Gstrub

Thank you:)

I have 7 hours of actual flight so far in the P140, and I totally understand what you mean.

I am just hoping to supplement at home some of the more academic work as well as just practice hand eye, and also become very familiar with the cockpit.

I just need some initial advice to get going on the best setup options with the gear I listed

Hello sim community!

First post here, I’m so glad there are resources like this one.

I am currently taking private pilot lessons. My primary goal of simulation is to practice at home the skills I learn in the air, and start doing more complicated things like flight planning, etc. I am training in a Piper Cherokee 140.

I just finished building the following system:

i9-13900KF

RTX 4090

64 GB 6000mhz ram

Honeycomb Alpha Yoke

Thrustmaster TPR rudder pedals

FlightSimStuff TPM throttle/trim wheel

I have an Alienware 34” OLED but am hoping to use my Quest 2 to fly in VR.

Here are my initial questions:

1. MSFS vs X Plane. I have seen people say MSFS is better looking/realistic but that the physics in X Plane more closely resembles reality, any objective data on this? I love the look of MSFS (and with this hardware I think I can really get a lot out of it), but if X Plane is more transferable into the real plane I would want to know.

2. Hooking up VR. I have seen videos showing people using Steam, Virtual Desktop, Air Link, etc. What I am looking for is the best performance with the ability to switch back and forth to the monitor if I desire. I want to avoid a wired connection. What would be your suggestion, and is there a preferred “how to” guide on settings for this community?

3. I am hoping to fly in and out of my local airport which is small (KORK), and obviously fly in the same aircraft. Will this be a problem?

4. Do either simulations have flight lesson functions?

Thank you all so much in advance for any advice.

-G