I have lots of my planes installed. I like to have lots of choice. Although I admit I do fly some a lot more then others, but I like to know its there if I need it/want it

 

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And I only want the best.

 

"Best" is highly, HIGHLY, HIGHLY (can't say it enough times and in enough ways) subjective and dependent on what is most important to you. Your best plane is very likely not mine and vice verse.

 

And I have a one plane hanger. I think one of the reasons for doing it like this is realism: in real life I would also only own one plane (I think).

 

Well, in the "real world", when I first learned to fly I rented. First I rented to train, then to fly on my own for my own needs and to train more and advance my skills. In those days I was checked out in and regularly rented 2-3 different planes, the 2-3 evolving over time depending on availability, training needs, finances and "mission".

 

Then I bought. Loved owning and there are a ton of advantages and joys to owning, but it's not without its disadvantages and one of those is that you are pretty much totally and completely committed to ONE PLANE.

 

I fly the sim the way I rented because I can - financial issues being pretty much removed - flying 2-3 planes in rotation so that I feel like I can maintain currency in each. And just like when I rented, that rotation evolves depending on experience, need, availability of quality planes and (of course) whim.

 

That, to me, is "real world".

 

Did I mention that "best" is subjective and dependent on many things? :-) Currently flying (because they're the best for my current desires): 1) Milviz B55, 2) Carenado 337, 3) RealAir Lancair Legacy. But this will change, because it can and I love the challenge of attempting to master new aircraft and flying skills.

 

Scott

I am pretty much stuck in NGX territory at the moment (waiting for the 777), I am not into GA's or old war birds much so even though there are some fantastic looking GA/oldies available I know I would hardly ever use them.

 

 

But I know, when 747 and 777 come out, I will probably fly NGX less again. Or maybe not - I just like when addons are "on par". Like, the quality of one aircraft doesn't overcome the old one. This is what NGX did. I hope that 747 and 777 are just little steps, and FSL airbus is on par with NGX. In that case I'll be done for quite a while.

 

This is me, the NGX should still be on par with the upcoming 777 and 747 (PMDG said they will even update the 737 to update tech and keep it fresh in a new service pack) so I will probably go between them. I very rarely fly the MD-11 and 747-400X anymore because they arn't to the NGX's level and it feels like I am jumping back too much. I do however still fly the J41 from time to time, it is much closer to the NGX in a modern FSX addon type of way (quality of VC, dials, switches, sounds etc).

I think it's time I cleanup my virtual hangar too.

 

I'm getting less time to fly so I can see the OPs idea, mastering a plane - once mastered you can spend your time enjoying flying.

 

I collect alot of planes, often I want to learn about them after seeing them in real life, and buying the plane in FSX spurs this research and let's me "test fly" the plane.

 

But with face time on my sim computer with NO disturbances very difficult to come by, it's probably more productive to focus on just a few then I can kick start my flights quicker.

 

Like many, I get drawn into the installing, tweaking, fixing cycle that burns time before each virtual flight. I need to be vigilant to draw a line in the sand and just fly one plane for a while. well not one, but if I can cut it down from 20 planes to maybe just the best of each category, this is what I need to do.

 

I'm sure some of us sometimes feel like hoarders when it comes to old planes, we just don't want to get rid of something that we enjoyed in the past and still has some value

"Best" is highly, HIGHLY, HIGHLY (can't say it enough times and in enough ways) subjective and dependent on what is most important to you. Your best plane is very likely not mine and vice verse.

 

Well sure, but I think the point is that he wants the best plane in what it is important to him. Just like you want the best plane in what is important to you, and I want the best plane in what is important to me.

 

It's no different than anything else in the world, when it come to preferences.

I sometimes wonder (more and more) why so many people buy so many airplane addons.

 

I think that people buy addons (in this case airplane addons) the same way that people collect comic books or baseball cards..May read the comic once, after that it gets put away. I have a friend who isa HUGE model train collector and he has a layout where maybe one train gets the majority of the workout, and the rest sit there collecting dust...but he HAS to have the newest trains out there. Same concept applies with flight simming.

 

Myself, i will gobble up Prop planes and vintage airliners...i cant get enough good GA planes and/or Prop airliners. And your love of the Lancair is shared by myself also. VERY good addon.

It's essentially an addiction... no joke! Thankfully I can willingly pry myself away from the PC for my family whew!

Different aircraft for different moods...

 

 

 

Thankfully I have good examples of each installed.

 

 

 

This.

 

I tend to have 3-4 that I fly most (currently Legacy, C337, RV-7, and A2A Cub), but then it's nice to jump into the L-39 once in awhile, the Carenado 185 for my "Tweeto time", blah, blah, blah.

 

Whatever strikes the mood at the time.

 

I do understand the OP's method of madness, for me, however, that method seems too much like work. I sim to have FUN. For me, that means steak today, hot dogs tomorrow.

Well sure, but I think the point is that he wants the best plane in what it is important to him.

 

It seems like an obvious point, but I see various aircraft touted as "the best" in some pretty absolute ways on the forums.

 

Jeroen talked about the Lancair as being "perfect in every way" and asked why he would even look for others. Leaving aside the fact that, good as the Lancair is it's still not perfect, there's the idea that as a simulation of something that exists in the real world, it's value to many stems in large part from the real thing itself, and there are many things a Lancair Legacy is good at, and many things it's not. Best, in a discussion like this becomes not just subjective, but dependent on the desired task, something which, in the context of his thoughts as I read them, seemed worth emphasizing.

 

Scott

Well I think everyone is missing the underlying cause and why people are buying loads of aircraft. Its called retail therapy . Aircraft are for men, what shoes are to women .

 

Well said Zoran. I think you really hit the nail on the head.

It seems like an obvious point

 

And so it was meant indeed. :wink: I know that what's perfect for me isn't perfect for someone else. But I guess everyone does have a plane that he or she feels is the best... and still they buy other addons! Obviously (again) I know a lot of the reasons for this but I thought it was a nice subject to talk about here. :wink: And to get a discussion going it often helps to put things a bit black and white and to exaggerate a little: hence the remarks about the PERFECT Legacy. right now the Legacy is indeed 'perfect' to me, but what is 'perfect' in a 6 year old sim that leaves a lot to be desired...? :wink:

 

I have to add though that in the real world as well as in the virtual one, the Legacy is the kind of GA I like: it offers almost everything I long for in a GA. But perfect... well, if it had STOL capability maybe...? :wink:

I think that Ryan is correct. Addiction!! LOL I am getting more like the OP in that I have just latched onto the Lancair and can't let go!! I too have bought a lot of different aircraft over the past few years. I don't know if that was caused by one of my many moral and mental short commings or if it is an evil side effect of reading AVSIM forums everyday! LOL I know for me at least, many of the purchases have been because I could never be satisfied with one or two little show stoppers such as great looking aircraft with G1000 but poor frame rates and stutters and then the next thing out would have great Frame rates but I missed the G1000 or Garmin 530 would not play well with model. All of this was made better or worse by a new processor being released at 9AM and 3PM everyday!! :P Maybe we can all slow down and enjoy the fruits of all our labor tweaking and tinkering!! I sure hope so as I await delivery of my new SB processor, motherboard and memory on Wed. Oh and that reminds me...when are the next generation of Video cards due for release...I am pretty sure that my old 460 is going to be a bottleneck for my SandyBridge... Damn!!..... :help:

I know for me at least, many of the purchases have been because I could never be satisfied with one or two little show stoppers such as great looking aircraft with G1000 but poor frame rates and stutters and then the next thing out would have great Frame rates but I missed the G1000 or Garmin 530 would not play well with model

 

Good point. As I said I did buy my share of addon planes in the past and yes, quite often they were nice but lacking something or they weren't that good in a certain aspect. So when a new and better plane arrives, you like to buy it.

 

But over the years you also discover what you really like in a plane, something that you don't know right from the start. And the more you know what you like in a plane, the less planes you buy (well, I do) because you automatically limit your choices.

 

And you also learn over time what makes an addon great (it's not just pretty graphics, which was all I cared about in the beginning!).

 

And after discovering how much money you spend on stuff you don't actually use, you also get a bit more careful. And at the same time more picky on details. Or spoiled. :wink: It was a small detail (to some but not to me) which made me look at the Legacy to replace the RV-7a (the inconsistency of the colors in the VC and the VC lighting during dawn).

 

But well, in the end I simply like to use only one plane: that way it feels as if I really own it. I think that is my main reason for having a one plane hanger. :wink:

I have to add though that in the real world as well as in the virtual one, the Legacy is the kind of GA I like: it offers almost everything I long for in a GA. But perfect... well, if it had STOL capability maybe...? :wink:

 

Well...and, perhaps, had a better RW safety record? I love simming in it...gorgeous views...wonderful control...so much speed...but I don't think I'd get in a real one.

But I guess everyone does have a plane that he or she feels is the best... and still they buy other addons!

 

I guess that's the thing... I don't have one plane that I think is best. I'm pretty selective about what I buy to start with, buying only planes I really want to fly for specific reasons, not because it's new and hot (OK, not just because it's new and hot) rarely buy at initial release and so forth. And I guess I'm getting old, but retail therapy lost its therapeutic value for me years ago. :-) As a consequence I like most of my aircraft and still find them to be quality planes. See previous comments for the details, but I don't even know how I'd define best - only best for a given purpose, and that's variable as I change the (simulated) purpose for each flight. As in:

 

But perfect... well, if it had STOL capability maybe...? :wink:

 

...or tundra tires for backcountry exploring, or skis for glacier landings, or floats for the AK fishing trip, or a couple of extra seats for taking friends places, or could fly above wx without having to strap on an O2 mask, or had slightly different avionics for specific instrument practice, or could fly in known ice, or...

 

That's why I flew different planes IRL, and that's why I don't have a 1 plane hangar.

 

But well, in the end I simply like to use only one plane: that way it feels as if I really own it. I think that is my main reason for having a one plane hanger. :wink:

 

If that's what works for you, great - but for me, only being able to fly one plane was maybe the second worst thing about owning... OK, maybe the third or forth worst thing. You probably don't have to think too hard to guess what the worst thing was. :-)

 

Scott