Just have got to post this reply.. Long story short (and after much reading about CFSIII).
I've been a sim enthusiast since the early 80's with Falcon v1,on an 8088 in CGA. Seen and tried them all.
Bought CFSIII a week ago, just to say I did, and give 'er a try, while my AH Internet Connection was out.
Installed ugly, needed tweaking beyond the normal mortal PC users understanding to run "fair".
Visuals, and FM's, so-so,
Runs choppy at best with a non P4-2.5 GhZ box
Bottom line, I would not play this sim if I was bored. Nor, knowing what I know now, would I accept the full package (manuals included) as a free gift.
My .02 cents..
RV6 ~