It was difficult to navigate, the graphics were bland, and for whatever reason, I didn’t feel like the planes flew accurately – at least compared to X-Plane. Perhaps my expectations were too high, but I was not impressed the first time I loaded it up.
XPLAN CONTROLLS VS FSX CONTROLS MAC
I really wanted to try it, so I broke down and installed Windows on a separate partition on my Mac (Bootcamp rocks), downloaded the service packs, and installed all the software. Several months passed, yet I still couldn’t stop thinking about FSX. On the ground at Chicago O’Hare with the default X-Plane 10 747-400 ( read my trip report from this FRA-ORD flight) It was my first flight sim experience and to say that I was blown away is putting it mildly. I do admit that I felt like I “settled” for a lesser flight simulator, but those feelings were washed away as soon as I installed it and started flying around. I am a Mac user however, so that pretty much was my only option even though I had heard great things about FSX. I started my flight sim journey with X-Plane 10 in May of this year, and believe me: I struggled a LOT trying to decide on X-Plane vs FSX. Real-world functionality is indeed necessary, but it’s slightly lower on the list of priorities for me. I just want to fly around the world as visually realistic as I can and look at all the pretty scenery along the way. I’m not a pilot in real life, and I have no desire to become one so there is no burning desire for a hard-core sim experience. But that’s a topic for another post…Īnyway, I am the type of person who prefers visual realism over highly accurate systems and flight dynamics. Heck, even my landings are halfway decent! Except for my last landing at BCN where I got sloppy and overran the runway by a few hundred feet. I try to follow procedure as closely as I can, but I’m still learning the in’s and out’s of complex SIDs and STARs, fuel and weight calculations, and other complex systems.Įven though I am still new to all this, I do know enough to fly around efficiently via basic GPS navigation and autopilot functions. Let me begin by saying that I consider myself to be an average (horrible) flight simmer, as opposed to a totally hard-core wannabe pilot who does everything by the book. Which is better? X-Plane 10 or FSX? X-Plane 10 vs FSX: My thoughts
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