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PMDG 777 v Fenix A320

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I want this to be a constructive thread, but I am curious about which aircraft...either the PMDG 777 or the Fenix A320, people consider to be higher fidelity, more realistic and most importantly closest to the real thing.

I fly both...more often than not the 777, but maybe I'm missing something with the Fenix A320.

I often hear that the Fenix A320 is the most comprehensive and realistic commercial flight sim add on there is...I would be interested to hear people's thoughts.

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37 minutes ago, BWBriscoe said:

I want this to be a constructive thread,

Never going to happen. How is that to start off.😁

Its more of a preference thing. Both are great.

Going to stay away now .

Ron

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Peter kelberg

2 hours ago, BWBriscoe said:

I fly both...more often than not the 777, but maybe I'm missing something with the Fenix A320

Somehow I thought you were asking which one to get, and I was going to tell you to get both.

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7 minutes ago, Luis Hernandez said:

Somehow I thought you were asking which one to get, and I was going to tell you to get both.

Yeah, I thought the same thing and then when I read OP had both, my viewpoint of his intentions for this post completely changed.

2 hours ago, BWBriscoe said:

I want this to be a constructive thread, but I am curious about which aircraft...either the PMDG 777 or the Fenix A320, people consider to be higher fidelity, more realistic and most importantly closest to the real thing.

I fly both...more often than not the 777, but maybe I'm missing something with the Fenix A320.

I often hear that the Fenix A320 is the most comprehensive and realistic commercial flight sim add on there is...I would be interested to hear people's thoughts.

They're both great. No comparison.

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Thanks all so far. Yes, I have both and currently use the PMDG more...but from systems wise, fidelity etc, is the Fenix better?

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Well if you got both than you should be able to tell which one is better, since each user will have a different perspective of which one is better

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Peter kelberg

If you're looking for the best fidelity in this particular simulator, in my opinion, it's FSlabs and Leonardo; that said, nothing comes close to the Hotstart CL650 (again, this is just my personal opinion).

Wouldn't the question be, do you want to pretend to fly a 777 or an A320? They aren't the same plane. I'm not sure how you'd compare which is "best"; they're different aircraft for different missions.

Andrew Crowley

7 hours ago, Ron Lefebvre said:

Both are great.

Going to stay away now .

same same

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I've got both, but I use the iFly 737 MAX the most...

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1 hour ago, jcomm said:

I've got both, but I use the iFly 737 MAX the most...

One year ago your favorite was the 777-300ER. Am I correct? 😉

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Got both. Both are great.

Main difference is where and how far you fly. A320 is short to medium haul, 777 is medium to long. That’s the main difference. You can find many informative reviews on YouTube. Just like in the real world I guess it’s horses for courses.

Don't really understand the question, they're entirely different planes so what is there to compare?

They're both good planes.

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