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Old 07-17-2008 | 10:31 AM
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JeremySutton
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Default Sims comparison: physics

Alright, I am going nuts here in my research for the best sim for me. I have narrowed my search down to:

- AFPD
- G4
- FSOne

(Reflex is out of my price range)

In order to help me narrow this down . . . can I get some HONEST and OBJECTIVE feedback to two question only:

1) How much was required of you (adjustments) to make your sim feel "very" realistic in regards to flight and ground handling, ie physics? My focus is on electric 3-D and glow sport models. From what I can tell FSOne and AFPD users claim the best physics out of the box, though FSOne has a great review stating it has "excellent physics".

2) Of all the packages (and available add ons), which will keep my interest the longest (variety of flight sites and planes seems part of that)? I see G4 includes all 5 add-ons for free. And where will I get the best support when I hit a hurdle in the road?

Bottom line is this . . . I want to practice on a sim so I improve at the flight field. The bells and whistles are on the back burner behind improving and having a "realistic" experience.

I know there are fanatics out there for each sim, but in speaking with a couple people they have been honest with me about their sim (though they LOVE it) . . . such as G3 required some tweaking to get the models to fly with correct physics. Catch my drift? I'm not interested in knocking other sims here just in learning what to expect when I purchase mine so I can improve as a pilot and be happy with my purchase.

Jeremy