Flight sim, reviews, rambling and more
After a long time of saying "FSX is good enough", the decision was made to try out something new: I bought a copy of P3Dv4 Academic. I've spent a few hours setting it up and flying, collected my thoughts and experiences and wrote them up for you to judge: Is it worth getting P3D when you already own FSX?
Find below what feels like the longest review in existence.
A short follow-up on my previous post here.
After not using VR for a while and getting many different updates in the meantime (Windows, Nvidia drivers, FlyInside, Steam VR and whatnot) I grabbed my Vive again and tried it FlyInside once more.
Behold, no a crashes! I can't exactly say what happened or why, but it would seem some update - or a combination of many updates - fixed FlyInside. Which is very cool!
It's sad I don't get around to flying a whole lot lately.
The VRS F/A-18E Superbug. What can I say?
Well, if you're even slightly interested in the flight sim world, you have already heard about it. If you're into military flight simulation, you probably own it, too. So if you are reading this, you must either be really out of touch with flight simulation, or maybe just want a second (or fifteenth) opinion on this beast of a simulation. After all, it's price tag is quite hefty if you consider the cost of TacPack as well. So, is it worth it? (TL;DR: Yes.) Continue reading "VRS F/A-18E Superbug (Do you even need a review?)"
...Or in my case, currently-not-anymore-but-hopefully-again-soon glider pilot. Following up on Cody's post here, I want to add my own complaints and frustrations. We share most opinions regarding this, so in order to not repeat what he already said, I'll focus more on the glider related issues.
Continue reading "Frustrations of a Pilot When it Comes to Flight Sim (Part 2)"