Hi,

I have been using RCFS since the first Kallend PC version (1989) up to version 4. I upgraded to RCFS 2001 but did not have the hardware to run it successfully. I put it to one side for some time.

I upgraded and am now considering what to do next. P4 3.4Ghz 1 GB Ram, Radeon X300 SE 128 MB & Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit.

Unwittingly I had bought a sound card without a game port. It is going to take a bit of messing around to setup to run RCFS 2001, USB game port adaptors etc. Is it worth it? Alternatively I could set up an FMS interface and run that.

Which is “better”, FMS or RCFS 2001? I mainly want to use it for pattern training.

Well, I have FMS. This program is just as good as RealFlight. I've used both programs, and cant find anything that I dont like about any of them. Try FMS. I guarantee you will like it. I have never tried RCFS, so I really cant speak on that.

John

I have both of the programs. In my opinion, RCFS is better in flight characteristics but I like being able to make my own planes for FMS. I have not tried any of the other more modern programs so I won't try to speak on those, and you didn't ask about those. Each of these has its advantages.