ORIGINAL: wind junkie

I own and have used:
Realflight G2, 3, 4, and 4.5
Aerofly Pro
Aerofly Pro DX
MPX

I've used FS One.

I don't fly helis.

I still think the Realflight Series does a better job simulating smaller "40 size" planes. For years Aerofly Pro had the edge IMO on the big planes, but I think G4 and G4.5 have narrowed that gap and maybe even surpassed Aerofly.

One "feature" I find which translates better to real life is that the smaller heavily loaded planes WILL snap out of turns just like real life counterparts. This is good if you're trying to learn and detect and cope with that nasty stall. Despite the "dream like" perfection which Aerofly Pro gave me, I never thought I was learning as much as when I flew the RF series. I'd practice for a while on Aerofly, but when I went back to G3, G4 it seems as though things had digressed. If I practice on G3, G4, I look like a superstar when I go back to Aerofly.

Now only G4.5 gets used regularly. The rest are out on indefinite loans.

Joe