capecove

I wanted to thank everyone for your guidance. I appreciate your time and information. Have a splendid rest of your week...

Hello folks... I have a bevy of questions, as I have just finished the Homeric epic called the X-Plane 9 install on my iMac with i5 processor and 12 gig of RAM (in Mac OS X). After what seemed to be hours, I have got her up and running. Neat looking so far, glad I finally decided to install it. I have had the 6 DVD set for some time but chose not to install it since I have always been a hardcore MSFS9x (FS2004) guy. So much so that I have spent hundreds of dollars on add-ons. This was back when I was younger, more foolish, and richer. Regardless, I got tired of rebooting my machine into the Windows XP Bootcamp partition so I gave this a go. Like I said, I have enjoyed several facets thus far. However, I am plagued with a few issues that are annoying the heck out of me. First and foremost, I am a huge fan of "virtual cockpits" in FS9, which seem to be the same (or similar to) 3-D cockpits in X-Plane. I was glad to see that I have the option to use the 3-D cockpit. HOWEVER, I really need/want to back out on the panel some. Geez, I feel as though somebody is shoving me from behind into the windscreen. Is there any way to "move the seat back" so-to-speak? In MSFS I would simply "zoom out", but that command is doing nothing in the Cessna 172SP. Next, I would like add-on scenery for Oregon, the western U.S., the mid-west, etc. I prefer freeware for now (as all of my lucrative financial days are behind me!), but would consider payware, should all of you suggest it highly enough. Third... Add-on GA aircraft... I'm a prop head, any suggestions on where to find GA aircraft, like Maules, more Cessnas (177RG?), Gippsland GA8, Pipers, etc.? Again, preferably freeware. Thanks for trying to get me settled in here, I am enjoying X-Plane 9 right now and hope to make it my first choice sim in the near future.