edetroit, on 02 Jul 2015 - 06:13 AM, said:

 

 

If you wish to fly FSX or PDiddy just stick it

 

Oh My! ...... Correct, but Oh My!

 

That was bloody funny ….and probably what I really meant.  

 

No AES support for FSXSE or PDiddy remember….come to think of it... not much for any sim. 

...Bad old FS9 :smile:

 

...Bad old FS9 :smile:

 

 

9.0 ???? ...... Why THERE'S your problem!  Everyone is at least up to 9.5 by now.

Ooops, I shoulda photoshopped that!

I think I'm safer here with the FS9'rs.

 

I gave my review of FSX:SE in the 'Your Reviews Of FSX Steam Edition' forum as 0 hours, & 0 OOM's.

That upset some, so I graciously left that forum by saying that "I'm Prepar3d to Steam out of that forum.." .

I promptly got banned! I do apologise if I got carried away by my Friday Fun comment & if it offended the FSX:SE'ers. (I'm sure the FS9'rs are able to smile at each other.

 

Great Weekend to all.

I think I'm safer here with the FS9'rs.

 

I gave my review of FSX:SE in the 'Your Reviews Of FSX Steam Edition' forum as 0 hours, & 0 OOM's.

That upset some, so I graciously left that forum by saying that "I'm Prepar3d to Steam out of that forum.." .

I promptly got banned! I do apologise if I got carried away by my Friday Fun comment & if it offended the FSX:SE'ers. (I'm sure the FS9'rs are able to smile at each other.

 

Great Weekend to all.

Any kind of criticism of payware products that a mod is involved in or any criticism of MS is an automatic ban.

Any kind of criticism of payware products that a mod is involved in or any criticism of MS is an automatic ban.

Totally untrue. Posting like a "fool on a forum" will lead to this.

Totally untrue. Posting like a "fool on a forum" will lead to this.

 

 A little harsh there, JS, don't ya think?

No, it goes perfectly with "Snakes on a Plane."

Did I criticize? Not.

Anyhow, nice to have Jim trolling me with personal comments again!

Guys, its supposed to be a fun hobby, not an obsessive one. We CAN laugh & joke on occasion. Jim, personal attacks are unwarrented, especially on a friday afternoon. Remember, these are FS9'ers here.

Jim has been attacking personally for years. I couldn't agree with you more Robin about how this hobby is supposed to be fun and how so many get wrapped around the propeller if somebody has a difference of opinion.

 

In regards to banning if a negative critique is made of a payware product that a mod is involved with not being true as Jim said, Jim is wrong. I have been on Avsim pretty much from the beginning. I have had a few user names on here over the years. I contributed with freeware and use to be regularly involved in the forums. Since about 2005 I stopped. Remember Robert Kirkland who was the associate publisher of AVSIM? Wasn't he the Same Robert Kirkland of PSS (Phoenix Simulation Software)? I posted in the PSS forum regarding the 757 elevator not working properly. Only one side moved. This was a product I paid for. I just wanted to inform PSS and ask when it was going to be corrected. The post was deleted and I questioned why? I was told that negative comments would not be tolerated and I would be banned next time.... How many people have left this hobby because of similar antics...  Again agreeing with Robin, its supposed to be fun.

 

I use FS9 as my only sim. I purchased FSX and its been off my system for some time. Every sim I have used going back to the Sub Logic days has been ahead of the hardware when released. Remember when FS9 was released and all the comments regarding stutters and frame rates? Hardware caught up and for the most part its stable and has good visuals. 10 years after FSX was released and we still have the same discussions of frame rates and stutters. I have upgraded 4 times over those 10 years and still do not have a fluid sim like FS9. My version of fluid may be different from others so those of you who may disagree please don't get wrapped around the propeller.

 

Payware vendors who stopped producing for FS9 or pulled FS9 products, I get that you may be tapped out on how far you can go for FS9. Why pull the products you already produced? (PMDG) For me, I had thought about buying the PMDG MD-11 and 747 but you pulled them off the market. I'm sure I'm not the only one who was going to purchase. I held off purchasing before in hopes of migrating to FSX and not having to purchase for both sims. I probably never will migrate to FSX because a lot of free and pay ware I have isn't compatible and I'm disappointed in the fluidity of the sim.

 

I do feel this hobby is contracting. I've been involved in aviation most of my life and personally it doesn't have the same persona as it did. I was in Miami this past week. I use to see spotters all over the place 10 years ago. Now there was very few. The variety of aircraft that we use to see was great. Now for the most part all you see are twin engine  bland aircraft. We only have 2 major players in heavy jets with Boeing and Airbus. In Flight Sim, you have very little innovation anymore. No new platforms other than updates on P3 or Xplane. Not much new in the way of aircraft in both freeware or payware. Heck not much new period like we use to have. The groups like Project Freeware, POSKY and HFG have either folded  or just issue small updates and  support now. I miss the days of a new sim being released every couple of years. I miss the excitement over new freeware being released regularly. The anticipation of new payware.

 

 

 

Well said about FS9, Camsdad! I'd be delighted if someone could tweak the FS9 engine so that photoscenery didn't exclude autogen - I'd have the perfect sim then!

I agree with everything Camsdad says, it echoes my experience exactly.

 

With regards to the hobby contracting somewhat, I remember around ten years ago, I used to see FSX and FS9 expansions in computer game shops with the PC games and in hobby model shops sitting alongside model railways and radio controlled aircraft, but not any more.

 

It does seem that flight simming as a hobby is currently failing to acheive it's potential in terms of popularity, hopefully this will change with FSX-SE but it's not for me for the reasons I outlined earlier.

 

 

FSX and FS9 expansions in computer game shops

 

Most software, particularly expansions ... scenery, aircraft etc., is sold by download these days. Only Aerosoft I believe offer some boxed products any longer.  Natural progression.  B)

I Love the Telephone poles in FS2004!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

 

They go up the road for miles when you zoom in on them!!!!!!!!!!