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Thanks, WR269. I'll have to check those out. Robert

Good points FloG, MarkSC & Avidean, especially about the correlation bwtween flight simulation and real-world flying. I will get the Orbx FTX Global and there is no question about that Cessna 172. It looks incredible. The real-life details are unbelievable. I also stumbled across a Mega Scenery Massachusetts package, As a Boston guy, I must have that, too, although, as Mark points out, I'll have to cruise at a higher altitude to avoid the blurries. Thanks, Robert

Thanks, Avidean. I don't know what made my signature disappear but as you can now see, I don't have a state-of-the-art rig. I'm still assessing my plans as far as flying lessons, since I had been planning on spreading them out farther than the 3-4 months that was recommended by the flight school where I just took my introductory lesson. Just curious, why do you say that it is so important to make the instructor aware of FSX? And while I agree that accurate flight dynamics and such are so important, I want the visual immersion factor to be as good as possible. I know that I'm being a fussy ###### as far as that goes but realize that, especially with a less-than-ideal computer, it's a delicate balancing act between form and function. Robert

Hello to all, I've been away from flight simulation for six or seven years but, after a recent flight lesson in a Cessna 172, I plan on managing my time to make room for it. I could use some help though, as I had been using FS9 when last active in FS. I bought FSX when it came out years ago but never used it, as circumstances left me with less free time. With FS9, I had add-ons like Flight Environment, FS Water, USA Roads, Ultimate Terrain, GeoRender's Alaska, FS Skyworld, FScene and, perhaps, others. Now, I plan to give FSX a try, despite many negative comments I was reading when it first came out. Based on some screen shots, I just impulsively bought Orbx's Canada Pacific scenery. I'm also seeing scenery enhancements for FSX, such as Flight Environment., Ultimate Terrain, FSScene, Ground Environment Pro, Orbx Global and FSGenesis mesh, along with others that I'm probably forgetting. The problem is that I'm not sure which ones would complement each other and which ones would merely duplicate or overwrite what I have installed or might install. I'm sure that your guidance would save me much research time (I have been searching for prior posts on the topic), be instructive to me and others would absolutely be much appreciated. Thanks,

I've gone to the MS "Marketplace"to acquire the Alaskan Wilderness Pack but I am getting no response when I click on "Buy for PC". Next to that it says "free". I realize that MS is not coming out with additional Flight products but I figured I could get what had come out. I can't get "free" or "buy" to work. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks, Robert