Must haves?

[pilottj]

I think you can have accusimmed aircraft and still enjoy well done non accusimmed craft. Accusim is wonderful and I think it teaches those who don't have actual flight training to fly an airplane properly....ie smooth control movements, watching engine temps and generally improved situational awareness. Now when you fly other non accusim airplanes with that improved situational awareness your enjoyment of them will be improved too. Just because the engine won't die because because of poor managment doesn't mean you should use poor engine managment

[huub vink]

Whitehawk_2009,

That question is difficult to answer for somebody you don't know. Taste is something personal. I'm not a great fan of multi-engine aircraft. Therefore all aircraft I would advise you to fly are all single engine fighters.

Accusim is a very interesting add-on which adds to the experience. But as Pilottj already explained in the post above, there are many models without Accusim, which are as at least as interesting and demanding to fly.

The RealAir Spitfire should be flown by the book, otherwise the oil will end up the windscreen and the model suddenly has become a glider.

The same is valid for the Classics Hangar Focke-Wulf FW109-As. An error on selecting the correct tank sequence will result in a stopped engine and a lot of noise from dry-running pumps. Too much manifold pressure will result in engine damage. A propeller as described by an other designer in another thread, which can be used in full auto pitch mode and manual mode was already included in the FW190 models.

When you are looking for the ultimate models from still existing aircraft, you should try the Warbirdsim Mustangs. These are absolute spot-on models from warbirds which fly today.

When you want a multi engine aircraft next to the B-17; I have heard the Aerosoft Catalina is an extreme detailed model, which requires an extreme good pilot. As any error in engine management will result in problems.

As said its difficult to advise somebody as most of us have a different taste,

Cheers,
Huub

[Bomber_12th]

WH, just want to say it is great to see you here, and learn of your switch to FSX! The A2A B-17 sounds like a perfect fit for you, knowing your past interests!
If you want to talk Mustangs, just give me a shout.

[jp]

Well, as you already know, the accusim B-17 is a must have. Also, in my opinion, the Classics Hangar Fw-190 late model Antons are a must. I also really like the vertigo studios stuff, VRS Superbug, and Aerosoft F-16. And the Warbirdsim P-51D part 1 restored is also must have.

[jankees]

I think OZ by FTX is a must have, especially for this price..
I never fly anywhere else.

Did somebody mention Mustangs? How about an Iwo version, John?

[Ferry_vO]

Can't really give good advice since I do not own every piece of payware available, but from the ones I do have I can recommend the DC-2, Aerosoft Catalina, FW-190's, Real Air Spitfire, Flight Replicas Me-262's & CAC Boomerang and the Sky unlimited P-38.

[Lewis-A2A]

I think you can have accusimmed aircraft and still enjoy well done non accusimmed craft. Accusim is wonderful and I think it teaches those who don't have actual flight training to fly an airplane properly....ie smooth control movements, watching engine temps and generally improved situational awareness. Now when you fly other non accusim airplanes with that improved situational awareness your enjoyment of them will be improved too. Just because the engine won't die because because of poor managment doesn't mean you should use poor engine managment

ignoring the added accu-sim physics etc of course

Yes we have a new Spitfire out very soon and then we will be carting it all over to the Accu-sim P-51 mustang to give that the realistic treatment in both flight, physics, systems etc now we have our external game engine doing its thing

Personally I'd recommend, piglets stuff and dave G's stuff for freeware, oh and anthony's stuff too. Slightly Bias on recommending payware hehe, but yes for modern carrier stuff VRS Superbug is the way forward.

[Bjoern]

No mention of Ultimate Terrain X and a weather engine add-on?

[Kiwikat]

No mention of Ultimate Terrain X and a weather engine add-on?

I did.

[Bjoern]

I did.

You did indeed. *Cough*


Well, better mention 'em twice than just once.

[Kiwikat]

Well, better mention 'em twice than just once.

Definitely. Active Sky Evolution transforms FSX just as much as the scenery and environment addons do, if not more. It is absolutely a MUST have.

[ryanbatc]

First off, Kiwi I hope the Packers suck it up haha!

And to the OP:

Soo many choices hehe... so much money LOL!

Some of my fav planes:

RealAir Duke
http://realairsimulations.com/duke09...e=duke09_intro

Orbx Lancair
http://fullterrain.com/product_lancair.html

Flight1 Citation Mustang
http://www.flight1.com/products.asp?product=f1mustang

Eaglesoft Citation X
http://www.eaglesoftdg.com/CitationX_20.htm

Lotus L39 Albatros
http://www.lotussim.com/

Ant's Tecnam Sierra
http://www.antsairplanes.com/sierralsa.html

Carenado F33 Bonazna
http://www.carenado.com/ecommerce/bu...id_producto=82

(Freeware)

Piglet's Zlin
http://www.flightsim.com/kdl.php?fid=136252

[Roadburner440]

Well it really depends on what you intend on doing with the simulator. I do all kinds of varying flight operations. So first you must ask yourself what your overall intentions are. I can recommend all kinds of aircraft/scenery from my personal experience.

Aircraft:
-Anything A2A Accu-simmed. The B-17 is definately an excellent choice, but their B377, P47, and J-3 Cub are just as fun.
-Anything PMDG. Definately have to abide by procedures and such if you hope to get their birds off the ground.
-I am a partial party I know, but you can research other threads yourself on our Milviz Cessna 310R as it is a good starter aircraft.
-The Realair Duke is another good bird, and am looking forward to their turbine version (is going to be tough deciding between that and the Spitfire).
-FS Labs Concorde X
-VR Simulations F/A-18E
-Iris Premium/Platinum products

Sceneries:
-UTX/GEX USA & Canada- Definately makes home look a more like home. Although it is still not perfect, but it covers a vast amount of area
-Fly!Tampa Airports- I personally have KBUF, and I have never seen an airport that looks as real as the way they do theirs. Adds that extra level of immersion that when I land a default airport makes me realize how much the default airports suck.
-Freeware, Jim Dhaenens makes excellent freeware military base sceneries. There are also many others out there, but to many to list. Just have to do some research.

[flyer01]

I just brought FSX Gold home tonight, and while I'm getting the feel of it, I was wondering what are the must haves? In FS9 I focused mostly on warbirds and carrier ops.

Any suggestions?

EDIT: Payware is an option, I'm going to get the FSX B-17 from A2A for sure.

WH

The F-18 is a must http://vrsimulations.com/FA18EFSX.htm
for carrier ops.
get the FSX B-17 from A2A for sure unless thy are thinking about adding the TacPack as an addon. Then I would wait.

I would wait on any payware milltary plane to see if thy are going to add the Tacpack. IMHO

For Freeware WWII airbases http://forum.siminsider.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=16

http://www.ianpsdarkcorner.co.uk/node/59
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum....php?catid=113
This is a good start.

flyer01

[Roadburner440]

get the FSX B-17 from A2A for sure unless thy are thinking about adding the TacPack as an addon. Then I would wait.

flyer01

The B-17, and P-47 Accu-sim already feature droppable bombs from the aircraft. Only benefit I can see is that you can add machine guns to the P-47. As for the B-17 would have to add all the different stations to have the gunners. Would be cool, but A2A does have their own stuff in the works as well as far as weapons go.