Hi folks...
I've just spent the weekend playing with FS One, and so far, I think I like it. My buddy has G4, and since I'm running on a laptop (Dell XPS M1710, XP-Pro) I'm going to take it over to his place and do a side-by-side... just for grins.

I think the graphics are very good. The pano sites are terrific, but it'd be nice to be able to use the chase views there as in the 3D sites. I think I understand why you can't, but I can still wish, no?

I'm a little disappointed in the "training". Watching the plane fly while the sticks move is informative, but I was hoping for something a little more interactive.

I'm also a little disappointed in the model selection - 30 models? Yes, but 10 of them are variations on the PTS planes, and 8 of them are variations on 2 gliders. And I'm not too thrilled with how the electric side of things is represented... the FBC, ABX and two gliders? Puhlease!

And that brings me up to the Hangar Pack... 10 planes? Two of which I already have (P-51 and F-22 PTS). For $39.99? OK, street price $29.99. Still. Come on! All the E-flite, HobbyZone, ParkZone and H9 planes out there to model and that's the best you can do?

I'd really like to see FS1 stick around, and gain popularity. But a better physics engine alone isn't going to do it. When someone's got A & B in their hands, and they see that B has lots more expansion options and bells and whistles, and there's no significant difference in price point, they're going to go with B.

I think if FS1 is going to gain any significant market share over RF, it's going to need more planes.

My wishlist would be to see some of the new ParkZone, E-flite and H9 planes. My interests are more scale planes over 3D, gliders and helis. How about the Spitfire, the Trojan, the Cub, the TaylorCraft? The Camel? The B-25? C'mon guys - there's catchin' up to do! There's so many cool planes HH has put out in the last year - are any of them in the pipe?

Look, now that I've bought it, I'd really like to see FS1 stick around. I'll do my best to support it. I realize it's only been out a year or so, and RF has been around a lot longer. But if you can't match the content of RF expansion packs, or allow for user-created models, I can't see how it's going to gain any market share over RF.