March 19, 20215 yr I'm pretty much forced to now but it wouldn't be much different if I could run amok. Maybe when there are more cool planes. Cheers bs AMD RYZEN 9 5900X 12 CORE CPU - ZOTAC RTX 3060Ti GPU - NZXT H510i ELITE CASE - EVO M.2 970 500GB DRIVE - 32GB XTREEM 4000 MEM - XPG GOLD 80+ 650 WATT PS - NZXT 280 HYBRID COOLER
March 19, 20215 yr Yes, but only because I have other stuff I like doing as well, such as music, which I like as much as I like aeroplanes, which is a lot of course. But it does mean I could cheerfully spend all day faffing around creating music and never crank up a flight sim. Of course anyone who plays guitars will know that you have to also get past the phase where you're always buying guitars too. 🤣 Alan Bradbury Check out my youtube flight sim videos: Here
March 20, 20215 yr Like Alan, I have other things I like to do. I've been playing golf for 54 years and playing the piano for 67 years. Just between those two alone I can go for days never even taking a flight..........Doug P.S: And the nice thing about a piano is you're not tempted to go out and buy them very often 🙂 (I just wish I could say the same thing about golf clubs). Edited March 20, 20215 yr by W2DR kant spel Intel 10700K @ 5.1Ghz, Asus Hero Maximus motherboard, Noctua NH-U12A cooler, Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB 3200 MHz RAM, RTX 2060 Super GPU, Cooler Master HAF 932 Tower, Thermaltake 1000W Toughpower PSU, Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit, 100TB of disk storage. Klaatu barada nickto.
March 20, 20215 yr Not very popular these days but reading. If I had to give up one it would be flight simming. I grew up in a houseful of books with parents who were always reading a book or two at a time. It was contagous. Especially when my father would sneak books to me and say, "Don't let your mother see this; books banned by the church." And thanks Sue for the Nook book you just loaned me. Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
March 20, 20215 yr 2 minutes ago, birdguy said: books banned by the church I think you mean 'disapproved of by'. As much as I daresay they'd like to be, I'm not sure they're in a position to actually ban stuff. 🤣 I agree with you though, I'd not be without my books. Edited March 20, 20215 yr by Chock Alan Bradbury Check out my youtube flight sim videos: Here
March 20, 20215 yr But...but...why WOULD you??!! Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
March 20, 20215 yr I voted "no". My self-control in not spending a couple thousand dollars on a new flight sim computer is not due to self-control, but rather a lack of video card availability and the insane, scalper prices for the few video cards that make it to the open market. My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.
March 20, 20215 yr Commercial Member Habit? What Habit? It's a full on addiction! Unfortunately, I've only had time for one or two flights all year due to my work at Snakebyte and Aerosoft. After 8+ hours (sometimes 16+) working on the computer, the last thing i want to do is spend another 3 to 6 hours sitting in front of the thing. WARNING: If you transition to the business end of flight sim, it will eventually kill the thing you love! Dave Hodges System Specs: I9-13900KF, NVIDIA 4070TI, Quest 3, Multiple Displays, Lots of TERRIFIC friends, 3 cats, and a wonderfully stubborn wife.
March 20, 20215 yr 11 minutes ago, DaveCT2003 said: WARNING: If you transition to the business end of flight sim, it will eventually kill the thing you love! The best way to lose a hobby is to start making it a business. Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
March 20, 20215 yr 8 hours ago, Chock said: I think you mean 'disapproved of by' No, I meant banned. Of course they can't physically prevent you from reading them but they make it sin to read them which, for the devout, is a pretty powerful deterrent. My mother was a very devout Catholic which is why my father had to sneak books like Anatole France's 'Penguin Island' and Mark Twain's 'Letters From The Earth' to me and I had to hide them from mom. Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
March 20, 20215 yr 46 minutes ago, birdguy said: No, I meant banned. Of course they can't physically prevent you from reading them but they make it sin to read them which, for the devout, is a pretty powerful deterrent. My mother was a very devout Catholic which is why my father had to sneak books like Anatole France's 'Penguin Island' and Mark Twain's 'Letters From The Earth' to me and I had to hide them from mom. Noel Pretty much indoctrination then. Did you overcome it?
March 20, 20215 yr 2 hours ago, DaveCT2003 said: WARNING: If you transition to the business end of flight sim, it will eventually kill the thing you love! Wise words. My FS Videos
March 20, 20215 yr 2 hours ago, birdguy said: they make it sin to read them The reason they do that, is they don't want people to realise volume one of their own guide book is badly-written, full of plot holes and some seriously questionable ethics. And the sequel is largely a bad re-write. Not that most people actually bother to read them anyway. 🤣 Alan Bradbury Check out my youtube flight sim videos: Here
March 20, 20215 yr 2 hours ago, martin-w said: Pretty much indoctrination then. Did you overcome it? Oh yes. I overcame it by the time I was in the 8th grade and had to fake it with my mom. And that's the reason I got kicked out of St Ignatius High school half way through my junior year and why I got a warning and my post here on Thursday was hidden. Sometimes I tend to push the opinion envelope. Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
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