Interesting one: Captain Sim's 707. Although it's a bit buggy when it comes to systems (to be fixed soon), it's a pleasure to land w/o AP. Tune in the ILS just for reference, but land by hand! John Travolta has a 707, so why shouldn't you?Have fun!Eagle

The T37 (Tweety) found at www.t37sim.com pricey but worth it, best flight dynamics and best gauge movement I've found yet.Zane

Easiest AND most realistic?Surely one or the other?RealAir Scout and RealAir SF-260 for REALISM. Also Rick Piper's CHIPMUNK is fantastic for looks, realism and EASE of control (just like the real aeroplane)Default Cessna 172 with "realism" on EASY and autopilot on all the time is probably the easiest. Totally UN-REALISTIC though (Don't fall asleep flying it!)Hope this helpsAdamAdam MooreJAR PPL/IMC(A)Win XP Pro - Dell Dimension 4500P4 2.54 GHz - 1GB RAMHiTech Radeon 128MB 9800Pro IceQ19" CRT 1600x1200 @ 100hzAudiophile 24/96FS2004 + UK2000 1/2/3/4/5/6/EGLL PROUK VFR Photographic Scenery 1/2/3/4UK VFR Terrain MeshUltimate VFR : RealAir SF-260Ultimate IFR : PMDG 737Ultimate FUN : RealAir Scout

>Easiest AND most realistic?>Yes why not? I have heard that it's easier to handfly in real world than in FS. And bad flightmodels usually means more difficult to fly.>RealAir Scout and RealAir SF-260 for REALISM. I got the SF-260 and find it easy to fly and as far as I can judgealso realistic.>Piper's CHIPMUNK is fantastic for looks, realism and EASE of>control (just like the real aeroplane)>What kind of plane is this? Where can it be found?>Default Cessna 172 with "realism" on EASY and autopilot on all>the time is probably the easiest. Totally UN-REALISTIC though>(Don't fall asleep flying it!)>I had in mind realistic settings in FS and handflying i.e. no autopilot.Also I think that the real Cessna 172 is easy to handfly but shouldn't we say Flight 1 Cessna 172 instead of the default.

>Anything by Realair. But they are not the easiest, as they>unlike most will actually crash if you do serious mistakes>like not watching your speed on the approach.> All plane I have tried crash if I make serious problems.Example of planes I have crashedDefault 172SF 260KatanaPMDG B1900D

>As well as the recommendations above, the Aerosoft Katana is>among the easiest handflyers, as well as being realistic. >I got it.>The MAAM DC-3 is also a really good handflyer>Where can I find it?

>Apart of course for the MAAMSIM products in which I have a>vested interest, my vote currently goes to the FSDZigns>L-1049a Constellation, Hand flies beautifully.>Where can I find theses products.>But wait till the RealAir Spitfire MK14 comes out! then you'll>be in for a treat!>I see no point in flying military planes in FS. Also is the real spitfire an easy handflyer?

>>Piper's CHIPMUNK is fantastic for looks, realism and EASE of>>control (just like the real aeroplane)>What kind of plane is this? Where can it be found?The Plane:http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?CatID...04ac&DLID=51777The Patch:http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?CatID...04ac&DLID=52043Have fun up there,Kevin

Certainly is easier to hand-fly a real aeroplane - thats why I love a bit of FS9 flying AND the real thing lol (FS9 helps with my hand/eye coordinationn and remains an excellent training aid for the basics of Instrument flight and navigation).The DeHavilland Chipmunk can be found in the AVSIM library search for "Rick Piper" and "Chipmunk". I don't think you will disappointed - its a fantastic FS freeware addon.I had my first real aviation experience in the "Chippie" with the UK Air Training Corp. Lovely little aircraft - aerobatic too:)SF-260 is easy to fly in FS and real-life as long as you fly it accurately and "to the numbers". Treat it bad and you can expect to be bitten ;)AdamAdam Moorewww.hhuk.netJAR PPL/IMC (A)Win XP Pro - Dell Dimension 4500P4 2.54 GHz - 1GB RAMHiTech Radeon 128MB 9800Pro IceQ19" CRT 1600x1200 @ 100hzAudiophile 24/96FS2004 + UK2000 1/2/3/4/5/6/EGLL PROUK VFR Photographic Scenery 1/2/3/4UK VFR Terrain MeshUltimate VFR : RealAir SF-260Ultimate IFR : PMDG 737Ultimate FUN : RealAir Scout

>The T37 (Tweety) found at www.t37sim.com pricey but worth it,>best flight dynamics and best gauge movement I've found yet.>Can a jet really be more easy to handfly than for example a Cessna 172? Otherwise this T37 really looks interesting.

Jets are often easy to fly because you don't have any prop effects, plus you usually have all the power you need. Speeds are a bit higher, but the Tweet needs only 70-80 knots on landing. Only problem i found is slowing down on approach plus the engines have considerable spool up time.-

I find the PMDG Beech 1900 to be my smoothest flyer.And add my vote to Rick Piper's Chipmunk. It's sheer joy to fly it.

May I also suggest another Rick Piper creation?DeHavilland Jet Provost - early UK RAF jet trainer.Super looking and flying and the engine takes foreeeeeeeever to spool up!Adam

jfri,The following airplanes are a good combination of realistic flight and easy handling:1. Bill Lyons' Piper Apache2. Dreamfleet's Piper Archer3. Carenado's T-34(Of these three, Dreamfleet's Archer has by far the best "How do I fly this?" documentation.)For absolute best flight dynamics and a whole lot of fun, I'd recommend:4. MAAM's B-255. MAAM's R4D6. RealAir's Decathlon7. Project Sierra Hotel's T-37 (like Zane said)Ken

Well, after flying the 777 sim in Denver, have to say that PMDG's 737 planes feel the best to me. The level D sim was much easier to hand fly than the computer - the inertia and mass of the plane is modeled extremely well in the full motion simulator. PMDG' seems to have captured that best of all for me, and I have PIC767, Capt Sim 727 and the IK DC9s.