I had g2, horrible physics...

I now use g3 and AFPD side by side, and i'll say that G3 was a HUGE HUGE HUGE improvement over G2, I like the view, its more realistic, you get more periphial vision... the 3d planes are nice in g3, and it seems very realistic.... AFPD on the other hand, fits somewhere in the middle, it is nice, much better than g2, but.....

problems with afpd:
1. photorealistic scenery sucks for depth perception/quality/realism
2. crash detection in afpd is horrible, you can drop planes really hard and they bounce
3. after a crash in afpd, it makes an explosion noise, yea, thats real....
4. after a crash in afpd, you can't keep flying to prepare yourself for such an occurence, I wanted to try flying with a busted wing, i've seen a mid air where this happened and the guy couldn't bring it down right, but still had "control" of it... there might be an option in afpd, i don't know, i couldn't find it, so thats that.
5. the whole layout of afpd sucks, g3 is nice and easy, you dont have to quit to the main menu...
6. the editor in g3 is much nicer than afpd, its not just all numbers, you can change real brand name parts...
7. off power high alpha flight is unrealistic in afpd, ie, falling from a hover, harrier, etc...
8. in wind, helis rise and fall depending if they pitch into or out of the wind... in afpd it doesnt work like that...
9. 3d in general seems to easy in afpd in comparison to g3, and real 3d flying...

*puts on flame suit*