>I've been away from flight simming for quite awhile and am>now ready to return. After reading the various posts, what is>the actual bottomline? Just stay with FS9? >>(please don't let this turn into a flamefest-thanks!)Bottom line... 70 skins will buy a lot of beer (nearly a week's worth).:-beerchug ~EwingKATLMSI K8N Neo2 PlatinumAMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.0 GHz2GB Corsair PC-3200 512x4 Dual Channel CL2.5 DDR DIMM eVGA nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT 256MB DDR3Sound Blaster Audigy LSOCZ Powerstream 420WWinXPPro (SP1)

Well Crabster,My PC hardware is not as high end as yours, but I did try FSX deluxe for awhile and then decided to remove it from my PC. It'll probably sit in the retail box for 6-12 months, irregardless of a patch. Then I'll decide what to do with it. Bottom line for me: I can't afford to make the hardware upgrade that I really want for FSX. So, I'll be using FS9 for awhile. I love everything I have seen and heard in FSX. However, I think I prefer my other hobby (photography) if I want to see colorful, nice "slides". Besides, I need a break from my 22 years in MS Flight Sim!Cheers, and Happy Holidays to all!David

With that computer? No. Just check the forum. You'll see a lot of guys who are moving to X-plane..."(However I may keep the DVD case, the graphics on the FSX DVD case are way better than FS9)" This is a perfect description of what is better in FSX. lolLeo