Flight Simulators

So its my birthday and a friend wants to get me a PC Game as a present. I told her not to worry but she insists.

So, I have a choice between Flight Simulator or Transformers 2.

I am more of a NEED FOR SPEED and MAME gal :)

I am relatively new when it comes to Flight Simulators. I wanna learn to fly a plane and land it. Will it be possible with an ordinary Flight Sim game. It does not have to be a latest version, can you recommend anything.

Is there anything I need to play it. I know my pc must be good to handle it and I need a Flight stick too.

Assist me please :)

Well get yourself a lekker Joystick, like a thrustmaster, and get Flightsim X

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Originally Posted by Maplassie

Well get yourself a lekker Joystick, like a thrustmaster, and get Flightsim X

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What Mappy said.

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Originally Posted by Maplassie

Well get yourself a lekker Joystick, like a thrustmaster, and get Flightsim X

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Im sorrry but that sounds soooo sexual!

I haven't played a flight sim since X-Wing Alliance.

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Originally Posted by OmegaFenix22

Im sorrry but that sounds soooo sexual!

I haven't played a flight sim since X-Wing Alliance.

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:D He probably meant it that way too :p

If it's FlightSim 10, you're probably going to need a pretty heavy machine too - the series is famous for hogging resources.

I was thinking of not going for a latest release but something from maybe 3 or 4 years ago.

Il2 - Sturmovik. I know it's going for R99 at pretty much any decent place u can buy games. Combat Flight Simulator 3. FlightSim X is pretty amazing, but MS don't make it no more :/ Otherwise if u really want to go old skool, play X2 - Threat,Darkstar One, Tachyon - The Fringe

Rather go for the new X3 Terran conflict you want to get an X game as they finally got a hold on the controls ... Darkstar One is lots of fun for a space sim and a hell of a lot easier than the X games.

Only flight sim I really liked was an arcade ones like Crimson Skies (so not serious sim like). Although I have heard Il2 - Sturmovik is pretty good

I have X3 - Terran Conflict, but it's not really something you can buy in the stores though :/ X2 - Threat is going for R59.99, which is begging for some loving ;) IL2 - Sturmovik is not for the faint hearted though, pretty hectic game. But i love it :)

Crimson Skies was a awesome game from MS, pity they never made a sequal though :(

I just want to know how to learn to fly a plane 747 or something similar. I want to be able to land/take-off with it. Something not too hectic. I must admit that I HATE games like the Sims etc.

So a flight simulator game we go hunting...

Well Flight Sim X is the best you can get though, if it's a 747 if want to fly then :) and then is plenty full payable add-on packs for it. Need a decent joystick to get the most fun out of it though..

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Originally Posted by miss_zgamer

I just want to know how to learn to fly a plane 747 or something similar. I want to be able to land/take-off with it. Something not too hectic.

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:eek:You're not going to practice flying into any buildings are you? :p

What Gradius said ... Though if I remember correctly you have quite a panel to contend with on a 747, which does look hectic at first until you learn the motions.

Oh yeah and I think the Flight Sim X was a 15GB full install (2 DVD's)

I never liked playing Flight Sim X though, couldn't blow up things :p

Except yourself :)

Im sorrry but that sounds soooo sexual!

LOL, yea only thing i couldn't crash was my WWI Sopwith Camel. Plainly only cause i never picked up enough speed on the runway :p

www.gog.com has a sale this weekend on flight sims - 30 % off

Bought IL-2 Sturmovik™: 1946 myself - at $6.99 - it's a 3.2 GB download though. The other flight sims are a lot smaller though.

Now I just need a proper joystick ... recommendations anyone ?

Thrustmaster, Saitek. Those are pretty much the best on the market :)

Cool thanks man ...

I've got the Saitek Cyborg X, really awesome :D

Good grief this Saitek stuff is heavy - but I doubt I will be spending R2000 on a joystick now... Any cheaper options ? I see there is a bunch of Thrustmaster options at Take 2
http://www.take2.co.za/list.php?type...h=Thrustmaster

Do you have a console aswell? You should get something that's compatible with both :)

Besides, The Cyborg X is only +- R700 though, where you get R2k from :confused:

You don't know ? Then check this baby out ... ( what I got when looking in SA for Saitek)

http://www.cometaviationsupplies.co....b2=&sub3=&Db=2

Ok cool this looks like what you are talking about right ?

http://www.cometcomputing.co.za/prod...20Range&genre=

lol, wrong site man :p that's for serious flight sim X stuff that :o

Saitek Cyborg X

[EDIT] You were looking @ the Pro Flight range, which is for actual pilot training in flight simulators

Pretty cool though eh ? Would make a good Christmas prezzy - one of my sons wants to become a pilot and all - hmm...
Ok back to reality - I think that Cyborg X looks cool, I'll get that as soon as my budget seems up to it.

It's really worth it though :D Used it with Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X

i still have my copy of janes flightsim !

Which one? :p there were many

This is on my wishlist:

Logitech G940

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Originally Posted by Gradius

Il2 - Sturmovik. I know it's going for R99 at pretty much any decent place u can buy games.

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I bought it for R26 from Take 2 the other day. I see it's going for R86 now

Alan, it's a really awesome game :D you'll enjoy it if you don't mind the long flights to bombing nazis :p

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Originally Posted by Gradius

Alan, it's a really awesome game :D you'll enjoy it if you don't mind the long flights to bombing nazis :p

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Yeah I've wanted it since it came out about 9 years ago lol. Pity my joystick is bust. Got to get a new one. Also have Pacific Fighters which I still haven't played :o