June 11, 20205 yr Author Hi Newtie, This was pretty much my experience. I feel that some general templates, say High Alt Airliner, Low and Slow would help. I just don't have the energy to work my way through a program that seems to have as big a learning curve as Flight SImulation as a whole, especially when I'm only going to use it at the start of a flight and then forget all about it. And when the explanation video goes for well over 2 hours, well maybe I should have not bothered! I might revisit SimStarter again sometime in the future but for now I'll try the Lorbi manager. Cheers Warwick
June 11, 20205 yr I start every flight with the SimStarter P3D. Yes it is complicated but I have built my depth of knowledge of its features along the way and it has allowed me to organise my P3DV45 in an efficient way. I have ten profiles which organises which scenery groups start with which profile (IFR USA/IFR Asia/IFR Europe/VFR/etc.). Each has its own prepar3d.cfg file to give different levels of detail. You have a run manager to start programs together. The advantage is it is all in one, even if that one platform has a learning curve. Shez Ansari Windows 11; CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K; GPU: EVGA GEFORCE GTX 1080Ti 11GB; MB: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5; RAM: 16GB; HD: Samsung 960 Pro 512GB SSD, Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SSD; Display: ASUS 4K 28", Asus UHD 26"
June 11, 20205 yr I’ve actually gone back to simstarter this week after a year or two of using other programs. Great app that works very well with p3d v5. Recommended. Oz Sim Rig: MSI RTX3090 Suprim, an old, partly-melted Intel 9900K @ 5GHz+, Honeycomb Alpha, Thrustmaster TPR Rudder, Warthog HOTAS, Reverb G2, Prosim 737 cockpit. Currently flying: MSFS: PMDG 737-700, Fenix A320, Leonardo MD-82, MIlviz C310, Flysimware C414AW, DC Concorde, Carenado C337. Prepar3d v5: PMDG 737/747/777. "There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."
June 11, 20205 yr Author You're right Shez I really should give this a proper go. I think on the days I'm not flying I'll start poking around with it.
June 11, 20205 yr I would recommend looking at the video again. By that I mean don't sit there for 2.5 hours in a self induced coma. Have the app open at the same time and use it as you go along. Take a break after 30 minutes. Anything worthwhile is going to take some effort, right up there with aircraft that you really want to fly. In the scheme of things, what's two hours? Two TV shows or watching skateboarding dogs on YouTube for a while? :>) Cheers, Mark
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