richstacy

My advice would be get a high end PC and forget the laptop.

Real airports? All large modern airports are duller than dull. DEN, SFO and Hethrow are OK. I also like Kahului, OGG, not because I like the airport but because I like Maui.

I like VFR general aviation. My favorite airport is Fly Tampa's St. Barts, which is part of the Saint Maarten. scenery. Lukla-Mt.; Everest is great. both of these require intense concentration. Re larger airports , I think Sion Switzerland is great. I use FS Global Ult. mesh. I also like old Hong Kong,Kai Tak VHHH For large AC.

I do not have SE, just FSX. But after installing Win 10 I am having problems keeping it running more than 5 minutes. then it freezes and I get the same message you do. I also installed the latest Nvidia driver for Win 10. Why would MS design an OS that will not work with its own programs (FSX)?

Downloaded and installed WIN10 four days ago, and have had no problems with it at all except with FSX. It would run fine -- but then anywhere from 10 seconds to 3 minutes it would freeze with a message similar to this: "MSFSX has stopped working." Duh! Yesterday I got a popup from NVIDIA offering a new windows 10 driver. I installed that and my woes seemed to be cured. I completed a 15 min VFR with no problems. But today I was going for about a 1 hour VFR when it crashed again about five minutes into the flight. MS assured me that I was compatible with WIN 10 before I downloaded it, but apparently that does not cover FSX. I do not for the life of me understand whey MS would offer an OS that would not work with their own products such as FSX!

I read this thread because my old machine went belly up and 'm getting a new system. I have used FS Global '09 and I now have FS Global ultimate for the America's and Europe. I do a lot of VFR in light twins and I love it but I wanted to check to see if this would be a good time to switch to genesis or some other. After reading all the posts here I'm sticking with Global and getting ultimate for Asia and Oceania as well.<br /><br />For those who fly the world, especially at low altitude, and do not have a good mesh product, it makes a world of difference in your enjoyment of our hobby!<br /><br />Thanks to all who contributed to the discussion and helped with my decision.

Accu-feel is cheap and it works. And it does not mess up Accu-sim on the B377 StratoCruiser.

Actually, arrogance on the part of developers may stoke their egos, but it gets them absolutely nowhere in the long run. The Mustang is a fine product, and one you can be proud of, but come on -- lets see that King Air!!

It just means my United Miles will take me to more places.

"crash effects - crashes cause engines to catch fire or a wing to snap off ect"With due respect, it seems that kids want a game arcade experience, and don't really care about flying. The very last thing in the world I want to do is crash. The thought of it makes me sick. I just flew A2A's magnificent and complex Boeing 377 Stratocruiser around the world without a single mishap. My grandson did like to crash into buildings when he was 5 though. :(

I've been too busy lately flying A2A'S wonderful 377 around the world and trying to recover some lost aircraft when my motherboard went belly up to notice what Microsoft has been up to. I guess from reading this thread, they have decided to eliminate the Aces team. I don't know if that means they are getting away from the concept of serious flight simulation for adults and going totally the 'game' route for teeny-boppers or what. I only hope that whatever happens, there will be room for someone to develop great airplanes like Aeroworx wonderful FS9 King Air and the 377 Statocrusier for FSX and the PMDG jets. No unrealistic kiddy arcade air races please! That should be seperate and apart from serious simulation

I was told that as of yesterday, Microsoft is no longer marketing XP. In a few years, they will no longer support it.Richard

Sargeski,Thanks for your advice. It is greatly appreciated.Richard