XPX64man

Write an email to [email protected]. The same guy who owns it, also operated the store at Avsim. His name is Nicolas. He gives great support. I was in the same situation and he got me all of the updates for my 777 and listed it in my account at X-Plane.org. He'll help you out. This is what's really keeping me in XPX64 along with a lot of, much improved, aircraft. I love 64bit. It makes all the difference in the world. I still enjoy FSX sometimes, but those sometimes are getting less and less.

With shipping, it was around $750 or so. Compared to other similar units, it is so much better designed and it is very easy to assemble. I really took my time and made sure I was doing everything right and it took about four hours. I hate putting something together quickly then finding out you have to take it all back apart to put a piece on that was missed. It is a very sturdy and well thought out unit. Everything is adjustable. I consider it, by far, one of the best things that I have purchased for this hobby. The Volair is really made to accommodate three large monitors, but I just wanted one really big one and was surprised how easily it mounted.

I agree. I purchased a Volair Sim Cockpit, after seeing the add here on Avsim, and mounted a single 52" plasma screen monitor on it. I love it :wub: . It's flightsim heaven. It is a very sturdy unit. It's super comfortable (I've even fallen asleep on it), all of my Saitek hardware is perfectly mounted along with a keyboard and mouse and I can even use it to watch movies and cockpit videos, when I'm not flight simming (or at the same time, just alt/tab). The Volair Sim Cockpit was not really intended to hold a single 52" plasma screen monitor, but it does it so well. The picture shows the Q400 in XPX64. They were so kind at Volair, that when I told them that I lost my screws for the yoke, and couldn't get an answer from Saitek on how to get some more, they sent me the screws that I needed. Here shows the yoke clamped before I screwed it onto the table. Now that it is screwed in, I can swing my keyboard under the yoke. Now, all of my Saitek panels are working correctly in X-Plane with a plug-in. I didn't have them working here, in this picture, yet. Also you can see my little TrackIR camera mounted above the "Multi-Panel", since it would be too high to mount it on the monitor. I put the pillow behind my head, when I go to sleep ^_^

Thank you Tom. That's very nice. So many, like myself, enjoy ProATCX very much, and what it adds to the flight sim. It's good to see that changed.

People should be careful how they choose a title for their forum threads. "Beware Of Purchasing Pro-ATCX" sounds awful no matter what the outcome of the thread. Here, a very good explanation has been given within the thread, yet it is still and always will be plagued with this negative title. Very unfair.

Obviously few simmers have sat in the Captain's seat and man-handled the stick of an A380 to the threshold. Does that mean we can't give an opinion of what we would think the real aircraft would feel like? I think it is narrow minded to say that we can't have an opinion or be impressed with the flight dynamics, because we are not real pilots. It can go without saying that the opinion is from the perspective of a simmer, unless it is said otherwise, but it is still a good opinion.

It looks like they left half of their tire on the runway.

Well these are certainly both excellent simulations. I enjoy them a lot.

I did get the Captain's set for the NGX and they are great. There is a big difference from holding and paging through the real hard copy, spiral bound manuals and looking at a .pdf. No comparison. Since I am moving over to X-Plane 64bit more and more and flying in FSX less and less, I probably won't buy the manuals and I'm not even sure I will buy the T7. But, if I did, I would certainly want the Captains set of manuals. In fact, I may buy some of the PMDG manuals anyway, to use when I fly the T7 in XPX64.

I'm very interested. I'll be installing the demo and trying it out. Thank you.

Ok, so it sounds like it is basically "plug-and-play". This would be much more attractive than having to spend hours formating and installing individual charts. I'm lazy....less work is good. Approximately how many airport diagrams does the Apollo come with? Also, are the enroute charts for the whole world?

I don't see anywhere where it explains how the maps and charts get into this software. Do they have to be installed manually?

How do you get the sectionals and charts into this and where do they come from? I mean, do you have to sit and install all of these maps and charts, or does it get the live feed off of the internet?

Mmmmm....this statement can be used as evidence in narrowing down a date for 777 release! Where is Sherlock Holmes when you need him! Maybe they can do with PFPX like Captain Sim does, and just release an exterior model :Just Kidding: Oh...I'm hot today :Party:

Get LOTS of RAM because XPX64 will make good use of it. I have 16Gigs and I'm waiting for the cost to come down a little, and I will say "Fill-er-Up!"

I really enjoy the FlyJSim Dash8 Q400. Ever since I purchased the Majestic version for FSX, but struggle with OOMs, I have been hooked on the X-Plane 64 bit Q400. It's not quite as deeply complex as the Majestic version, but has enough to keep me very interested. XPX64 is getting pretty amazing with wonderful aircraft. It's hard to say which I enjoy most because it more depends on my mood at the time. I also spend time enjoying Peter's A380, the 777 Worldliner, FlyJSim's 727, all of Carenado's aircraft and many more.

I agree. If you love the 737NG, it makes a lot of sense to invest in the manuals and Angle of Attack training. You can't go wrong and the NGX is the crown jewel of PMDG and accurately represents the biggest selling commercial aircraft model in history. Also you will want to look into FS2Crew Voice Command and Emergency (and maybe even RAAS) to have the real cockpit experience. That is all of the manuals, but there is a big difference from having a .pdf to actually turning the pages.

There is a big difference in having the actual manuals in your hand, to reading .pdf files on a computer screen. If you have a color Nook, Kindle or iPad, that would make it a lot easier reading the .pdf manuals, but I would still want the QRH in the hard copy for easy reference. I have the MD11 and NGX manuals and I really enjoy reading through them. I will probably get some of the 777 manuals eventually.

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I just bought a Volair Sim Cockpit and attached a 52" Panasonic plasma monitor to it. I LOOOOVE it :wub: Very immersible....

I know you guys are working hard to get the "Pro" and "Training" versions out, along with ironing out any small kinks in the "Pilot" release, but I have to ask.... Could you please make an SDK that Bryan York can use to get his FS2Crew working with this Q400? It's all that he needs and it will boost the sales of the Q400 even more for you (I know it is selling like hot cakes now). I can assure you that FS2Crew will boost sales even more. They won't sell their manuals anyway. I tried. Maybe an admin can edit the post. I can't edit it out. Maybe if everyone emails them, they will consider selling the manuals. (:

WOW!! This is beautiful!! Thank you :biggrin:

I also live in north Alabama and I know we go through several periods with great concern over tornado threats each year. After the April tornadoes a couple of years ago, I put in a storm shelter outside of my home, that is F5 rated by NOAA. I just didn't want to live under that uncertainty when the radar shows that impending threat looming over you. Living in areas where tornadoes are common, like Alabama, Kansas and Oklahoma, schools, public buildings and private homes should all have tornado shelters available, either public or private. The mind can't comprehend the power of a tornado. No level of confidence can be supported outside of a shelter.

This is what I use and it works great. I fly X-Plane in window mode and just Alt/Tab to Skyvector.com to look at charts and plates for any airport in the US. The sectionals are for the whole world and they are updated and free.

Thank you for posting the update Five. I said that I'm just going to follow you around. You find all the good stuff right away.