JonB

Has anybody managed to get the Saitek AV8R-01 joystick to work in MSFS 2020? I've set up the main flight controls but when I load the sim and try to test an aircraft, none of the controls respond. Wondering if I missed a step somewhere in the process, or maybe the Saitek line is incompatible? Have been using this same stick for many years with FS9 and FSX with no problems, and would like to use it with 2020 to but this sim is so much more complex!!! Just wondering if I'm wasting my time trying. Would appreciate any advice. JonB

Thanks for the response John. Glad to hear that you have it working normally for you. My old cptr finally broke down and locked up on me after years of use, and then we ended up selling the house and moving into an apartment. Been awhile but we finally settled in. Getting ready to buy a replacement cptr. just for the sims but I know vendors only give you Win 11 these days so that's what prompted my question. Did you have to resort to the "compatibility " adjustment to get it to run? I've heard that the later Windows systems often require it since our dear old FS9 was written in a much earlier language, almost like DOS! I know that the MS Train Sim program came out first or at about the same time, has never been updated, and won't work on Win 10 or 11. For the flight sim I find FS9 to be much more flexible and versatile than the follow on versions. By the way, I really enjoyed using the "Instant Scenery" program to add scenery to otherwise bland airports that only showed runways; that is until the guy who created it walked away and dropped the program some years ago when Win 10 came out, saying it was too much work to update the program. Have or did you ever use it yourself? I'm trying to find out if anyone has put out a similar program. By chance have you heard anything? Of course I realize that not everyone is into adding scenery, and are happy with what is built into the newer MSFS editions, but I just thought I'd ask. Fortunately I learned early on to make lots of backup copies so, like you, I'll have something more then just the default FS9 version when I finally get the new cptr. Hopefully soon, but in the meantime many thanks for your response John. The forums are a great source of information and help. JonB 😉

Question: Does our beloved ol' FS9 install and run on Windows 10 & 11? Back in the day, it ran almost flawlessly on my old cptr. with Windows 7 but now I'm faced with today's Windows 11 operating system and am concerned about so-called "compatibility", in spite of Microsoft's' claims. Now that we've relocated to a retirement community and have a new computer, I'd really like to get it going once again but am afraid to try it on 10 or 11. Anybody have experience with these newer OS's and our old FS9? Learned long ago not to install it in the default location and away from Drive 'C', but you can't avoid the 10 or 11 operating system. Would appreciate some advice. JonB