PaulVR

The only negative aspect I found with the Ifly 737-800 max is that some clickspots in VR are way off, especially in the lower part of the instrument panel. It makes operating the FMC a hit and miss thing. i hope they can fix this in a next update.

I have it running on aan imac with no compatibility issues, no reason why it wouldn't run on a laptop. If performance is adequate, depends on the muscle power of your laptop. Paul

More info here: http://fullterrain.c...oduct_nzni.html Looks great, as is to be expected. Paul

Hi I have a few sims om my iMac (i7): FSX (with quite a bit of addons), Flight, Trainsim 2012 and Cities XL. They take up about 300 Gb of a 500 Gb partition. I run Windows 7 Home Premiuim (64-bit) - which I would recommend. This might give you an idea. Performance is very satisfying with all sims, except Trainsim which is rather average. If you apply the DX10 patch, FSX does very well in DX10 preview mode on the iMac. Paul

The quote says 'new aircraft'. Unless my understanding of English (not my native language) is flawed, that's a plural. Otherwise it would say 'A' new aircraft. Nobody seems to pick that up. I'm quite confident at least one 'deluxe' aircraft will be offered, but as a separate purchase. Paul

I have both. Although Realair is a top class developer, the A2A Spitfire ranks a class higher, both in visual appearance as in depth of simulation and sheer pleasure to fly. I particularly like the little details like the shaking of the instrument panel at startup, the way the engine behaves at low idle and even changes the color of the exhaust smoke, the way the canopy fogs up if you descent from cold air into warmer air and you forget to turn open the ventilation...Of course, there is also a difference in the version being modeled. The Realair simulation is of the later and more powerful four bladed propeller mark IX, A2A models an earlier mark II version with two or three bladed propeller. Even without Accusim I like the A2A version better, but with Accusim there's no more comparison.Paul

MS Flight should take a look at the App Store for the mac. Like the app store for the iPhone/iPod/iPad, it's a convenient place to find all kinds of apps for Mac OSX which otherwise would remain largely unknown to the broader public. It has all kinds of apps and games in all price ranges, including freeware. But the existence of an app store doesn't prevent you from downloading and installing other content through other sources. This would also be a business model for Flight that would benefit all parties involved, and would not kill freeware. On the contrary. Developers who choose not to use Microsoft Live would not benefit from the larger exposure the online store would offer, but that would be their choice.As usual, MS looked at Apple for a successful innovation and tried to copy it, but ended up not getting it and doing it completely the wrong way. (Unless of course WE are getting it the wrong way, and the addon market for Flight will not be as closed as we understand it).Paul

Funny, I had FS9 on my HD until yesterday. I have hardly touched it in 4 years, though I had a lot of freeware and payware - both scenery and aircraft - installed. It just took up space (a lot of it), and I wasn't doing anything with it. So I finally bit the bullet and deleted it, along with its backup archive. While FSX is choppy on my system compared to the silky smooth performance of FS9, the old sim seems to have lost its attraction after having been exposed to the likes of PNW, OrbX, A2A, the RealAir Duke,... I could go on. Many developers for FSX have made FS9 seem cartoonish in camparison.Paul

They're planning on doing that, but it is still a long way off. Development hasn't even started yet. If it turns out the versions of Vertigo Studios and Just Flight are very good, they will have to compete in an already quite saturated market. They might even decide not to compete at all... That would be bad news.Paul

The Duke is so immersive, I keep looking for the seat belts when I get in. Oddly, there aren't any... (It's only a peculiar omission without any importance in an otherwise addictive plane).Paul

I particularly like the modular approach they've introduced with this version. You can now only install the elements you're interested in. The whole scenery is a whopping 32 Gb.Paul

I used the 3D glasses for quite a while with FS2004. The experience is really amazing and adds a great feeling of 'being there', even more than TrackIR (which I also use). But I never used them the whole flight. As has been said, it's a bit cumbersome working the VC with the 3D effect enabled. The click spots are difficult to hit. But you can switch the effect off and on with a key press.You need a fast PC and a monitor with a high refresh rate. Most LCD-monitors only have a 50Hz refresh rate, which is insufficient (my new monitor does anyway, which is why I cannot use them anymore).One advice: if you're going to buy them, take the wired glasses. I had the wireless version and I got fed up buying new batteries all the time...Paul

I"m sure there will a queue at the counter...http://www.realairsimulations.com/list_box...e=duke09_buynowPaul

>Since the Mac doesn't use BIOS, there are a few>limitations: no Vista 62 bit and Windows doesn't recognise>more than 2 Gb RAM.I have to contradict myself here: in the mean time I'm running Vista Ultimate 64-bit on my MacPro, with CH FlightSim Yoke, CH Pedals and CH Throttle Quadrant, all working perfectly.Paul

I also use FEX with ASX, but I still get ennoyed by 'visibilty lakes' when flying over mountainous terrain. It seems the FEX weather engine has an answer to that:>4. Haze and Visibility issue>The FEX weather component implements a technique which solves the problems users have experienced with other weather engines. Accurately depicting visibility with no harsh transitions between layers.If that's true, I'm afraid it's byebye ASX...Paul