>and to some extent (3) is available as well!!>Ooops - I really thought about (2) & (3). Thanks for correcting me.Michael J.http://www.reality-xp.com/community/nr/rsc/rxp-higher.jpg

>>1 - An Ultra-realistic reproduction of the panel from the>real>>aircraft at the expense of making some gauges difficult to>>read or having to hide important instruments and switches in>>pop-up panels.>>>>2 - A more Sim-practical panel that places the majority of>the>>gauges and controls necessary for flight on one panel at the>>expense of having the panel look more "cartoonish" and less>>realistic.>>It is interesting to note that both (1) and (2) are available>in Flight1's Merdian.>>Michael J.>I second that, and vote for that solution to be implemented into all panels. :D

Personally I think the Fly! II panels are the most immersive panels I've seen, and ditto on their quality.I don't mind having to scroll to find what I need in those, and frankly just looking at them is a pleasure.The only thing I can think of that would be ideal would be a high-resolution VR headset in a 3d cockpit, but that ain't gonna happen for some time.

I vote for #1 also. I've always been intrigued by ultra-realistic panels in that they replicate the actual panel as close as possible. Since my RL job has involvement with FAA Level "D" full flight simulators I'm kinda spoiled by ultra realism :)The FlyII panels were excellent with fairly elaborate systems simulation. I agree that smaller gauges make the sim more difficult to use, especially for folks with smaller monitors and lower resolutions, but there are ways to "display" the gauge reading using the popup when the cursor hovers over the dial that are acceptable to me. Besides, most pilots don't actually read the number on dial/needle gauges since the majority are expecting a needle position rather than the specific value. Of course digital gauges are another matter.I haven't tried all the FS panels out there but the CaptainSim 727 was pretty elaborate and fairly faithful to the actual aircraft. I agree the size of switches, etc. was problematic at times, but the overall sense of realism and the feeling that "this is like the real thing" was satisfying. After all, IMHO simulators should be replicating the real thing as faithfully as possible.I spend most of my time these days with PSS products and enjoy them a lot... but typically find myself wishing there were more systems tasks to perform.Just my $0.02! DougDell 8250 (3.06GHz/533FSB)1GB Rambus RAM120MB ATA 100 (7200 RPM)ATI Radeon 9700 Pro (Catalyst 4.5)Audigy 2 Sound (latest drivers)MS Force Feedback 2WindowsXP Pro (SP1)DirectX 9.0b