Poll: Preferred Flight Sim for SAX Flights?

[Dave Blake]

What do you use now as your primary flight sim for your SAX flights?

This poll will run for 30 days and you may change your vote if needed.

FS9 was most common by 9 to 5 over FSX in the January 2012 poll.

Your comments are always welcomed.

How about sharing some information about the system you use for flying?
- CPU type and speed
- Operating System
- Motherboard
- Ram memory
- Video board
- Flight stick / yoke and/or peddles
- Your favorite add-ons... WX, ATC, scenery, etc.

[Dave Blake]

Here's my home-built system specs for FSX:

CPU: Intel i5 3570K Quad-core 3.4 GHz over-clocked to 4.23 GHz
OS: Windows 7 Pro - 64 bit
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V LGA1155 R
RAM: 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600
Video Borad: EVGA GeForce GTX 560 SuperClocked 02G-P3-1469-KR (2GB memory)
Joystick: Wingman Extreame

Main Add-ons:
Active Sky 2012 (Wx)
PmSounds (cockpit call-outs)
FSMovMap (for tablet moving map)
FSBuild2 (flight planning)

[Jim Tilley]

I use FS9 with a flight stick...FSX is not compatible with my Windows 7 operating system...

[Rich]

I'm still using Windows XP with FS9 due to my PC limitations. Working with a P4, 2 gig system with an old GeForce video card.

I have Windows 7 pro 32/64 bit and FSX Gold Edition in boxes as soon as I order and build my i7 machine.

Add-ons include:

Ultimate Traffic
iFly 737-900
Flight Environment
Mega-scenery New York
Mega-scenery San Franscisco

AES
AES compatible airports: Tampa Int'l (KTPA), LaGuardia (KLGA), Ronald Reagan Int'l (KDCA), O'Hare Int'l (KORD, St. Louis-Lambert (KSTL), San Francisco Int'l (KSFO), St. Maarten (TNCM) and the default Nuernberg (EDDN).

Microsoft Force Feedback joystick.

Until I get my new system, XP and FS9 will be my main game.

Rich
SAX002

[RichW]

I was quite happy with FS9 but eventually moved on to FSX because all the new aircraft only support FSX.

[airifr]

System: Laptop running W7 64bit, 15" Wscreen, I5 2.4ghz, mobile Nvidia 2gb, 8gb RAM.

My favorite add on: PMDG 747

Flight Simulator: 9


In the process of switching back to Flight Simulator 9.

[peterom]

I wish I had the computer power to fly FSX. I have put it on my machine, but the frame rate is so poor, I have deleted it. My computer is about 5 years old, but have been able to load Windows 7 (32 bit) and FS9 works quite well. I was able to improve frame rate using Windows 7.

[chriszdc]

Peter the 64bit makes the difference. Memory issues. Did you check the flightsim forums for tips? There are some good ones out there on settings etc. I don't get awesome frame rates but they are acceptable.

[peterom]

Unfortunately, my computer architecture won't allow 64-bit. I tried but could only set up 32-bit.

[Marty_Becker]

New FSX optimization guide:

http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?Ca ... LID=180959

[Dave Blake]

New FSX optimization guide:

http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?Ca ... LID=180959

An amazing amount of useful FSX setup information. Thanks Marty!