit, I don't even know if this runs in 64 bit though it is microsoft so you would think it does

**Electronic Punk** · August 14th, 2009

Well even 32bit emulation should make it work fine

**perris** · August 14th, 2009

Originally Posted by Electronic Punk

Well even 32bit emulation should make it work fine

now I need some rudder thingys for my feet, any suggestions on those?

**perris** · August 16th, 2009

must say, am incredibly disapointed with flight sime, I would have thought the scenery would be more realistic, no reason in my opinion, especially since the program took two hours loading all the graphics

my system runs the program fine but am simply disapointed with how unsophisticated these graphics are

but am having fun flying, can only do it for about an hour at a time before I get bored

thanx everyone for the help getting me going, always wanted to do get this program, now I have it and though am disapointed with the scenery am happy over all with the x-perience (dot org)

**Maveric169** · August 23rd, 2009

I would double check your setting and make sure you have everything turned on if the scenery is poor, flight sim has the best scenery of any flight sim program on th market, if your still not happy, check out the sites that I posted about above. There are add-on/replacement scenery packs (free) that you can download that might be more to your liking.

As far as rudder peddels goes, check out system from CH at Flight Simulator Software - MyPilotStore.com

They also have stuff for IRL pilots that you can use to make your flying experience even more realisitic, like flight maps, approch maps, kneeboards, etc. Just all depends on how much realisim you want to add.

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perris OSNN Godlike Veteran Joined: January 2002 Location: new york Posts: 12,231 Reputation: 4333 Power: 288	flight sim questions hi been wanting to get a flight sim for some time, finally decided to do it what's the best program, then what controllers should I buy? I have an ms flight sim 98, have the sims improved since that was released enough to purchase a new program or should I use that one? the most important question though is what controllers I need thanx in advance IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'VE DONE IT'S WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO

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Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 346	Re: flight sim questions Well the latest in the series is here: http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulatorx/ I think MS actually stopped making them now? I seem to recall. Anway, looks like that page also has a demo so you can check it out.

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perris OSNN Godlike Veteran Joined: January 2002 Location: new york Posts: 12,231 Reputation: 4333 Power: 288	Re: flight sim questions any idea what controllers I should buy? are there other companys that make better simulation programs? IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'VE DONE IT'S WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO

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Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 346	Re: flight sim questions I guess there is http://www.x-plane.com/ not really a genre I follow. I'd normally go for Logitech hardware, but they don't seem to have anything that looks like plane controls: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/ga...ilter=0&sort=0

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perris OSNN Godlike Veteran Joined: January 2002 Location: new york Posts: 12,231 Reputation: 4333 Power: 288	Re: flight sim questions Originally Posted by Electronic Punk I guess there is http://www.x-plane.com/ not really a genre I follow. I'd normally go for Logitech hardware, but they don't seem to have anything that looks like plane controls: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/ga...ilter=0&sort=0 ya, couldn't find plane controls at best buy either IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'VE DONE IT'S WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO

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Maveric169 The Voices Talk to Me Joined: December 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 1,148 Reputation: 130 Power: 124	Re: flight sim questions Probley the one of the best controlers or flight is Saitek X52 Flight Control System http://www.amazon.com/Saitek-X52-Fli.../dp/B00030GSJY M$ flght sim X is about as accurate as you can get for standard aircraft, cant say on military. Then you can also goto simviation.com and fsdownload.com for addon planes, sceanery, etc. Disclaimer: Past performace and emerging trends are not always accurate predictors for future events. Consult your employeer reguarding overtime possibilies incase I am wrong and you have to buy more stuff. AMD Athlon 64 3000+ \| Gigabyte GA-K8NS Mobo \| 1 Gig Crucial XMS Ram \| Maxtor 200GB Sata Drive 8Meg Cache Primary Drive \| 60GB Backup Drive \| ATI 9550 \| Antec Trio 430W PSU \| Custom Case *Check out my new website* *http://13-dragons.net/*

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Maveric169 The Voices Talk to Me Joined: December 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 1,148 Reputation: 130 Power: 124	Re: flight sim questions almost forgot, also look for a program called RogerWilco, use it with a mic and speakers for online server flying. You can talk to other "pilots", fly to airports together, etc. Adds another level of realisim to the fun. Enjoy! Disclaimer: Past performace and emerging trends are not always accurate predictors for future events. Consult your employeer reguarding overtime possibilies incase I am wrong and you have to buy more stuff. AMD Athlon 64 3000+ \| Gigabyte GA-K8NS Mobo \| 1 Gig Crucial XMS Ram \| Maxtor 200GB Sata Drive 8Meg Cache Primary Drive \| 60GB Backup Drive \| ATI 9550 \| Antec Trio 430W PSU \| Custom Case *Check out my new website* *http://13-dragons.net/*

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perris OSNN Godlike Veteran Joined: January 2002 Location: new york Posts: 12,231 Reputation: 4333 Power: 288	Re: flight sim questions Originally Posted by Maveric169 Probley the one of the best controlers or flight is Saitek X52 Flight Control System http://www.amazon.com/Saitek-X52-Fli.../dp/B00030GSJY M$ flght sim X is about as accurate as you can get for standard aircraft, cant say on military. Then you can also goto simviation.com and fsdownload.com for addon planes, sceanery, etc. thanx for the controller and program info maveric is it worth the upgrade to the latest ms sim program or are they all right about the same? IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'VE DONE IT'S WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO

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Maveric169 The Voices Talk to Me Joined: December 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 1,148 Reputation: 130 Power: 124	Re: flight sim questions I would go with the newest M$ flight sim X , there is usually enough of a difference to really make it worthwile. I don't have the FS X yet, I have century of flight, but I have been too busy to even play much, but I will be getting it soon. Disclaimer: Past performace and emerging trends are not always accurate predictors for future events. Consult your employeer reguarding overtime possibilies incase I am wrong and you have to buy more stuff. AMD Athlon 64 3000+ \| Gigabyte GA-K8NS Mobo \| 1 Gig Crucial XMS Ram \| Maxtor 200GB Sata Drive 8Meg Cache Primary Drive \| 60GB Backup Drive \| ATI 9550 \| Antec Trio 430W PSU \| Custom Case *Check out my new website* *http://13-dragons.net/*

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perris OSNN Godlike Veteran Joined: January 2002 Location: new york Posts: 12,231 Reputation: 4333 Power: 288	Re: flight sim questions Originally Posted by Electronic Punk Well the latest in the series is here: http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulatorx/ I think MS actually stopped making them now? I seem to recall. Anway, looks like that page also has a demo so you can check it out. Originally Posted by Maveric169 Probley the one of the best controlers or flight is Saitek X52 Flight Control System Amazon.com: Saitek X52 Flight Control System: Electronics M$ flght sim X is about as accurate as you can get for standard aircraft, cant say on military. Then you can also goto simviation.com and fsdownload.com for addon planes, sceanery, etc. thanx guys, got the latest from ms and the saitek, now off to the clouds IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'VE DONE IT'S WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO

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perris OSNN Godlike Veteran Joined: January 2002 Location: new york Posts: 12,231 Reputation: 4333 Power: 288	Re: flight sim questions holy crap this thing takes forever to install, this takes longer to install then microsoft office, photoshop and auto cad combined HUGE frigging program! IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'VE DONE IT'S WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO

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perris OSNN Godlike Veteran Joined: January 2002 Location: new york Posts: 12,231 Reputation: 4333 Power: 288	Re: flight sim questions anyone know how many computers this license is good for? I hope I can install on more then one, I plan on upgrading this box pretty darned soon also, I was planning on going entirely 64 bit, I don't even know if this runs in 64 bit though it is microsoft so you would think it does IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'VE DONE IT'S WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO

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Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,506 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 346	Re: flight sim questions Well even 32bit emulation should make it work fine

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perris OSNN Godlike Veteran Joined: January 2002 Location: new york Posts: 12,231 Reputation: 4333 Power: 288	Re: flight sim questions Originally Posted by Electronic Punk Well even 32bit emulation should make it work fine now I need some rudder thingys for my feet, any suggestions on those? IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'VE DONE IT'S WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO

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perris OSNN Godlike Veteran Joined: January 2002 Location: new york Posts: 12,231 Reputation: 4333 Power: 288	Re: flight sim questions must say, am incredibly disapointed with flight sime, I would have thought the scenery would be more realistic, no reason in my opinion, especially since the program took two hours loading all the graphics my system runs the program fine but am simply disapointed with how unsophisticated these graphics are but am having fun flying, can only do it for about an hour at a time before I get bored thanx everyone for the help getting me going, always wanted to do get this program, now I have it and though am disapointed with the scenery am happy over all with the x-perience (dot org) IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'VE DONE IT'S WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO

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Maveric169 The Voices Talk to Me Joined: December 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 1,148 Reputation: 130 Power: 124	Re: flight sim questions I would double check your setting and make sure you have everything turned on if the scenery is poor, flight sim has the best scenery of any flight sim program on th market, if your still not happy, check out the sites that I posted about above. There are add-on/replacement scenery packs (free) that you can download that might be more to your liking. As far as rudder peddels goes, check out system from CH at Flight Simulator Software - MyPilotStore.com They also have stuff for IRL pilots that you can use to make your flying experience even more realisitic, like flight maps, approch maps, kneeboards, etc. Just all depends on how much realisim you want to add. Disclaimer: Past performace and emerging trends are not always accurate predictors for future events. Consult your employeer reguarding overtime possibilies incase I am wrong and you have to buy more stuff. AMD Athlon 64 3000+ \| Gigabyte GA-K8NS Mobo \| 1 Gig Crucial XMS Ram \| Maxtor 200GB Sata Drive 8Meg Cache Primary Drive \| 60GB Backup Drive \| ATI 9550 \| Antec Trio 430W PSU \| Custom Case *Check out my new website* *http://13-dragons.net/*