i habe all 3 ...fsx,prepar3d and x-plane. at this stage i would absolutely say x-plane is defintely not their yet. as for its "the most realistic simulator" yarn...get into the nitty gritty of its planemaker design software and you suddenly realise it has huge limitations that in fact make x-plane very unrealistic.

 

its AI is nothing more than random flight pths that dont actually go anywhere (aircraft do not follow timetabled routes like in fsx and prepar3d), AI is restricted to 20 max aircraft,

 

scenery accuracy in x-plane 10 is absolutely crap by comparison to even fsx(which is old as the hills)

 

x-planes flight model completely ignores external objects that create drag on the aircraft, such as external fuel tanks, pods, wheel pants, external engines, pylons and fairings,

 

its aircraft porpose badly in flight when using autopilot(i cannot understand why Austin refuses to fix this issue)

 

its default engine sounds are terrible and not very realistic

 

ground lighting is always dark and sky continuously hazy( hence the crowing about fantastic night scenery, day time is bloody awful)

 

as for the x-plane is now 64bit so it must be better rubbish... i have both versions and there is very little difference between them. my understanding is that 64 bit mainly allows for faster endering and texturing by developers at this stage...which, at some point will provide better graphics...however i believe the first of these wont happen until computer hardware performance increases considerably beyond where it is right now as x-plane suffers from even worse framerates issues than prepar3d does.

 

....one could go on but those who decide to go and try x-plane can figure the rest out for themselves.

 

in x-planes defense, it does have some good aspects that i really like, for example wing flexing, more realism in engine performance, and more realistic aircraft speeds during descent (fsx and prepar3d dont simulate these as well as x-plane does)

 

fsx crashing in windows 8

 

i have posted warnings about that almost a year ago...prepar3d didnt run so well on it either. that was before v1.2 however, since essentially the latest version was written with win 7 in mind i would have thought it wouldnt be much better.

 

it appears that their are differing issues in all 3 of the sims. at the end of the day, of all of them, fsx is still by far the best. i hope that prepar3d version 2 will change all of that.

Ah, but I already use CumulusX! with P3D, I thought it was totally compatible, not so?

 

Yes that's me, 40 years ago :lol: in a French AVIA 40p, BGA680, which I am pleased to say is now flying again in France.

 

Best wsishes

 

Phil

@gliderdriver:  I have asked the author of CumulusX! to consider a P3D-compatible version. It would be great to have ;-)

 

Never had an OOM or CTD since I installed P3D Academic. I also used this from MS: MicrosoftFixit50496.msi

 

P.S.: Is that you on the Grunau?

@gliderdriver: Thx for the thumbs-up regarding CumulusX!. I didn't know it worked with P3D !!! Whow!

 

40 yrs... Whow!  I got my license in 1980 - full instruction on a Blanik L-13, with some winch lessons on a Rhonlerche II :-)

 

@adamjedgar: Well, P3D runs smoother and trouble-free for me. With FSX I had some problems.

 

I agree FSX / P3D are still the best civil-wide flight simulation platforms ever made available for the PC. I did try X-Plane10, for around 8 months...

 

For flight dynamics and overall systems accuracy my choice goes undoubtedly to DCS World, with it's mighty p51d, the complex a10c and the superb ka-50, and that uh-1h about to be released.

With XPlane and P3D developments the future is looking good, and who knows FSX in DX10 might have more to offer yet.

I await my copy of XPlane 10 64 bit for a number of reasons. I agree that FSX is a wonderful simulator but, unfortunately it's done. So the other choice is P3D. Rumours are that LM are not geared for 64 bit development for 3 years. XPlane have recognized the future by adopting 64 bit early. Now see the developers come and improve many aspects of the program. 64 Bit is the future and any developer who supports it, deserves my buck. That was the first and most important reason. The second is I've just gotta have the 777 some company has written for it. 

Worldliner 777. 

 

Jon

@jonss1948: That 777 is a good choice, just as the 727 from FlyJSim. I never bought those. I also recommend anything from LES!

 

Now, all I can say is that 64bit vs 32bit is NOT what makes a FLIGHT simulator better :-), and that's why I am here after all....

 

Now, all I can say is that 64bit vs 32bit is NOT what makes a FLIGHT simulator better :-), and that's why I am here after all....

I hear you, Brother. For all its faults fsx is still great fun, great visually with great 3rd party support and when it becomes stable, quite a sense of pleasure and accomplishment in completion of the task. What I lament is, much modern hardware has outgrown the code, N1 and N2 memory a case in point and that before we know it, Win 7 has gone by the way, Win 8 has been thrown on the burgeoning 'embarrassment' heap and the new OS just wont run it. Those days are in sight. Even though I've become a bit Feral in my older age, I can't see myself blowing the dust off the old box(?) in the dead of night, in a dim tungsten lit room, to fly planes they had in the olden days. That's why 64 bit deserves support. At least it has a chance to keep up.

 

Jon

@GodAtum: P3D is 32 bit but was built to run on 64bit systems and be able to use up to 4GB RAM.

 

AS2012 SP2 works great and it's installer is P3D-ready :-)  I'm using it ;-)

 

As for the remaining items in your inquire, please see your PMs ;-)

I bought AS2012 yesterday and WOW!  LOVE IT, REX is in the recycle bin :lol:

 

I bought AS2012 yesterday and WOW! LOVE IT, REX is in the recycle bin

 

Great to see you here too FIVE-BY-FIVE!!!

 

Yes, AS2012 SP2 goes beatifully with P3D and the installer is P3D-ready :-)

 

I never used other weather engine / injector though (appart from FSMeteo more than 6 yrs ago), so I can't comment on the few others available.

Great to see you here too FIVE-BY-FIVE!!!

 

Yes, AS2012 SP2 goes beatifully with P3D and the installer is P3D-ready :-)

 

I never used other weather engine / injector though (appart from FSMeteo more than 6 yrs ago), so I can't comment on the few others available.

I'm starting to use FSX/P3D more because flying over a green world in Winter(Xplane10) drove me nuts :lol:   It's great to sim with real awesome weather, AI traffic with real schedules and Awesome ATC.

 

I'm starting to use FSX/P3D more because flying over a green world in Winter(Xplane10) drove me nuts    It's great to sim with real awesome weather, AI traffic with real schedules and Awesome ATC.

 

I hear you FIVE-BY-FIVE!!!!  Even using the default AI, at 100%.

 

Yesterday I completed a long flight on the Aerosoft Airbus X Extended A321, from Moscow to Lisbon, using RWW provided by AS2012.  I left the PC running for some hours and when I came back, fearing I might find what I was used to with FSX, there was my A321 about to freeze before TOD as an option. Took it from there and landed on a rainy and windy Lisbon airport, full of traffic arriving and departing, big CBs all around me and intense rainfall... 

 

Leaving Moscow, and during initial step climbs I was happy to see the Earth consistently covered by a white cap! Also, although I didn't strictly adhere to the ATC, because I was going to be away from the PC for a long while, I was glad not to hear that "You're off course..." that was driving me nuts in the other sim...

 

And, arriving Lisbon late afternoon, while outside there was still plenty of daylight was perfectly depicted by the sim, while in the other it would be pitch dark :-/

 

All summed up, I am glad I made the change, and look forward to enjoy the best out of it until, with no rush / stress, I wait for v2.0 :-)

Can anyone confirm how squawkbox and the reality xp gns works in P3d?

 

Thanks

Can anyone confirm how squawkbox and the reality xp gns works in P3d? Thanks

 

bad news:

 

List of currently FSX addons that are verified not to work with Prepar3D despite our best efforts:

• Reality XP GNS 430W XP
• Reality XP GNS 530W XP

http://www.flightsim.ee/products/fsx-to-prepar3d-migration-tool/compatibility-information

 

 

Could anyone confirm these add-ons please?

 

PMDG 747

proATCX

GSX

UK2000 airports

Imaginesim airports

Flightbeam airports

Aerosoft Mega airports

FSDreamteam airports

Yes, I can confirm that those are addons, ha!  :lol:  (couldn't resist)

 

Ok here's my take on those:

 

PMDG 747 - Not officially supported by PMDG so I cannot confirm or deny (I've heard rumors though)

proATCX - haven't used the product

GSX - YES

UK2000 airports - Have not used the product

Imaginesim airports  - YES

Flightbeam airports  - YES

Aerosoft Mega airports - YES

FSDreamteam airports - YES

 

Hope that helps

bad news:

 

 

 

Could anyone confirm these add-ons please?

 

PMDG 747   YES, but EULA problem

proATCX  dont know

GSX YES

UK2000 airports YES

Imaginesim airports dont know

Flightbeam airports dont know

Aerosoft Mega airports Yes supports P3D

FSDreamteam airports Yes 

 

Can anyone confirm how squawkbox and the reality xp gns works in P3d? Thanks

 

Not sure on the RxP as I havent yet reinstalled mine, as for squawk box, yes for me, but same error as fsx if started from the menu bar.  I used the Estonia. 

Can anyone confirm how squawkbox and the reality xp gns works in P3d? Thanks

No it does not and doesn't sound like it will unless you have the professional version for ESP. Its kept me from switching to P3D as 50% of my flights are GA.