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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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

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:

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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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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?

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

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?

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
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Thanks,
Marc
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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

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