When I fly online I mostly fly in Europe and from looking at servinfo I see that there is almost always more people flying on IVAO than on Vatsim. Now I always fly on Vatsim, but I was wondering what your experience is with IVAO. Are the controllers as good, and as "real" as on Vatsim?

>When I fly online I mostly fly in Europe and from looking at>servinfo I see that there is almost always more people flying>on IVAO than on Vatsim. Now I always fly on Vatsim, but I was>wondering what your experience is with IVAO. Are the>controllers as good, and as "real" as on Vatsim?Yes, they are as good on IVAO as they are on VATSIM. There is just a bigger focus on Europe, than on VATSIM.

Sounds good, I'll give it a try then. Are there any major differences in how the two networks work?

It used to be the case that VATSIM ATC were more professional but not any more, I think IVAO guys are catching up. I personally fly both VATSIM (for the US) and IVAO (for Europe) and they are both very good.The new IVAP client is a must. It is nicely integrated into FS2004 as a module and does not mean the same multi-starting program issues as with SB. Check it out.As regards the networks they are completely different and one cannot fly on both seamlessly at the same time (it is my future wish though :))Shez

Thanks Shez, I did download the new client and it's just what I have been waiting for...a quick way to connect to online flying. :)