Best flight sim?

[cpmer]

Whats the best flight sim game out there for commercial aircraft in terms of graphics and realism?

 

[JasonSix78]

Microsoft Flight Simulator 10 a.k.a. FSX or FS9.

 

[Flammable]

Originally posted by: JasonSix78
Microsoft Flight Simulator 10 a.k.a. FSX or FS9.

and if you want, you can fly online on Vatsim. mimics real world in a sense, has "controllers" I myself am certified for Boston towahh

 

[cpmer]

I know nothing of flying. Is there any training videos out there or something like that?

 

[Flammable]

Originally posted by: cpmer
I know nothing of flying. Is there any training videos out there or something like that?

depends on the aircraft you're flying and what simulator...

 

[cpmer]

flight simulator x probably some kind of jet. I really dont care which jet just need to learn the basics first.

 

[JasonSix78]

What are you planning on using to control the aircraft (joystick, yoke, etc.)?

 

[cpmer]

all i got is kb and mouse

 

[cpmer]

i think i may have a microsoft sidewinder from back in 1999 when i bought my p3 500mhz cybermax pc. Im guessing the thing is useless compared to the new joysticks

 

[shortylickens]

Pilotwings.

 

[cpmer]

zzz

 

[jtvang125]

There's also x-plane. pretty awesome taking a sr-71 up to 80,000 ft.

 

[JasonSix78]

Originally posted by: cpmer
i think i may have a microsoft sidewinder from back in 1999 when i bought my p3 500mhz cybermax pc. Im guessing the thing is useless compared to the new joysticks

Not necessarily, if you can dig it out it would be better than using the keyboard/mouse. My girlfriend gave me a Logitech 3D Extreme Pro for my birthday a few years back and it's a great joystick that can be had for $15-$30. It works great with FSX.

EDIT: Forgot to mention, FSX has tutorials built in so you can learn how to control the aircraft both on the ground and in the air. It also has some helicopter tutorials.

 

[Pelu]

SR-71 is an old plane... the pilot used some sort of suit.. too keep the pressure at normal levels... 80k feet is letal.. due to decompression, later on this pilot suit was modded and turned into the apollo 11 space suit.. the one that visit the moon... lol...

 

[tranceport]

Originally posted by: Pelu
SR-71 is an old plane... the pilot used some sort of suit.. too keep the pressure at normal levels... 80k feet is letal.. due to decompression, later on this pilot suit was modded and turned into the apollo 11 space suit.. the one that visit the moon... lol...

The suit was for possible ejection at that altitude. The cockpit is pressurized.


From Nasa

The SR-71's

Lockheed manufactured the ejection seats used in the two NASA SR-71 aircraft flown at Dryden. The system is a modified version of the Lockheed C-2 ejection seat used in F-104's called the Lockheed ADP F-1.

The parachute used on the SR-71 seat is a back style chute. The sequence of events when the ejection process is initiated is similar to the ACES II and the Martin-Baker systems. The aircraft, which can cruise at altitudes up to 90,000 ft at speeds of more than 2000 mph, has a crew of two. Each person wears a full pressure suit and helmet, much like a space suit. The pressure suits and helmets are required to provide the SR-71 flightcrew protection from the possible loss of cockpit pressure. The cockpit is normally pressurized to a cabin (cockpit) altitude of 35,000 ft. Should this pressure be lost the suit will protect the crewmember from the loss of pressure.

When an ejection from an SR-71 takes place, regardless of altitude, a drogue parachute is instantly deployed to stabilize the fall of the crewmember and seat. The main parachute is timed for release at 15,000 ft, the same altitude at which the seat is automatically separated from the crewmember. In ejections above 15,000 ft, crewmembers remain strapped to the seats until a moment before the main parachute is released.

The completely equipped SR-71 ejection seat system weighs about 400 lb.

 

[mooncancook]

sorry for off topic. Anybody remember Flight Unlimited by LookingGlass back in the days. I remember seeing the preview screen shots on PC Gamer and my jaws dropped. I played FUII but never got into it since I don't have the patience. Wonder where LookingGlass is now.

 

[flexy]

x-plane is awesome!

 

[AzN]

Screw flight sims. Boring.

Try flying jets in BF2.

 

[jtvang125]

Originally posted by: Azn
Screw flight sims. Boring.

Try flying jets in BF2.

Well the OP wanted some realism and I doublt the jets or helos in bf2 is anything close to real. There are quite a few sims out there with action and better realism if that's what he's looking for (IL-2, Lock-on, Falcon 4...ect).

 

[irishScott]

Falcon 4.0AF.

Oh, you mean for commercial jets.

Only other one I've tried is MS Flight Sim X. It's good. It's really good.

 

[AzN]

Originally posted by: jtvang125

Originally posted by: Azn
Screw flight sims. Boring.

Try flying jets in BF2.

Well the OP wanted some realism and I doublt the jets or helos in bf2 is anything close to real. There are quite a few sims out there with action and better realism if that's what he's looking for (IL-2, Lock-on, Falcon 4...ect).

I never flown in IL-2, lock on, Falcon but I do have FSX which is boring and I don't feel the realism. No sense of speed or excitement. I'm not sure about realism in BF2 but it has action, speed and fun factor. Most of all you actually need skills to take down a good pilot.

 

[cpmer]

Is there a popular messageboard or website for flight simulator.