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We already have the whole world to explore with the Bing imagery so its not justified to spend another 60 dollars (that is double the price of the sim) for additional airports

 

Seeing how good the default scenery and airports are (some just as good or even better than current pay ware ones) as a primary GA guy, you will have thousands of airports to explore for years to come in the standard addition. On the other hand, if you primarily fly the big stuff with or without ATC, I can realize why you want as much detail as possible flying in and out of the larger cities and going for the higher priced editions.

You need to concentrate on the speed of the main processor (CPU) and the graphics card memory. I’m not familiar with gaming laptops, but the graphics card is going to be the main limiting factor in a laptop (I think). Others are sure to chime in.

Yup, no way Microsoft is monitoring PC specs before purchase. Hope everything works out for the OP.

Unfortunately COVID-19 fixed the pilot shortage. I have a number of young commercial pilot friends. The youngest got signed on with Air Canada about 2 weeks before this pandemic hit. He was told that it will be 2-3 years before he will sit behind the flight deck. On the other side, I have a friend with top seniority who was flying the 787 Dreamliner regularly before COVID. He is now flying 1 or 2 times a month! Big changes in the airline industry!

Especially the elephants!

 

Very interesting concept and ideas guys! I certainly wouldn’t rule it out for the future. I don’t think anyone could have imagined (say 5 years ago) what we have been observing in the previews for FS2020. I was blown away yesterday watching the videos of all the animals (up close) in 2020, especially the elephants. Time and technology will take us to a point where we will be able to flip in and out of air, land and sea transportation within a combined simulator platform.

from Austria

Meteoblue from Switzerland

Asobo from France

 

What strikes me from MSFS2020 is that its an international consortium by the best companies in their tech field. Not to mention orbx from australia or addon developpers from either UK russia etc.

 

Be it computer graphics, climate or ai, ever since the 80s press and midia keeps saying that Europe is in decline with people in rich countries living out of incomes or retired. skiing in the alps..

 

And yet there are no american or chinese companies much notable in this venture. Interesting.

 

Europe is not to be underestimated

So very, very true. Microsoft really did their homework searching out the best partners possible to blend this technology together. If only everyone realized the years of effort behind the scenes to make this version possible with such a leap in realism, I think there would be even fewer people drawing attention to minor issues that some seem compelled to not let go. This is a landmark point in flight simulation history/evolution that has introduced a touch of awe in everyone ... and to think this is Version 1.0!

Absolutely brilliant and well narrated!

 

I’m no expert on the details of PC specs, but the detail I have seen on videos taken from low end computers has been quite impressive. If you can get the clouds on high to ultra, the remainder looks very good even dialed to low!

Seeing some of the previews, I think I could be tempted very easily to start flying the heavies again in my favourite paint! Cheers guys!

My first FS was on the Commodore 64. Here's an Eiffel Tower flyby.

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Nice! And over speed and descending according to the airspeed and vertical speed gauges.

Very unique paint indeed. Definitely adds another perspective to the flight!

They don’t get any better than that! Very professional!

That is very cool shot!

I was quite impressed how good the sim looks on the low settings with an average computer. Cloud realism really needs to be set to high or ultra though.

Having learned to fly in a Cessna 172, I will be keen to feel the flight dynamics and just see how real a VFR flight feels.

I know exactly what the OP is eluding too. There are plenty of developers working on new a/c for FS2020 and it is just a matter of time when you will have your old favourites back in the sky like the good old days.

I got FS4.0, but I really didn't get into it until FS95. I subsequently have had FS98, FS2000, still have FS2002, FS2004, FSX, and then went to X-Plane 11.

 

Blueprint of my timeline plus switching to X-Plane. I’ll be going to FS2020 but also keeping X-Plane.

Started around 1985, give or take a year.Think it was called Sub-Logic or something like that. I remember heading south from KORD to look at any scenery. Only thing visible was green until I reached the Gulf of Mexico, then blue..

 

In one of the later versions I spent oodles of time trying to improve KMSY, my home town field where I briefly worked for the National Weather Service. Created buildings, improved ramps, added fuel storage tanks, etc. Even closed most of it in with page-wire fence. What a waste of time. I think all it did was give me crummier frame rates. Should have used that time reading some Tolstoy novels.

Yes it was SubLogic! Check out the video in my signature!

I've flown every version since FS1.0 (1984). But I'm through chasing rainbows. FSX is the end of the line for me..........Doug

Very cool Doug! Congrats! I started with FS 4.0. Please check out my new trailer on the history of Flight Simulator. Should trigger some great memories. Really enjoying the research and putting this together!

 

https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?323433-In-the-beginning

 

play fs1 fs2 fs3 or fs4 on your iDroid or dPad

 

You may be interested in the Flight Simulator history video series I am working on. Uploaded the trailer a couple of days ago.

I posted this on the Outer Marker, but perhaps it is better posted here. Working on an in depth historical account of all the FS versions. This is the trailer.

The trailer for my latest in depth video project.

Very good! I’m pretty sure this new release will get an impressive Wow from many wives this time! All prepared in this household :-)

Those screen shots look top notch!