Good Morning,
I'm pretty new to Civilian flight sims. Years ago I was into combat flight sims. But have been away for some time. I now realize I never REALLY learned about flying or being an aviator. These civilian flight sims seem very interesting. I've tried FSX and am interested in X-Plane, but don't know if I want to spend that kind of money....the demo doesn't give much time.
I've recently begun using FSX Standard. I've only purchased one add-on from Carenado. My question is I've noticed that even with full real settings, the FSX Cessna seems to be super stable compared to the 172 on FlightGear. In FG I am constantly having to compensate with the rudder until I reach cruise speed. Also the feeling in FSX seems...sluggish where as FG's feels more alive.
Oh and I'm not sure I've installed everything correctly because my graphics don't look like the screens I've seen of FG with trees and such even when flying out of LAX. Now granted I'm only doing places like Baton Rouge, LA or other smaller places. But all I see is a whole bunch of low detailed tiles at these places...not trees or anything. I'm not expecting FSX gfx however.
Also I wanted to thank you for a great sim. I love how it feels and just hope I can get it configured correctly. Here is what I'm looking for:
1. What it's like to fly and be a pilot. I can't because I'm legally blind. So a flight sim would be the closest I'd come.
2. Serviceable gfx so that I can kinda tell where I am with landmarks
3. Learning how to navigate using instruments etc.
4. Proper technique and learning about different systems.
Oh I forgot to mention I do have trouble around cities such as Baton Rouge. My system isn't the most powerful...but here it is:
Dell
AMD Athlon Ii x2 250 at 3.0ghz
Radeon 4550hd 1GB vRam(Newest Catalyst drivers)
4GB Ram
Thanx for your help.