Hi all., as a relative newcomer to FS i have started to fly the heavies, the 747 in this case, and to my amusement found i could fly this beast 180 degrees with my little finger with no resistance at all!Maybe a simulator or real-world pilot could confirm that this is entirely in accordance with real-world flying?This is not meant to be just another condemnation of FS which (IMHO) i believe to be a fine product alongside the many add-ons available,but flying the 747 like this is a complete turn-off, or maybe i am missing something here?cheers.,

What you are missing here is that - unless you specifically fancy default FS2004 airplanes - you should not waste your precious time on them. Life is too short and there are too many decent airplanes available. ;-)Michael J.

Michal., thanks for your post - i admit i jump straight in at the deep end flying a heavy like the 747, but are you saying that if i try other planes then i will get some resistance from my joystick?I seem to remember with fs 2000 there seemed to be some resistance from the joystick which has dissapeared in fs9., that is what i dont understand all the best., Dan:-)

Dan, not sure what you mean by resistance from the stick ? Do you have a force feedback joystick ? Unless you have such a stick you won't feel any 'resistance' no matter what you fly - by definition. I was referring to rather poor flight modelling in default airplanes and this has nothing to do with the forces you feel in your joystick. Sorry for misunderstanding.Michael J.http://www.reality-xp.com/community/nr/rsc/rxp-higher.jpg

Michal., i use the MS sidewinderFF2, when i turn on my computer there is resistance but when i enter FLY NOW mode all resistance is gone and i can find no way of rectyfing this (by resistance i mean something like RTC tension)., i have just checked some previous posts on this and it seems like MS disconfigured tension effect in favour of increased response to wind turbulence etc ... Maybe MS could compromise both ways in 2006! Cheers Dan

If you check posts on this and the previous 2 pages you will find a lot of heated discussion about this brand new force feedback utility that someone offers for sale at $35 I believe. It is rather expensive but apparently works very well (for some). You can try it for free. If I had a FF stick I would do that.Michael J.

thanks , didnt see that, looks promisingcheers., Dan