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Does anyone have a recommendation for a simple simulator on windows? Not looking for anything too fancy.

by user_7832 3y ago

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6581 3y ago
FlightGear.
- seabass-labrax 3y ago
  Since FlightGear only comes with one aircraft by default, here are some suggestions for very high-quality aircraft to download: - TL96. Great little ultralight which will get blown around with the slightest gust (be careful on approach!) - Piper J-3 Cub. Lots of things to customize on this one, with 'no doors' being an option for those who like the view! - Cessna 182. Just as good as the default 172 but with some more horsepower. - Piper PA28. Basically as good as the C172 and C182, but with a low wing to distinguish its performance (it has a tendency to roll into the turn). - Cessna 337G. Really fun to listen to! - Lockheed Super Constellation. Beautiful late-50s propeller airliner. The autopilot is touchy, the landing speed envelope is small and the engines are wont to burst into flames, but it's so rewarding to get it right! - Cessna 208B. One of my favourites - turboprop, high-wing, lots of cargo space. You can fly FedEx up and down California in style with this one :) - Boeing 707. Very fast early jetliner which is a pleasure to fly. The flight engineer's panel is well simulated. - Tupolev TU-154b. Amazingly detailed, just like the 707 is. Hope you can read Russian ;) - McDonnell Douglas MD-11. There are two variants of this available for download, so make sure to get the one with the higher rating. The simulation has some weird glitches but it's a good aircraft overall. - Boeing 777. Strong contender if you like the 'heavy iron'. - Airbus A320. Excellently simulated, probably the best there is for FlightGear. Almost every switch and button works exactly as described in the real-life manual. Trust me, I have the real-life manual and I've tried :)
dharmab 3y ago
MSFS is scalable from a small child being able to fly with the keyboard or an Xbox controller to near-professional grade airline simulators.
- user_7832 3y ago
  Thanks, I'd love to use it but my graphics card wouldn't be happy :/
  - dharmab 3y ago
    If it can run on an Xbox it can probably run on your PC!
NikolaNovak 3y ago
Xplane and msfs are the canonical ones. The current msfs is actually very newbie friendly. Great guided tutorials and the complexity and difficulty is hugely scalable. I enjoyed aeroflyFS also however as a simple pickup and fly.
jhomedall 3y ago
On the combat side of things, Tiny Combat Arena is well reviewed: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1347550/Tiny_Combat_Arena/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1347550/Tiny_Combat_Arena... A lot of people also seem to like VTOL VR: https://store.steampowered.com/app/667970/VTOL_VR/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/667970/VTOL_VR/
- dharmab 3y ago
  On the combat side the top games are War Thunder (which I don't recommend due to it's microtransaction model), DCS World (flawed and expensive but still fun), IL-2 Battle of Stalingrad (good WW2 game) and Falcon BMS (excellent, but focused on the F-16 and has a small community)
  - nocoiner 3y ago
    “Flawed and expensive but still fun” is perhaps the best capsule summary of DCS I’ve ever seen.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a simple simulator on windows? Not looking for anything too fancy.

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6581 3y ago

FlightGear.

seabass-labrax 3y ago
Since FlightGear only comes with one aircraft by default, here are some suggestions for very high-quality aircraft to download: - TL96. Great little ultralight which will get blown around with the slightest gust (be careful on approach!) - Piper J-3 Cub. Lots of things to customize on this one, with 'no doors' being an option for those who like the view! - Cessna 182. Just as good as the default 172 but with some more horsepower. - Piper PA28. Basically as good as the C172 and C182, but with a low wing to distinguish its performance (it has a tendency to roll into the turn). - Cessna 337G. Really fun to listen to! - Lockheed Super Constellation. Beautiful late-50s propeller airliner. The autopilot is touchy, the landing speed envelope is small and the engines are wont to burst into flames, but it's so rewarding to get it right! - Cessna 208B. One of my favourites - turboprop, high-wing, lots of cargo space. You can fly FedEx up and down California in style with this one :) - Boeing 707. Very fast early jetliner which is a pleasure to fly. The flight engineer's panel is well simulated. - Tupolev TU-154b. Amazingly detailed, just like the 707 is. Hope you can read Russian ;) - McDonnell Douglas MD-11. There are two variants of this available for download, so make sure to get the one with the higher rating. The simulation has some weird glitches but it's a good aircraft overall. - Boeing 777. Strong contender if you like the 'heavy iron'. - Airbus A320. Excellently simulated, probably the best there is for FlightGear. Almost every switch and button works exactly as described in the real-life manual. Trust me, I have the real-life manual and I've tried :)

dharmab 3y ago

MSFS is scalable from a small child being able to fly with the keyboard or an Xbox controller to near-professional grade airline simulators.

user_7832 3y ago
Thanks, I'd love to use it but my graphics card wouldn't be happy :/
- dharmab 3y ago
  If it can run on an Xbox it can probably run on your PC!

NikolaNovak 3y ago

Xplane and msfs are the canonical ones. The current msfs is actually very newbie friendly. Great guided tutorials and the complexity and difficulty is hugely scalable. I enjoyed aeroflyFS also however as a simple pickup and fly.

jhomedall 3y ago

On the combat side of things, Tiny Combat Arena is well reviewed: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1347550/Tiny_Combat_Arena/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1347550/Tiny_Combat_Arena... A lot of people also seem to like VTOL VR: https://store.steampowered.com/app/667970/VTOL_VR/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/667970/VTOL_VR/

dharmab 3y ago
On the combat side the top games are War Thunder (which I don't recommend due to it's microtransaction model), DCS World (flawed and expensive but still fun), IL-2 Battle of Stalingrad (good WW2 game) and Falcon BMS (excellent, but focused on the F-16 and has a small community)
- nocoiner 3y ago
  “Flawed and expensive but still fun” is perhaps the best capsule summary of DCS I’ve ever seen.