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So you are saying that fsx iant worth 5bux? The last thing I ownd was xplane on my g4 mac tower so its been a long rear end time I have a medium /low strength pc. (Core2 duo, 1gb non gaming card)
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No worries... basicslly I was planning on getting drunk and flying into the ground. . But if its going to be choppy ill drive a truck instead.. thanks for saving me $5in sale money... which means like 1-2 other games.
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Dec 18, 2014 19:28
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Inatalled fsx steam against recommendations of this thred because fuckit it was 5 bux. Been running on medium and its been fine. Flew from my local airport to another. Still trying to remember how to use vor and ils and the such will need some tutorials for sure. The last time I played ms flight sim I had to break out the paper manual to get the frequencies out. it may have even been on paper.. I need to see if my ps2 controller will work since keyboard flying is less fun than no fun allowed.
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Dec 19, 2014 04:40
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rocket_man38 posted:Well I have flight zone pdx tweaked to run on fsx and a few other things. So unless the steam version is way ahead performance wise I may just keep it as backup. I don't want to have to tweak everything again. I dunno what "way ahead" performance wise means.. but a lot of the reviews on steam are along the lines of, this is more stable, and has better performance than the CD rom version.. I"m glad that "traisimco" fixed it.
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Dec 19, 2014 20:27
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Looking for android tools for flight planning and navigation information such as vor, ils and adf frequencies. Also is there a recommend pdf or online site that gives a good tutorial on ifr because I suck at it.. reading the maps too.
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Dec 21, 2014 03:26
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MrYenko posted:Having $50 makes you eligible for the academic license. As long as you PROMISE not to use it for entertainment you sick freak.
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Dec 22, 2014 02:17
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this may be strictly out of the question but..... What if perchance one was to do a study of the amount of entertainment value one gets out of simulated flying instead of being a tryhard who strictly is using it for instructional purposes? Also if I were to perform said study.. would there be a way for me to be allowed to purchase all of the goodies amazon is currently showing my banner.. These things include but are not limited to.. Saitek Pro flight Yolk, Pro flight switch panel, Pro flight Multi panel, Pro flight instrument Panel. This is quite outside my entertainment budget but if I were to be doing research they would be needed to ensure that the fun quotient ($40 flight stick) vs full sim quotient (1k in flight panels and switches) is fully represented. Also a "No fun allowed" poster will be purchased.. or at least redtext on the something awful dot com web forums.
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Dec 22, 2014 04:02
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Hadlock posted:Does anyone have a spare copy of the $4.99 I dont.. but keep an eye out for it to come back on the laat day.. daily deals and flssh sales often do.
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Dec 22, 2014 14:55
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edition of FSX they can sell me?
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Is there any reason to get a cheap flight sick if I have an xbox or ps2 controller? Also all those saitek buttons look sexy and make me nerdgasm but dedicated button boxes for flight sim may be overboard.
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Dec 23, 2014 03:54
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Any recommendations on a $40 or sub $40 stick? I have a wheel and totally know what you mean but isn't flying a bit slower paced where fine movements arent the difference between winning and losing. I def don't have room for a yolk, gotta keep my wheel for driving.
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Dec 23, 2014 04:52
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I have the driving force gt of racing so then it fits. What about this thing? Saitek CYBORG V.1 FLIGHT STICK (Video Game / PC) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004KMKA6I/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_MOoMub0KFNAZM
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is xPlane a whole lot prettier than FSX? and is it just gaining a lot of spergy for someone who'se a casual flight simmer.. (it's today's sperg of the month.. just like I was with racing and a host of other things I get into) And will it make a difference to me? Geforce210 1GB Core2 Duo 3ghz 4GB ram I'm gettin all spergy about my old flightsim days of yore.. at 10 years old I must have flown from Gates Field (I think that was the airstrip on the water) to Ohare 100's of times. Then later on I had xplane (I still have the CD's somewhere) and flew around the world the wrong way (North South) as well as the right way.. but the monotony of having it fly on 6x for hours while sitting next to the TV kind of made it lose it's appeal.
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e.pilot posted:You'll need a lot more than 4gb of ram if you want it to look pretty unfortunately. Thanks.. me N my garbage dick will just stick with FSX for now then.. I'm sure it's pretty as hell but I don't have a gaming rig.. just a rig that I use for gaming tater_salad fucked around with this message at 16:45 on Dec 23, 2014 |
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Dec 23, 2014 16:25
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ethanol posted:a .25 cent discount on orion prelude beat out a $30 discount for IL2, GG steam users "LOLZ IT HSZ CARDS" OH BOY $.75 OFF.. the other 2 games are $13 off and $15 more of a discount if they won.
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Does fsx require you to mess with fuel mixes? I seemed to have issues with cesnas after 2k feet. Also regarding controllers which is the saitek any better/worse than the Logitech?
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Dec 25, 2014 22:53
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Best buy was being a tease. Said they had the logitech in stock.. they did not. Now I gotta wait for my amazon order to get here.. so tempted to hit that 1 day shipment button
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Dec 26, 2014 20:17
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The Ferret King posted:Fltplan.com FltPlan GO app. Clunky, but free. Where do I find the nav freqs? I see all the Com stuff but nothing for nav.. im probably looking in the wrong place.. the interface is pretty awful.
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Dec 27, 2014 04:11
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The Ferret King posted:Many places. They're on the maps themselves next to the navaids, in the AFD, on the approach plates for your airports. I use skyvector a lot for that stuff because I can quickly search for an identifier and get the information. I found them fltplngo has them on the approach instructions for ifr.
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Dec 27, 2014 16:31
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So I bought b17 flying fortress and is recommended against it. There is no way to unbind controls and when you map things you can have things mapped to the same thing. Every time I use my 2nd analog stick for rudders it also turns my throtle down.. can't taxi like that. There is somw fuckary that can be done to reset stuff but its not simple. Ill probably try again when my stick arrives tuesday. In ms flight sim... im flying the beech craft 85 twin engine turbo vor to vor and am having trouble uaing the 2 nav radios.. when I set both do I need to flip the switch on the dme to have the nav work? I think im also out of range of the 2nd vor? so I should just maintain heading until I get closer.. ?
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Dec 29, 2014 14:20
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Thanks... figured it out though... it was because when I made the plan I selected 5k as altitude... so I got low altitude vors in the list.. maybe ill retry today
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Dec 29, 2014 15:28
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Thanks for the recommendation guys. Had a package delivered to my back door and it was a stick.. let my wife touch it even. So far I'm liking the logitech 27 dollar stick. Its not a hotas setup but willdo nicely for civ flying. Only thing I don't like it's the button on the thumb rest. I disabled that right quick, its easy to press.
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Where are you guys putting your sticks? Mine feels akward on my desk.. I almost feel like its best on a tray table next to me.
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Dec 31, 2014 16:04
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2 mice? 2 keyboards, one monitor? Looks like a windows CE device.. what a dork. my desk doesn't have the option of that slide out glass.. I have a keyboard tray but that doesn't wrap around my body.. Maybe I'll stack a tote or two and see how that works.. sadly I don't own a TV tray which woudl probably be perfecto.
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Dec 31, 2014 20:31
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Sadly I have the big boy wheel mount so stick wont work unless I mod it.
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Dec 31, 2014 23:05
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The missions? Ive had no problem.
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Jan 1, 2015 19:43
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Anyone want some $5 flight action. I bought for a buddy and he couldn't get the gift to work via email so he just bought again. Can't trade because i have haf it for less than 30 days but im an honest goon.
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New question. Is there a way to have flight sim keep the windows I want up and open. If I save mid flight then come back I spend the first few min organizing my 2nd monitor switches. tater_salad fucked around with this message at 22:54 on Jan 2, 2015 |
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Jan 2, 2015 20:13
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Oh well I was hoping that I could keep all my things organized... maybe trainsim wil fix it in a patch or develop it.
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Jan 2, 2015 22:55
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Been having fun with flight sim economy with fsx. Seems like a neat concept rent or own planes to fly. gives me a reason to fly interesting airports or outside of areas I might ignore otherwise
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Jan 5, 2015 14:58
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Dark_Swordmaster posted:X-plane 10 is back down to $30 for the next 24 hours. Only one DLC is, the Wilmington airport. what's the advantage of Xplane over MSFS, the DLC regions that add a bit more realism to them (And spaceship)? (Is there a significant quality difference between the add-ons and payware FSX addons?) I'd like to again say that FSeconomy has been a bit of fun. It's getting me to fly different locations than the normal. Last night I took 3 passengers from an airport in Greece to another airport in Greece, the Mtns made it very interesting, with the Cessna I couldn't fly a straight point to point pattern becuase the time I tried that I crashed into the mountains.. there wasn't enough room to climb in my little under powered Cessna. Also still tossing this out there.. I picked up a copy for a friend who had to re-buy FSX becuase he couldn't get the gifting to work on steam. I'll let it go for 5bux steam dollars or paypal dollars. tater_salad fucked around with this message at 19:38 on Jan 6, 2015 |
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Are payware planes really worth it? Id like to maybe pick up a beechcraft 1900 but drat 30 bux? Fsx is 25
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Does the $100 version have the ability to play porn on thr mfd oe something? Whats the difference in playability of lers say a freeware version vs payware? Also before I drop 30bux ill probably want to load up a free version to make sure I actually want to fly it for hours and hours.
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Is there anyone other tan saitek that makes other switches/buttons for simming? I'd love a multi-switch or radio panel at some point but from what I understand Saitek is 50/50 on getting a product that works vs something falling off in the first 10 days. I'd rather not pay 100+ for a limited use product that will fall apart easily/quickly. Maybe I'll just grab a cheap tablet and use the some of the flight panels for android considering I got a 1/2 way decent tablet for my kids this year for 50bux.
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Jan 9, 2015 17:48
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The Ferret King posted:GoFlight. They're expensive. Wow yes they are... looks like if I dont get bored first ill do saitek or a tablet. 700 for some pretend airline switches could get me several hours of instruction in a real plane.
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Jan 9, 2015 19:50
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The Ferret King posted:Yeah but is that really what you're going to use that money for? I bet it goes to food and beer instead. stuff like food and clothing. $150 for a single purpose Peripheral is borderline within my spending limits.. $750 is not. My problem with getting super into sims (Racing, trucking, flying etc) is having a family, that eats into time and resources.
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yeah when I'm flying I stay away from the keyboard for the most part, I've cleared a lot of those nasty keystrokes from the controls settings to keep me from doing things like inverting the controls (ugh) or killing avionics/ pane lights in the dark. I had to cheat today and switch from real weather to clear Unmanned airport flying IFR (VFR filed) in the fog over the desert in south america, I couldn't see the airport for anything, if it was real life they probably wouldn't have let me try and land there visibility was 0. Just finished a 2 hour flight in FSeconomy but left my passengers on the runway / gate Forgot that the planes seat count includes the right seat as well. I'm less sad about the 2k rental cost than the 7k in lost income.
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Similar to air hauler is fs economy (ita free as wee) which is an mmo world for flying cargo and people around. I have also founf that purpose has made me stick with fsx a lot more than I have where I fly a bit around aimelessly them get bored. Fseconomy made fsx more like truck sim for me. Fly from place to place doing missions getting money to buy a plane and then better and different planes tater_salad fucked around with this message at 19:33 on Jan 14, 2015 |
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Jan 14, 2015 19:28
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ethanol posted:What is even going on in this? Looks like he's trying to do a flat spin by stalling then pouring on the power while it's "drifting"
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That sucks.. its nice to try some bad weather landings the other day I was flying into laguardia and had a missed approach because I was still 800 feet over the runway and to the right because I couldnt see.. im still not great at using the vor ils indicator.
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