Hello everyone!

 

My name is Erik and I have recently broadened my horizons when it comes to the world of flight simming. I started a little over a year ago with the F-16 in Falcon BMS and slowly branched out to other military aircraft and platforms such as the a-10c black shark and p-51 within DCS. I am most comfortable in the F-16 though

 

I began looking into new options in x-plane 10. First with the default aircraft, and then I caught an interest for bigger jets. What interested me the most was the complex systems simulation and the challenge of learning the ins and outs of these aircraft.

 

So, I picked up the B752 from Flight Factor, as it seemed a decent starting point to learn as the aircraft model was not ancient or brand new. And as I thought the learning was interesting and engaging, but it left me yearning for more. While I feel that the simulation of the B752 is excellent I found the immersion lacking by the time I reached a point of familiarity and proficiency with the jet. Something that started to bug me was the sound design, which just did not feel right when compared to High def in cockpit videos of the B752 on Youtube.

 

So once again I started my research into the world of flight simming, and I came out with a desire to try the PMDG 737 ngx. This aircraft seems universally lauded for its high degree of simulation across the board. The sound design also got me interested as it seems much closer to what the actual flight deck sounds like in all stages of flight. For me sound is a big part of immersion, and it seems that PMDG have nailed that aspect. So now it seems I must get into FSX.

 

Uh oh, there does not seem to be digital distribution for FSX.... Not that big of a deal. Wait whats all this? FSUIPC, EZDOK cameras, Active Sky Next, REX, ORBX...etc. The list of software to bring this dated sim up to date seems staggering as well as expensive. Unlike x plane it seems like there is a lot of work to be done. But, also unlike x plane it seems that with the care provided by the community FSX while being an old sim is still the way to go when it comes to getting the most immersive and accurate simulation.

 

So here I am getting started, lots to read... should be fun =D

 

 

Uh oh, there does not seem to be digital distribution for FSX.... Not that big of a deal. Wait whats all this? FSUIPC, EZDOK cameras, Active Sky Next, REX, ORBX...etc. The list of software to bring this dated sim up to date seems staggering as well as expensive. Unlike x plane it seems like there is a lot of work to be done. But, also unlike x plane it seems that with the care provided by the community FSX while being an old sim is still the way to go when it comes to getting the most immersive and accurate simulation.

Interesting reading your comments. Well stated! FSX works well right out of the box. X-Plane has a learning curve to configure it properly to run out of the box. With FSX you can simply add ASN (for weather) and some Orbx scenery and you have a decent sim for any commercial aircraft addon to run in. PMDG is excellent and provides a lot of realism. I enjoy photoscenery with no Autogen. I think it's the best for cross-country type flights where you are mostly at FL180 or above. Orbx is great for general aviation aircraft and, of course, lots of trees. They now have this new stuff called FTX Global. I haven't tried any of that yet and probably never will as I enjoy my photoscenery.

 

Welcome to AVSIM. We have a lot of great forums for you to visit and maybe ask as question or two. Hopefully they will be answered. With P3DV2 and the possible sale of FSX to a new developer, flight simming can only get better!

 

Best regards,