Flight Sims
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SlumTodd_Millionaire
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Interesting. I’ve been using XPlane the last few years, but I’ve got an Oculus and didn’t realize P3D had VR support. Might need to get that.
Cherokee_Cruiser
Bronteroc
Laugh all ya want, I got FS2000 and FS2002 on my Windows 7!
Cherokee_Cruiser
Bronteroc
ppragman
FLIPY FLAPS!
How is Oculus by the way?
So - I've been thinking about trying to make training tools that use Oculus to teach flows and cockpit setup and stuff - is oculus worth a damn?
Phantom017
Up up and awaaaaayyy!
There is a suggested alternative just below the description to that unit. It would would ok. But if your going to max out your settings get something more than "required" specs to make sure it can take all the addon's and version upgrades they put out later.
Also if your into specking your own stuff out try cyberpowerpc.com Its where I made mine and they have good pre made starter units there as well.
SlumTodd_Millionaire
Most Hated Member
Oculus is awesome. But you need a really powerful gaming PC to make it run smoothly.
Elkhorn
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~$1,000 for the computer and then figure anywhere from $60 to $300+ in software depending on how many addons you want. Although some people go all out and spend a lot more than that. Here's a helpful guide to get you started (it is a bit dated now but gives the general idea):
http://jetlinesystems.com/performance/
ShyFlyer
CAP Member
Fond, fond memories of my simming days going all the way back to when it was just me, FS98, and a crappy joystick. Flew that little Learjet around the world with just Lat/Long and an atlas. Good times....good times. Didn't let go of FS98 until FS2004 I think.
Anyway, I've been giving serious though to getting back into it. I can't fly as often as I want and I notice that I'm not as sharp as I'd like to be on my flows flying just once every other week. So let me float this amongst y'all: Do I get a "prefab" system, such as the Redbird Jay or TD1 or go for a gaming PC with add-on yoke, throttles etc? I may still have a yoke and throttle quadrant in storage, though if they still work is another question.
I've got a fairly capable iMac (32GB Ram, 2GB AMD Radeon), so I'm considering XPlane as well.
Anyway, I've been giving serious though to getting back into it. I can't fly as often as I want and I notice that I'm not as sharp as I'd like to be on my flows flying just once every other week. So let me float this amongst y'all: Do I get a "prefab" system, such as the Redbird Jay or TD1 or go for a gaming PC with add-on yoke, throttles etc? I may still have a yoke and throttle quadrant in storage, though if they still work is another question.
I've got a fairly capable iMac (32GB Ram, 2GB AMD Radeon), so I'm considering XPlane as well.
ArcherII
Well-Known Member
Yeah, I will go on laughing. My first MSFS was on a DOS PC, it might have been the 1.0. It had the amazing Sopwith Camel, a Lear and a 182, and we all aimed to Sears Tower till we got the trashed windscreen. Don't lie to me!
FloridaLarry
Well-Known Member
From a trashed airport.
ArcherII
Well-Known Member
You might want to check the guys at Jetline Systems if you are serious about it...
av8tr1
"Never tell me the odds!"
OMG that site is AWESOMESAUCE!!!!!
Cherokee_Cruiser
Bronteroc
Don't make fun of the classics!
FS98 was great, but the release of FS2000 was fantastic in its time end of 1999. I grew up on FS98 and 2000, and to a lesser degree FS2002.
SlumTodd_Millionaire
Most Hated Member
Damn kids. I grew up on FS4 and FS5. In DOS. Do you even remember DOS?!
Cherokee_Cruiser
Bronteroc
Damn kids. I grew up on FS4 and FS5. In DOS. Do you even remember DOS?!
I think so. Is that what pops up when I search "cmd" on Windows?
Nick
Well-Known Member
Damn kids. I grew up on FS4 and FS5. In DOS. Do you even remember DOS?!
I still remember coming home from school and firing up the computer before my brother and sister would get home a half hour later.
c: [ENTER]
c:/fltsim5 [ENTER]
Alright...maybe I can get to Midway without crashing on final today...it's gotta be easier to fly a plane without having to use the arrow keys for flight controls...
[period key] parking brake released
[F7] for some flaps
[F3]
[F3]
[F3] Give 'er a little juice to get rolling
[F4] Off we go!
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Cherokee_Cruiser
Bronteroc
ShyFlyer
CAP Member
I did and they have some impressive products. I haven't looked to carefully, but with just some quick calculations, they don't seem to have a price advantage over a Redbird TD (for example).