The default planes in both MSFS and X-Plane are lacking in those details that make the flight-simming experience perfect (things like nicely detailed VCs, etc). things like SSTSIM are very well rated in the dedicated FS community). You'll also want to be looking in the direction of some quality addons (there are some top-notch freeware ones, but for the absolute quality - you want to go payware. The low-end of stuff you're looking at (minus rudder and a proper flight-column) is something like Saitek's X52 (or X45 if you can still find it) - though these are better suited to sims like Falcon 4.0 and LOMAC (for obvious reasons). At the very basic end, any old joystick will do - but ideally you want a very sturdy, robust and precise set of tools. Otherwise, you may want to go and play a flying 'game' instead.Īs for controls, well, your keyboard *can* suffice - but I'd strongly recommend against it. Payware addons like FSPassengers add a lot to the immersion factor of passenger flights (both modern and older), but require a lot more skill.ĭon't expect to be having lots of fun flying around on MSFS or X-Plane if you're not willing to take it at least half as seriously as real aviation. There is little merit in any realistic flight simulator unless you are willing to just sit for hours doing relatively nothing, just because you want to clock up flight hours and experience. I wouldn't say that the X-Plane/MSFS sim-divide is obvious - they both have fantastic merits, and unbelievable drawbacks. It never has been marketed as a 'game' and, as such, has never been plagued with severe dumbing down and fudging like in so many 'sims' in the sim-racing world. I can spend hours simply flying a small WWI fighter around France, or even a large modern aircraft across the Atlantic.Īs far as X-Plane goes, yes, it does indeed have its merits - and it's a very good simulation - but MSFS is far from unrealistic. Personally, I love that kind of thing, which is why I love flight simming. I wouldn't even bother with FSX or FS9 if you're not serious about spending *hours* navigating, reading instruments, flying mundane routes, and practicing your maneuvers.
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