December 14, 20205 yr I am getting bugged for present ideas, so which are the two best, up-to-date airports for subject simulator? Back in FSX, probably Flightbeam's KSFO would be on the list, but have no idea what's actually up-to-date without issues now with things changing so fast. If one were suitable for trans-Atlantic flights, that would be a bonus, but just looking for two real gems for airline travel. Thanks.
December 14, 20205 yr Administrators Might have been best to post this topic in the P3D forum. If you want, I'll move it, if not I'll let it fly here for a while. Charlie AronAVSIM Board of Directors-ADMIN/Moderator-RegistrarJust going to run a Chromebook and not upgrade to a Windows computer. Too many problems with the new Sims! 😱Trying to keep peace and harmony and the will of Landru on the site seems to be a full time job!
December 15, 20205 yr 18 hours ago, Tim_Capps said: I am getting bugged for present ideas, so which are the two best, up-to-date airports for subject simulator? Back in FSX, probably Flightbeam's KSFO would be on the list, but have no idea what's actually up-to-date without issues now with things changing so fast. If one were suitable for trans-Atlantic flights, that would be a bonus, but just looking for two real gems for airline travel. Thanks. FSDT (FS DreamTeam) Chicago O'Hare v2 and any of the major US airports from FlyTampa (Vegas or Boston) or Flightbeam (KMSP but KDEN/KPHX/KSFO and KIAD are also there, some probably dated with KPDX being the most current US airport). Some other ones from Pacsim KSLC, Drzewiecki Design KSEA (Airport and City), LatinVFR KSAN/KMIA for the major ones. Imaginesim has KATL but there's word someones working on an updated version. ETA TBA. If up to me, would go for FSDT KORD v2 and FT KLAS 🙂 All the best though and Happy Holidays
December 15, 20205 yr 4 minutes ago, Tokitaumelie said: FSDT (FS DreamTeam) Chicago O'Hare v2 and any of the major US airports from FlyTampa (Vegas or Boston) or Flightbeam (KMSP but KDEN/KPHX/KSFO and KIAD are also there, some probably dated with KPDX being the most current US airport). Some other ones from Pacsim KSLC, Drzewiecki Design KSEA (Airport and City), LatinVFR KSAN/KMIA for the major ones. Imaginesim has KATL but there's word someones working on an updated version. ETA TBA. If up to me, would go for FSDT KORD v2 and FT KLAS 🙂 All the best though and Happy Holidays KMIA was good up until v5.1 where it becoming a VRAM hog is pretty much a no go if you want all eye candy which actually comes with the airport. Shom MSFS2024 running on Win 11, 4K screen, Z790 AORUS ELITE AX-W, i9-14900K, MSI 3080Ti, Corsair 2x32GB 6000 MHz, 1+2TB M.2 NVMEs
December 15, 20205 yr 40 minutes ago, Shomron said: FSDT KORD v2 and FT KLAS +1 FSDT is allegedly going to update KORD v2 for P3D 'soon'™. The layout will then match the very latest real world environment. IMO, the current one is close enough to the real thing for any discrepancies not to matter too much. FT KLAS is also brilliant. Alternatives to consider: FT KBOS or FB KMSP. AMD Ryzen 5800X3D; MSI RTX 3080 Ti ; 32GB Corsair 3200 MHz; ASUS VG35VQ 35" (3440 x 1440) Fulcrum One yoke; Thrustmaster TCA Captain Pack Airbus edition; MFG Crosswind rudder pedals; miniCockpit FCU; CPFlight MCP 737; Logitech FIP x3; TrackIR MSFS; Fenix A320; A2A PA-24; HPG H145; PMDG 737-600; AIG; RealTraffic; PSXTraffic; FSiPanel; REX AccuSeason Adv; FSDT GSX Pro; FS2Crew RAAS Pro; FS-ATC Chatter
December 15, 20205 yr I think my favorites are FT BOS/YUL/LAS and FB MSP/PDX 5800X3D, 4090FE, 64GB DDR4 3600C16, Gigabyte X570S MB, EVO 970 M.2's, Alienware 3821DW and 2 22" monitors, Corsair RM1000x PSU, 360MM MSI MEG, MFG Crosswind, T16000M Stick, Boeing TCA Yoke/Throttle, Skalarki MCDU and FCU, Logitech Radio Panel/Switch Panel, Spad.Next
December 15, 20205 yr Author 23 hours ago, charliearon said: Might have been best to post this topic in the P3D forum. Considered that, you're probably right, but I thought I might get a better signal to noise ratio here given the high caliber of Hanger Chatters :-)
December 15, 20205 yr Author 5 hours ago, Shomron said: KMIA was good up until v5.1 where it becoming a VRAM hog Yeah, only VRAM problem I ever had was at LEMD. But the non-PBR version they came out with seems better. KORD is well-situated for either domestic or international flights, and I'll look at the west coast suggestions. Thanks, guys. season's greetings.
December 15, 20205 yr FSDT KORD and FB KMSP are my favorites... Eric i9-12900k, RTX 5070ti OC, 32GB ddr5 5600 RAM, 2TB 980 Pro SSD, Titan 240RX AIO, Samsung CRG90 49", Win 11
December 15, 20205 yr Commercial Member KLAS and KSAN Intel i9-12900KF, Asus Prime Z690-A MB, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, (3) SK hynix M.2 SSD (2TB ea.), 16TB Seagate HDD, Gigabyte GeForce 5080 RTX, Corsair iCUE H70i AIO Liquid Cooler, UHD/Blu-ray Player/Burner (still have lots of CDs, DVDs!) Windows 10, (hold off for now on Win11), EVGA 1300W PSUNetgear 1Gbps modem & router, (3) 27" 1440 wrap-around displaysFull array of Bravo, Saitek and GoFlight hardware for the cockpit. Varjo and HP VR headsets for mixed reality.
December 15, 20205 yr Just get it over with. Buy all of the Flightbeam and FlyTampa airports. 😁 i9-10850K, ASUS TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI), 32GB G.SKILL DDR4-3603 / PC4-28800, GIGABYTE RTX5080 16GB WF OC 3 FAN running 3440x1440
December 15, 20205 yr Anything Flightbeam, especially the airports Mir has done himself, like KSFO, KDEN or KIAD (KPXH is getting old in my view). For me, Mir's work is the absolute top of scenery design (how I wish he would make some European airports). 💓
December 16, 20205 yr I agree Rafal ROG Crossair Hero X670e , 9900X, TUF 4090 , X4 NVME's. OS 2TB 980 Pro , MSFS 2TB WD Black , Kington Fury 64GB ram ( 6000) Corsair RM1000 PSU, Artic Freezer iii 360 AIO . Phanteks P600s Case ,TCL QM8B 50" 120 Hz TV,second 24 inch screen for charts you tube etc, and 11" touch screen for the EFB. Warthog Stick and TCA Captains throttle ( full pack) Velocity 1 Rudder Pedals , extreme3D for the Tiller,Streamdeck XL x2 / Streamdeck +/Streamdeck mini because i like pressing buttons
December 16, 20205 yr Author On 12/15/2020 at 1:42 PM, MDFlier said: Just get it over with. Buy all of the Flightbeam and FlyTampa airports Yeah. My flightsim budget has been grossly exceeded as it is, starting with a new computer. I know they were great in FSX, but the reason I asked is that even the difference between P3Dv5 and P3Dv5.1 can be significant, and you never know if "P3Dv5" means "and updates" or what. I have bought an airport advertised for P3D5 only to find upon going to download P3Dv5.1 NOT SUPPORTED. (In that case, I think the dev was being admirably scrupulous, because I thought there were just a minor visual problem or two.) Anyway, I wanted to make sure I was getting the latest and greatest. I look over my old scenery from FSX, and, yes, I have Flightbeam and FlyTampa for good reasons. Sort of sad. If KSFO still works great in P3Dv5.1 HF1, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Edited December 16, 20205 yr by Tim_Capps
December 16, 20205 yr On 12/15/2020 at 3:34 AM, Shomron said: KMIA was good up until v5.1 where it becoming a VRAM hog is pretty much a no go if you want all eye candy which actually comes with the airport. I might be dreaming, because it's been awhile -- but I believe I saw where LatinVFR have some alternate textures for KMIA you can download that will reduce vram usage. On their forum/site. I think this was brought up in this forum a few months ago. Rhett 7800X3D ♣ 96 GB G.Skill Flare ♣ Gigabyte 4090 ♣ Crucial P5 Plus 2TB
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