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X-plane vs FS2004
I just came across a rave review of X-plane by Richard Collins, so was
curious how well it compares to FS2004 in terms of realism, anybody who has used both? I have used FS2004 and its a pretty decent product and fun to play with, but was wondering if X-plane is better. thanks |
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ups.com... I just came across a rave review of X-plane by Richard Collins, so was curious how well it compares to FS2004 in terms of realism, anybody who has used both? I have used FS2004 and its a pretty decent product and fun to play with, but was wondering if X-plane is better. Anyone who prefers X-plane will of course tell you that X-plane is better. So I predict that what you're going to get in response to your question is a bunch of X-plane fanatics tell you just that. That said, there are certainly areas of the MSFS flight modeling that seem suspect to me, as an actual pilot. I haven't used X-plane so I can't comment on whether it does those things better, but it's certainly possible. I was under the impression that one could try out X-plane for free. So it seems to me that rather than asking a loaded question here, you'd be much better off downloading a trial copy and seeing for yourself whether it's better. Pete |
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When I last used X Plane (maybe v6 or 7) it was noted for having very good
flight dynamics but the scenery wasn't as good but that may have changed by now. I believe you can get a demo. It's really up to what you like. I'd probably run both if I had the time! Peter Duniho wrote: wrote in message ups.com... I just came across a rave review of X-plane by Richard Collins, so was curious how well it compares to FS2004 in terms of realism, anybody who has used both? I have used FS2004 and its a pretty decent product and fun to play with, but was wondering if X-plane is better. Anyone who prefers X-plane will of course tell you that X-plane is better. So I predict that what you're going to get in response to your question is a bunch of X-plane fanatics tell you just that. That said, there are certainly areas of the MSFS flight modeling that seem suspect to me, as an actual pilot. I haven't used X-plane so I can't comment on whether it does those things better, but it's certainly possible. I was under the impression that one could try out X-plane for free. So it seems to me that rather than asking a loaded question here, you'd be much better off downloading a trial copy and seeing for yourself whether it's better. Pete -- Brett I. Holcomb Remove R777 to email |
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X-plane vs FS2004
I was actually curious to hear about the differences between X-Plane 8
& previous versions. In nearly 20 years of simming, I've never seen more than screenshots of any X-plane version. What do I miss if I opt for 7 or 6? |
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In article .com,
"FatKat" wrote: | I was actually curious to hear about the differences between X-Plane 8 | & previous versions. In nearly 20 years of simming, I've never seen | more than screenshots of any X-plane version. What do I miss if I opt | for 7 or 6? | X-Plane v8 is a big step up from v7 in terrain modeling. However, that does come at the expense of requiring much more disk space and a bit more CPU/GPU horsepower. -- Tim Olson |
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Tim Olson wrote: In article .com, "FatKat" wrote: | I was actually curious to hear about the differences between X-Plane 8 | & previous versions. In nearly 20 years of simming, I've never seen | more than screenshots of any X-plane version. What do I miss if I opt | for 7 or 6? | X-Plane v8 is a big step up from v7 in terrain modeling. However, that does come at the expense of requiring much more disk space and a bit more CPU/GPU horsepower. For a 3ghz CPU, but with less than a gig of memory, and no AGP graphics, will v8 run well? If not, would a PCI card and/or more ram make it run worthy? |
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X-plane vs FS2004
FS2004 has better graphics and Air Traffic Control, while X-plane has more
accurate flight dynamics. I use FS2004 for instrument practice and VFR cross-country touring. The flight dynamics are smooth and pleasing for the most part; sometimes unrealistically smooth. It doesn't work well for stalls, which also rules out spins and most aerobatics. I use X-plane for helicopters, especially since FS2004's formulas don't allow autorotation at all. Then I got Silent Wings for soaring and haven't used the other two in months. I must be crazy :-0 -- Thanks, Marc ---------------------------------- wrote in message ups.com... I just came across a rave review of X-plane by Richard Collins, so was curious how well it compares to FS2004 in terms of realism, anybody who has used both? I have used FS2004 and its a pretty decent product and fun to play with, but was wondering if X-plane is better. thanks |
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FS2004 can be used to practice autorotations but you have to do
something a little unrealistic and after killing the throttle bring it back to between 10 and 20 percent. Yes it's a nasty kludge but people do use this method. Here's a good article on doing autorotations in FS2004. http://www.hovercontrol.com/artman/p...ticle_18.shtml |
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