How much time do you spend in Flight Simulators?

**sblzei** · May 3rd, 2010, 00:22

Sometimes I decide to open up FSX for a quick flight.
Several seconds are needed on my system just to start Vista, then N-hancer gets on, then Saiteck's stick, pedals and yoke profiles need to be activated.
During this process the Avast update comes in, freezing all the rest for some more seconds. And then is the turn of Windows that wants to update itself. Some other times I am suggested to update Adobe, or Java or something else....
Finally it is time to start FSX (seeeeeveral seconds!!!), select an aircraft (not instantly done, as well), select a location (I hate the default flight), set time and weather, and press Start Flying. Loading the scenery takes another 3 to 4 minutes, wich means that just to be ready to fly I have to account at least 6 to 7 minutes.
At this point it is not uncommon for me to discover something going wrong with flight controls: for some reasons, sometimes, some button assignments get lost (the button that is supposed to open up the map view is instad operating the trim, or the differential brakes get on when releasing the park brake, or .....). This means shutting down FSX, (Vista sometimes) and starting all over again.
In conclusion: a short afterdinner ride of 10 minutes may take more than twice as much of PC time.
Is this normal ???

**warchild** · May 5th, 2010, 16:08

on my system, the first time i start the FSX program each day, it takes 10 to 15 minutes to fire up and bring me to the aircraft selection screen.. Normal bootup on the machine takes about 30 seconds.. he repeated instances of starting fsx may take only three or four minutes each..

**peter12213** · May 20th, 2010, 15:40

Teakes mine bout 3 or 4 mins, Its all the aircraft I have loaded!

**Bone** · June 2nd, 2010, 21:01

I can't believe there are some that sim more than 50 hours a week! Too bad it doesn't pay money, oh well.

**browngib** · June 5th, 2010, 06:17

I spend 2 hours editing, fixing, changing, loading, transferring, scratching my head, and scratching the other end for every hour of sim flight and that totals some 20 hours per week at least!

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**JoeW** · June 6th, 2010, 15:51

I design scenery. That takes a lot of time. I spend over 12 hours a DAY going in and out of FSX.

***Willy*** · August 5th, 2010, 18:07

The forum software rotates polls on the front page. And if one is voted on, it pops back up in the thread. That's why this keeps coming back up.

**Sid2008** · August 11th, 2010, 12:03

My whole bloody life! Oh, how sad!

**flyer01** · August 22nd, 2010, 01:16

As much time as I can! FSX and CFS3 and the 5 or six add-ons for CFS3.
Why do you want to know?

Is your wife or husband giving you hard time ? LOL!

flyer01