FS forever?

Cool ideas, Tom. :) I do need to get used to Track IR. Believe me, I know it's awesome, and even my anti-sim father thought that was kinda neat. :d

Keep it comin' fellas, I'm loving this stuff :ernae:
 
One thing I love to do is our races. Right now we're winding up the London to Melbourne, but we're already kicking around ideas for our next event.
 
I think a bug has re-settled into my brain! :d I just got done flying an excellent ship, in FS9, with such awesome FPS and maxed out just about everything. :)

I'm gettin' used to Track IR, and it's wonderful for taildraggers.

However, two things made my mind up for me. I'll be back for a while, and here's why:

1. I found an excellent aircraft, that I've wanted for a long time. Robert Sanderson's excellent Stearman 1955 without the equipment. Why you all may ask, "how've you not heard of that ship?" Well, I have, but I never could get decent frame rates out of it on past systems until now. It's a wonderful taildragger, that is now permanently in my top 5 aircraft. Can't believe I missed this aircraft for so long due to low FPS, but I just couldn't run it. This is like getting a nice new payware to help send me off into the sim again, for free!

2. I've always wanted a lot of bass without the top end high pitch noise. It pisses everyone in the room off. However, with my Logitech speakers/sub combo, I had a revelation. The speakers plug into the back of the sub, and the sub goes to the volume control and computer. I decided to plug my headphones into the sub and VOILA! I get to wear headphones like real pilots do, while the sub still vibrates my pedals and whole desk. :d It's so cool; I've finally found the greatest sound combination I could find.

Here's some shots of my first voyage back: half an hour series of touch n goes in that great plane. Enjoy ! I'll be back more often again.

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Don't know how I missed it so long, but it's smooth as silk, now. :)

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In the top 5 aircraft I'll fly regularly; I've been waiting for a great and up to date Stearman.

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Flies nice, too. Crosswinds are a challenge, but not impossible with practice.

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Track IR is great for this stuff.

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Thanks for reading fellas. I'm gonna keep on flyin' :ernae:
 
There are also true 5.1 headsets available with multiple speakers in each ear pod. They hook up via USB, just to make things easy. They're pricey, but they might be worth it if you really want the experience of surround without having to wake the neighbors.
 
Been flying FS9, tried FSX (W/Accel) but my computer crashed and burned after all the mods I did to get it to fly FSX @ everything ultra. Now back to FS9, and then I found this place, so looks like I'm on fire (again). Like (most) anything else, doing it too much for too long leads to burnout. I like to fly different aircraft all over the world, and then try to do a little historical research on the land that I'm flying over. Then I make little videos and upload them to YouTube. Seems like there's always a project going on that requires non-flying effort, but enhances the flying part. Importantly, while I really enjoy flying the sims, there are other parts of my life I enjoy at least as much, and some of them a whole lot more: Think Girls, and at my age sometimes just the thought makes me smile.
 
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