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Offline Fedman NCC-3758

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Re: Flight Simulator X ....
« Reply #40 on: June 22, 2009, 08:51:32 pm »
Quote from: Villa64 NCC-64D on June 22, 2009, 08:41:48 pm
Quote from: Fedman  NCC-3758 on June 21, 2009, 08:06:27 pm

Consider yourself notified.   ;D

I said the same *state*.

I know that mountain aint in Jersey, pal.

..can you spell "autorotation", yet?

Oh, so I wasn't allowed interstate travel eh?

Eh well.

Even landed the thing, Hoss.

Almost got away from me.

Almost.

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Re: Flight Simulator X ....
« Reply #41 on: June 22, 2009, 09:03:47 pm »
F-111C?  Man!  I haven't flown a virtual 'Vark since Strike Aces back in the late '80's.
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Re: Flight Simulator X ....
« Reply #42 on: June 22, 2009, 09:23:48 pm »
Quote from: Commander La'ra on June 22, 2009, 09:03:47 pm
F-111C?  Man!  I haven't flown a virtual 'Vark since Strike Aces back in the late '80's.








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Re: Flight Simulator X ....
« Reply #43 on: June 22, 2009, 09:32:52 pm »
I've loved those planes since I bought a 'Military Airpower' magazine when I was in elementary school and one was on the cover (It had an in-depth article on El Dorado Canyon).  They seem very 'un-simulated', but the aforementioned (and not terribly good) Strike Aces allowed you to fly an F model if you so chose.  I preferred it over the F-15E cuz the Strike Eagle seemed a bit twitchy (was flying with a keyboard).

If that things free, it may provide enough impetus for me to break down and buy FSX.  May have to sneak it past the fiancee, as she seems to start giving me 'the look' if more than one game appears in the house within a certain span of time. ;D
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"Dialogue from a play, Hamlet to Horatio: 'There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy.' Dialogue from a play written long before men took to the sky. There are more things in heaven and earth, and in the sky, than perhaps can be dreamt of. And somewhere in between heaven, the sky, the earth, lies the Twilight Zone."
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Re: Flight Simulator X ....
« Reply #44 on: June 22, 2009, 09:35:53 pm »

She'll let ya splurge for 29.95.

It has no VC, but what do ya want fer nuthin?

Still fun to fly.

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Re: Flight Simulator X ....
« Reply #45 on: June 22, 2009, 09:40:14 pm »
We just bought a car.  More on that later... ;D

We actually don't argue about money;  I get 'the look' because she's a semi-gamer herself and will actually use the phrase 'but you haven't even finished xxx' yet.  She understands the concept of sandbox games and free-roam sims, but doesn't find them terribly interesting herself.  She thinks video games reached their high point with Shadowgate.

The lack of a Virtual Cockpit doesn't bother me much.
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Re: Flight Simulator X ....
« Reply #46 on: June 22, 2009, 09:42:21 pm »
Just to show some of the detail ...    I signed up at this place and will be picking up a few planes soon.

Really nice work.














http://www.carenado.com/ecommerce/index.php3


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Re: Flight Simulator X ....
« Reply #47 on: June 26, 2009, 03:48:30 pm »
That is really nice looks like real Piper.
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Re: Flight Simulator X ....
« Reply #48 on: June 27, 2009, 09:49:03 am »


Just to whet someone's interest .......     :flame:







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Re: Flight Simulator X ....
« Reply #49 on: June 27, 2009, 02:09:45 pm »
When I see a picture of a Bear from a flight sim, the first question I gotta ask is...what does she sound like?
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Re: Flight Simulator X ....
« Reply #50 on: June 27, 2009, 04:10:41 pm »

Like eight giant turbo props should.

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Re: Flight Simulator X ....
« Reply #51 on: June 27, 2009, 04:30:14 pm »
youu aaare orthorised to deploy de veapon.

Too timid to try the Longbow Apache, I guess?
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Re: Flight Simulator X ....
« Reply #52 on: June 27, 2009, 06:14:15 pm »

Haven't quite got the hang of choppers yet, bro.

This simulator is extremely realistic.    As a matter of fact, I've just started flipping switches and making various settings in the VC.

Check it out ....






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Re: Flight Simulator X ....
« Reply #53 on: June 27, 2009, 06:19:13 pm »





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Re: Flight Simulator X ....
« Reply #54 on: September 18, 2010, 06:52:31 pm »

Out of curiosity, has anyone picked up and installed this sim?   If yes, have you tried landing a 747 yet?    8)

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Re: Flight Simulator X ....
« Reply #55 on: September 18, 2010, 07:31:58 pm »
I haven't yet Fed, But after doing some reading on Multi Monitor set ups, I came across this.

http://www.wideview.it/wideview.htm

Now I can just see you using that set up bro.

BTW, is Saitek still the way to go with those sims?

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Re: Flight Simulator X ....
« Reply #56 on: September 18, 2010, 09:07:06 pm »
Wideview eh?  Kewl !!    :thumbsup:

Now, those guys have it bad.    :D

I'll need to check this out further.  Thanks for the heads up.

As for Saitek, oh yeah.   I have the AV8R-01







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Re: Flight Simulator X ....
« Reply #57 on: September 18, 2010, 10:34:14 pm »
Cool beans. Yeah I kept meaning to tell ya about that, and just kept forgetting.

Cool on the Saitek though. I've been giving them a close eye myself.

Stephen needs a chair first.
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Re: Flight Simulator X ....
« Reply #58 on: September 19, 2010, 11:22:22 pm »
I've had the standard version for a while although I don't have it installed at the moment.  As for Joysticks, I use a Saitek Cyborg Evo.

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Re: Flight Simulator X ....
« Reply #59 on: September 20, 2010, 11:30:37 am »
Drooooollll Droooooooooooooolllll.....

 ::)

Man - I actually have FSX Deluxe but my comp is toooooo old school to handle it yet....

The latest issue of Computer Pilot gave the Unlimited Traffic 2 add-on a top rating due - blowing away all the other traffic expansions.

Anyone try that yet??

Anyone check out thos computer pilot mags? - There are like two different one's - usually at Barnes and Nobels B&M Stores - and they both rock!

So Jealous...... At least I can get my Il-2 on - that game is amazing as well...

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