July 11, 2025Jul 11 I hope this is not a religious debate but ’m getting back into the sim (MSFS24) after a long hiatus and wondering what airliner to invest in? I flew the FBW A320 Neo back in the day. Is there a good near “study level” 737 that’s freeware or they are all paid options? I’m not against paying for a good aircraft, but at least back in the day, the value of the FBW was hard to beat. One big draw for me is the availability of affordable MCDU and AP controllers which is why id like advice on which one to invest in. I have the Honeycomb yoke and throttles so kinda leaning towards Boeing to take advantage of the yoke, although I also have a joystick if I go Airbus so that’s not a deciding factor. Anyone faced this decision recently and care to share your thought process?
July 11, 2025Jul 11 If you are willing to spend money on good gear then I'd suggest spend a little money and pickup the Fenix A3xx suite and if you want a 737 get the iFly 737 Max. These 2 Addon's are at the top of the tier when it comes to simulating the real thing for MSFS. --Sean Hart
July 11, 2025Jul 11 Author Thanks. If you had to pick just one… to invest in controllers and learning… which would you choose and why?
July 11, 2025Jul 11 41 minutes ago, Virtual-Chris said: Thanks. If you had to pick just one… to invest in controllers and learning… which would you choose and why? Fenix A3xx series. This is my personal preference as I find the Airbus system/Logic to make more sense to me. Edited July 11, 2025Jul 11 by sultanofswing --Sean Hart
July 11, 2025Jul 11 27 minutes ago, sultanofswing said: as I find the Airbus system/Logic to make more sense to me think that this is is up for debate since most believe the fsl321 has a bit more system/logic where as the fenix has it over the fsl version in the cabin layout and ground taxing I7-8700k,Corsair h1101 cooler ,Asus Strix Gaming Intel Z370 S11 motherboard, Corsair 32gb ramDD4,, gtx 1080ti Card, RM850 power supply Peter kelberg
July 11, 2025Jul 11 I would go for the Fenix buses now. Also, they are going to release a hugh update hopefully very soon. As far as Boeings go the top dog now is IFly Max 8 737, then PMDG for the bigger 777 Boeings. Also Ini Builds has a graet A350 also if you perfer larger planes. It all depends on what model you want to fly. You can't go wrong with either. Bill McIntyre Asus StrixB650E-F Gamer, AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D, Corsair Titanium DDR5 64GB, Samsung 990 PRO-4TB M.2, (4) 2TB SSD's, Corsair H1150i liquid cooler, RTX 2080TI Founders Edition, (2) LG 34" HD Curved Monitor, Sound Blaster Audigy X, 1Kw PC Power & Cooling Power Supply, Corsair Obsidian Full tower Case. MSFS 2024, WIN11 Pro x64
July 12, 2025Jul 12 22 minutes ago, pete_auau said: think that this is is up for debate since most believe the fsl321 has a bit more system/logic where as the fenix has it over the fsl version in the cabin layout and ground taxing You are confusing the 2 different system integrations of the Fenix and FSLabs, they are both Airbus which I prefer which is what I mean. Not comparing Fenix to FSLabs here. Edited July 12, 2025Jul 12 by sultanofswing --Sean Hart
July 12, 2025Jul 12 If you go down the Boeing route for payware, then go for the (free) FlyByWire A320 - then you might get the best of both worlds!
July 12, 2025Jul 12 Wow. Seriously. Your either an airbus or a Boeing guy PERIOD. Which one are you and go from There. 2024 Boeing I agree right now Ifly 737 Airbus Also agree. Can't go wrong with the Fenix Although the choices for Airbus are much more varied l. Watch some Utube videos. Keep an open mind and have fun Remember that Utube videos are usually bias to a certain degree. Ron MSFS 2024 -Too many airplanes to name. Too many airports to name.
July 12, 2025Jul 12 4 minutes ago, Ron Lefebvre said: Wow. Seriously. Your either an airbus or a Boeing guy PERIOD. I "fly" both A320 and B737 quite happily - both are good. Not quite sure which I actually prefer though ... 50/50 at the moment!
July 12, 2025Jul 12 7 minutes ago, Ron Lefebvre said: Wow. Seriously. Your either an airbus or a Boeing guy PERIOD. Which one are you and go from There. 2024 Boeing I agree right now Ifly 737 Airbus Also agree. Can't go wrong with the Fenix Although the choices for Airbus are much more varied l. Watch some Utube videos. Keep an open mind and have fun Remember that Utube videos are usually bias to a certain degree. Also Airbuses run the gamut from very old to very new Which one do you prefer Ron MSFS 2024 -Too many airplanes to name. Too many airports to name.
July 12, 2025Jul 12 38 minutes ago, Ron Lefebvre said: Wow. Seriously. Your either an airbus or a Boeing guy PERIOD. Not true. I fly both as much as each other! Pete Richards I've owned every version of flight simulator since Flight Simulator 3.0 in 1988. Windows 11 Pro loaded on a 4TB Gen5 Crucial T700 SSD, 4TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD, Ryzen 9 7950x3d, AS Rock X670e Taichi Motherboard, Gigabyte Gaming RTX 4090 OC 24GB, 64GB (2x32GB) Viper Venom DDR5-6000MT/s, MSI 32" MAG 321UPX QD-OLED 260hz 4K Gaming Monitor.
July 12, 2025Jul 12 Best bang for buck get the Fenix Airbuses. But the FSLabs A321 Neo and Ifly Max8 are both fantastic. I own all. I prefer the FSlabs bus myself Pete Richards I've owned every version of flight simulator since Flight Simulator 3.0 in 1988. Windows 11 Pro loaded on a 4TB Gen5 Crucial T700 SSD, 4TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD, Ryzen 9 7950x3d, AS Rock X670e Taichi Motherboard, Gigabyte Gaming RTX 4090 OC 24GB, 64GB (2x32GB) Viper Venom DDR5-6000MT/s, MSI 32" MAG 321UPX QD-OLED 260hz 4K Gaming Monitor.
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