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Offline Swoop

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FSX additional aircraft?
« on: March 19, 2010, 06:43:58 AM »
I finally bit the bullet and got myself a copy of FSX (deluxe edition, not acceleration).

Been downloading a few freebie addon aircraft but I'm finding the quality (especially of 2D and 3D cockpits) is somewhat lacking when compared to the stock aircraft. 

Can anyone recommend some high quality addons for FSX?

Offline trax1

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Re: FSX additional aircraft?
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2010, 06:45:40 AM »
This one seems to have some really nice ones.

http://www.fsxaddons.com/
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Re: FSX additional aircraft?
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2010, 08:25:50 AM »
Some pay companies:
CaptainSim
WilcoPub
PMDG (makes great 737s, 747s, MD11, etc)
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Offline SIM

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Re: FSX additional aircraft?
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2010, 03:28:16 PM »
Swoop,
 Theres several sites that allow for free downloads after you pay a yearly membership fee. Others let you download but at reduced speeds.

www.simviation.com  - good library that was NOT down when avsim was hacked earlier last year. Lots of birds and addons.
www.avsim.com - considered by many as the mother of all download sites for any version of MSFS
www.flightsim.com
www.flyawaysimulation.com
www.sim-outhouse.com
www.surclaro.com

Check out www.vatsim.com if your looking to fly with live ATC. This makes the flights interesting at the very least.
There are also a bunch of groups that fly together. Im in one now that is currently flying an around the world flight in the Grumman Goose, flies sailplanes, and is working on missions that follow flightplans used for the Dambusters Raid, Operation Chowhound, and ferry flights to the various theaters of the war.

Payware aircraft are GREAT but be sure and check around the forums on the sites above before spending your money.

Let me know if I can help out!

Offline Jebus

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Re: FSX additional aircraft?
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2010, 04:43:44 PM »
One of my favorite paywares that I have, that I can not stop flying no matter where it is this one by wilco.  It's the Bell Agusta 609

http://www.wilcopub.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=prod_tiltrotor


Review:
http://www.avsim.com/pages/0509/Wilco/TiltRotor.htm

you just have to change your throttle setting to prop pitch when you fly it.  This thing is so fun to fly! :rock

If they ever plan on really making it I dont know?

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Re: FSX additional aircraft?
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2010, 06:24:59 PM »
Simviation is a good one, every now and then you get a cull but for the most part they are really good.
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Re: FSX additional aircraft?
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2010, 08:38:35 PM »
The RealAir Spitfire is one of my favorites
http://www.realairsimulations.com/home.php?page=home

Aerosoft has some good add-ons. I have their F-16.
http://www.aerosoft.com/cgi-local/us/iboshop.cgi?show270

Check out some of A2A Simulations Accusim planes too. If being incredibly detailed in every area is your thing, you'll enjoy these although they're not always cheap. The downside of flying their planes for me is I enjoy them so much that very few others seem worth the time. Their P-47 is incredible.
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Re: FSX additional aircraft?
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2010, 09:35:37 PM »
Good god you can get new games for the cost of those add ons.
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Re: FSX additional aircraft?
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2010, 12:20:36 AM »
http://flyingstations.com/index.html

These guys make some cool RAF naval planes they only have 3 so far though still they're good quality.

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Re: FSX additional aircraft?
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2010, 06:25:39 PM »
and to enjoy all the fine Aircrafts inside a great looking world all you need is just this two things:

REX2
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FTX
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Re: FSX additional aircraft?
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2010, 09:14:52 PM »
pmdg 744 and md11 plus level-d 763 should do you fine.
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