February 24, 201511 yr flight modeling is arguably better on well-made aircraft, I've disagreed with this..................all of these years. Still do. I don't find X-Plane as having superior flight dynamics over some of the best I use, for the competition. My plan for my new rig, was to use both X-Plane and FSX. That's exactly what I'm doing. I'd be missing out on a lot of the WOW factor, and immersion, if I just settled for one. There is no reason not too.
February 24, 201511 yr ( deleted... ) Learning to fly gliders since 1980Stopped using flightsims for good since early August 2026, after 34 yrs using some really great specimens... If I'm asked to name the preferred one, after all these years, MSFS 2024 is my answer without hesitation.(No desktop :-// after the last one crashed for good, so no simming, but I keep polling AVSIM - my main ludic activities spot since around 2006...)
February 24, 201511 yr Comparison of flight dynamics has been cussed and discussed many times in these forums. One of the best comparisons was a pilot who tested several Cessnas (both default and custom payware) and found the stall dynamics far more realistic in XP - wing drop, etc. - where FSX just noses over which doesn't happen in real aircraft. Ground performance with crosswinds is also more reaistic in XP while barely noticable in FSX. Someday, I'll get some of my old FSX add-ons installed if I can find the old purchase order numbers, registration numbers and all the installers that are needed. In the meantime, XP is up and running in a heartbeat by simply dragging files. I'm not saying XP is "better" than FSX. I'm saying it has a lot of advantages over FSX, not the least of which is the very active freeware community to offset the advantages that FSX still has over XP (rudimentary ATC and seasons and lots more payware - for now). But FSX is dying as a 32-bit app in a 64-bit world. i7-4790K o/c @ 4.8 GHz, Corsair H-110 liquid cooler, 32 GB Corsair Vengeance RAM, MSI Maximus VII Hero mobo Samsung Pro 512 GB SSD Corsair GFX Hydro GTX-1080 8 GB, (2) 4TB hybrid HDs Win 10 (1607), X-Plane 10.51r2 and X-Plane 11.01b1
February 24, 201511 yr Author It's not without its warts, but then again, neither is any other flight sim. "Hallelujah, Brother!" The above statement is definitive.
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