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Have you checked the Windows event log? Also there is a little utility called Who Crashed (https://www.resplendence.com/whocrashed) that might give some insight.

For some reason i find landings much easier from the 2D panel than the VC, and when flying airborne Trailways there's nothing to see anyway (let the AP take it, go to external view and scan around). But there are some aircraft, and most helicopters, that just don't feel "right" without a VC.

I use aircraft as old as FS98 in FS2004, mainly for AI and static AC. Comparatively low poly models mean less fps hit, and it seems with each new FS version the variety of available aircraft lessens. I doubt the MSFS crowd will get to fly WWI aircraft or experimental planes or Star Trek shuttlecraft.

Yes, this is still going on; the site does something to files/procedures that triggers a malware warning on download. My d/l manager receives the file, holds it in limbo somewhere, and tells me it has a virus; it passes all virus scans, even online, so I just click on the error message and "allow". Happens with Firefox and Brave.

Quite relative. (There was a time I didn't think a Porsche Turbo and a Lamborghini was spending a lot, now I'm a retired geezer getting a senior discount on a 10meg internet connection.)

Xbox? I've not had a console since the days of Atari. Desktops only for me.

Obviously, "new" equals "better". And if that requires diplexed Crays in the basement and an internet connection which would impress the NSA, so be it. Hopefully they are as happy in their world as I am in mine.

You might also like the old Canadian TV series "Mayday", currently being shown on Quest TV but I believe also available on DVD. Each episode covers an airplane crash and the subsequent investigation; the oldest I've seen is the 1955 collision over the Grand Canyon, more recent are incidents early this century.

It is just like building models. If you build a model of a WWII German aircraft, you put a swastika on it. That is not an endorsement of anything, it is merely historical accuracy.

In my case - any landing you survive is a good one.

Lol, a twenty year old Toyota will get you to the grocery store as well, and more economically, as a new Porsche. Yes MSFS is beautiful, but compare the system requirements, not to mention the requirement of a constant high speed internet connection, and the aggravation of constant "upgrades" (which seem to cause as many problems as they cure, and are not optional). And from what I've seen, there is no need to learn navigation or systems, MSFS takes you by the hand and points out everything for you. But there is room for everyone, I enjoy FS2004 as much as you enjoy MSFS, we both win.

At least we can still run older software if we prefer. (I have FS2004 in Win7.)

Cool. The original had several versions (military, offshore, ambulance, etc.) and a ton of liveries. Files in mine are dated around 2005-2006.

The easiest helicopter I've found is the old Hovercontrol 412 Personal Edition By Jordan Moore, don't know if it's available anywhere today, I got it from the dearly departed Hovercontrol site (a wonderful place, they even offered online helicopter training). It's stable enough I can actually take my hand off the stick briefly without worrying it will meander off on its own.

a deathgrip on the stick, sweat running down my brow, pulse racing .....and I've flown two miles I had hoped to get comfortable enough flying these wretched things to do my US capitols tour in one. Not going to happen. About thirty minutes and I'm ready to go do something simple and relaxing ...like tax returns. It's probably easier in RL, you have full peripheral vision so better situational awareness, and there's tactile feedback of what the helicopter is doing. In a sim all you have to work with is limited visual input.