Jump to content

W33

Registered Users
  • Posts

    50
  • Joined

Personal Information

  • Occupation
    P/T instructor, almost....retired

Interest

  • Interests
    Looking after my C152 and my wife, but not in that order

W33's Achievements

Community Guru

Community Guru (4/7)

  • Week One Done
  • One Month Later
  • One Year In
  • Conversation Starter Rare
  • First Post Rare

Recent Badges

10

Reputation

  1. I think the key to any hobby's longevity, is to have more than one. Playing pretend pilot, day after day, week after week, would drive even the most ardent simmer mad, which is why I try and combine flight simulation with other pursuits. If I were you, I wouldn't delete your account, I would just take a break and perhaps pursue some different activities. W33
  2. Like many others, I'm thoroughly enjoying my time with MSFS. Not only is the default topography fantastic, there's also the excellent photographic overlay to go along with it (how much would that cost in the past?). Then there's the added challenge of sloped runways (like X-Plane and more recently, P3D), plus some wonderful weather effects. Yes, it's not complete (or finished some would say), but then again, I can't remember a sim which has been. If you're looking for the perfect "binary" flying experience, then all previous simulators have been incomplete in one way or the other. I'm just grateful that we have a range of simulators to choose from. None of them are perfect, none of them are real, but all of them in their own way are enjoyable. W33
  3. That's only in here. However, if you have a look on Facebook, you'll see: FS2004 = 770 members https://www.facebook.com/groups/1947180468719584 FS2020 = 60,000 members https://www.facebook.com/groups/608473926761307 If you go to an X-Plane site, that will probably be in the thousands. I can understand the passion for FS2004, it was a good sim in its day, but time moves on and as such it looks severely dated. That doesn't mean it's not enjoyable...of course it is, very much so. However, for those who do enjoy using it, I suggest they spend their time and energy playing it rather than trying to persuade others of its virtues. More often than not, you're not going to change anyone's point of view and the whole thread just turns into a slug fest. How often has Dominic or Nels closed threads because of this? I suggest we just enjoy what we have and let others do the same. W33
  4. We had Flight Simulator (Sublogic) for the Apple II way back in 79, so I guess I go back a bit. W33
  5. I'm having the most fun I've had in years with the new sim. Sorry to hear you're having difficulties. W33
  6. No issues here. My aging hardware worked out of the box. Flying colors! W33
  7. I can see this is going to be another thread the mods are going to close. Why can't you just respect each others opinions and enjoy what you use? If you have to put your point across, to it a manner in which you yourself would life to be spoken to. Honestly, I come here to enjoy flight simulation, but all I see is constant bickering. Please...it really does get tiring and you end up spoiling it for quite a few people. W33
  8. I have used an Xbox controller for panning since day one, and it works perfectly in Drone mode. W33
  9. Simming is simming and so will never totally replicate the real thing...even with VR. Sure...it will add a degree of realism, but you're still planted on your backside sipping coffee pretending to be Chuck. Don't get me wrong, my Rift is fun (for short periods of time on certain games)...but for a long flight on X-Plane; I don't use it. When VR incorporates/includes additional senses, then I might be tempted, but in its current state...no. I just have better things to do in life...like, experience things for real :-) W33
  10. Libraries only have to be installed once. With my installation using over 90%u0025 of the libraries available for X-Plane, they total 28GB. For this price...I get to enjoy thousands of freeware sceneries. Many of these airports available are under 10MB in size due to the use of the above libraries. If libraries are not used...then a 10MB scenery becomes 200 MB. Your choice! W33
  11. Excellent scenery as usual. Keeping libraries up to date is not rocket science or even time consuming, and a small price to pay for quality free sceneries. W33
  12. Excellent...really pleased you got the setup you wanted! Now the sky really is the limit :-) Happy flying:pilot: Dominic
×
×
  • Create New...