Hi all been flying fseconomy and twins for a while and been away from jets looking to buy the aerosoft airbus bundle http://www.justflight.com/product/aerosoft-airbus-bundle-for-fsx-and-p3d

 

Now the reason i came away from jets is it takes too much time setting up the complex systems this is how the airbus bundle is appealing to me as it seems in depth enough but you can just jump in and get going compared to the pmdg stuff i love but dont have time to use.

 

Now this is where i need the help im really after best bang for buck sort of say instead of shelling out £80 for one plane i would like more addons that are going to give me the most in return.

 

what i have in mind is

the airbus stuff listed above

gsx for airport immersion

pfpx flight planner

 

This would cost just over £100

 

I feel this package would give me alot more enjoyment than just a aircraft

what i want to know is with gsx does this work with most airports and does it add another layer to fsx.

 

also with the airbus i have seen people using pfpx for flight planning and then clicking loadsheet within the airbus my question is does pfpx calculate the fuel and then when you go to release the flightplan and save it is this the loadsheet that you can use in the airbus loadsheet.

 

Ive also seen that pfpx can be bundled with topcat fuel planning is it worth getting this or just get pfpx and use that money towards navigraph subscription.

 

Thanks

TopCat is a takeoff and landing performance calculator. If you're not into getting too technical then this is not an addon for you. You do not really need it if you are not trying to simulate exactly how an airline operates.

 

GSX works for every airport I have tried. Some certain AFCADS give it fits but over all it is the best bang for the buck.

 

Personally I enjoy the PMDG NGX over the AS ABX. But the AS ABX is still a fantastic addon.

1. You can purchase the bundle directly from the Aerosoft Shop , its better as external shops take a while to update whenever there is a new version out. http://en.shop.aerosoft.com/eshop.php?action=article_detail&s_supplier_aid=13235&s_design=DEFAULT&shopfilter_category=Flight%20Simulation&s_language=english

2. PFPX does calculate fuel for your trip. However, there is no "direct" export function as of yet to directly transfer the loadsheet to the Airbus. You have to simply type in a few digits to the Right MCDU load manager.

3. TOPCAT as said above is only a takeoff/landing perf calculator. If you are not a hardcore simmer, you would be better served with the auto Vspeeds already present with the left MCDU.

The Aerosoft Airbus includes a fuel and passenger planner already.  Personally, I like www.simbrief.com better than PFPX - and it's free.  I just saved you about 1/2.

 

Jeff C.

That simbrief looks brilliant thanks very much for the suggestion exactly what i was looking for and will definetly use that instead of pfpx for the time being.

I also go to Flightaware.com to get the real world flight plans that are in use.  You can then copy that plan back into www.simbrief.com.