Microsoft FLIGHT releases tomorrow-Any Takers?

***papab*** · February 28th, 2012, 08:01

I will download-Looking forward to it...
Rick

EDIT: Over at the AVSIM forum they posted some release images of FLIGHT:
http://forum.avsim.net/topic/363929-release-images/

Rick

***bstolle*** · February 28th, 2012, 08:05

deleted x-plane 10 and Aerofly FS already......

**EMatheson** · February 28th, 2012, 08:06

likewise. IF it runs as advertised on most everybodys machine, well, then I would love to try it. Hopefully it will have better performance than FSX does on my rig! AND - if we all support it by trying it, then there is a greater chance MS will do something with it!

***Killbilly*** · February 28th, 2012, 08:07

Meh. I'm pretty happy with FSX, actually. I have an awful lot of OrbX scenery and quality aircraft addons that satisfy my simming needs just fine. I may someday take the plunge, but I'm in the "wait-and-see" camp now.

***big-mike*** · February 28th, 2012, 08:07

Will have a look at it--it`s free.
But i am pretty sure that i will not throw any money in it.
Love my FSX!
Michael

***dvj*** · February 28th, 2012, 08:18

Can't wait to try it. I'm testing a new PC. HP Phoenix, Intel Core i7-3960X OC'd to 4.20 GHz, 16GB memory, Nvidia GTX 580, 300GB SSD. Should be fun. Free is good, but it looks like we will have to pay for every little add-on from MS.

***Daube*** · February 28th, 2012, 08:34

I won't, for the following excellent reasons:
- I know already everything that needs to be known about this product, thanks to what we learned during the beta.
- the default area, one Hawaiian island, is totally uninteresting.
- the default planes are totally uninteresting, and I already have a nice Icon A5 and all the bi-planes that I need in FSX, and I can fly them anywhere.
- the feaures in Flight are totally uninteresting, excepted the new shadow system. I can live without this.

As a consequence, even if it's free, I fail to see why I should waste any HD space for Flight. I'd better PAY to get XPlane 10. At least, that one would bring something to the SIMMERS.

***fsafranek*** · February 28th, 2012, 08:37

I've got other things planned for tomorrow -- the date only comes around once every four years afterall.
But I'll be checking the forums for comments of the released version.

***Felixthreeone*** · February 28th, 2012, 08:52

No. Not downloading it. But, I will be following the threads to see what the masses think of the new game.

**LCBORDEN** · February 28th, 2012, 09:21

I will not be adding it to my computer. I am not thrilled with what I have read and seen so far. Still I will follow the forums to read views and opinions of my trusted fellow simmers. With the long history of MicroSoft products I view them as more of an "Evil Empire" than my simming buddy. So a wait and see stance, with increased effort to stockpile food and survival equipment for when the "Evil Empire" strikes....

Ol' Jarhead

***Crusader*** · February 28th, 2012, 09:24

Originally Posted by papab

I will download-Looking forward to it...
Rick

Me too Rick . I will probably add the rest of the Hawaiian Islands as well as I spend quite a bit of time in that area in FSX . The ground textures alone is worth the investment in my humble opinion .
Really looking forward to it .

Rich

***Dave Torkington*** · February 28th, 2012, 09:28

Originally Posted by Felixthreeone

No. Not downloading it. But, I will be following the threads to see what the masses think of the new game.

Same here Matt. Personally I'm having too much fun with the Aerofly FS F-18 in the Swiss valleys and mountains... I'm sure Hawaii will keep many entertained though, but for me it was

**pilottj** · February 28th, 2012, 09:43

Not for me, I have to many great FSX addons. Makes you what percentage of owners of FSX have never even heard of adding aircraft and scenery to it. I would imagine that crowd will be your prime MS Flight audience.

**Alan_A** · February 28th, 2012, 10:15

I'll follow the online reports. Might check it out later if they add TrackIR support (hard to live without that once you get used to it). A helo would be nice too, but only if it's a decent one. The good news is that it's painless -as in, free - to go have a look. But I don't feel like I'm exactly dying for it - it'll take some serious positive reviews from people I trust and some added features to get me to commit to it.

***skyhawka4m*** · February 28th, 2012, 10:43

Nope......I'll be passing on this as I have with AEROFLY and Xplane. I have way too much invested in FSX now and frankly in the webisode #7 where the dev's say something to the effect "you won't need a joystick, just a mouse and go"......that turned me right off......completely now.