On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 05:11:55 GMT, Gerald Sylvester
wrote:


I just got my PPL and heard from some ATP rated friends that using
MS FS 2004 could help a bit for getting down some of the navigation
techniques for IFR. I figure for $50 that is about 25 minutes in
a IFR GPS equipped plane.

What is the minimum equipment *really* required to use MS FS 2004?
Right now I have a new Dell Latitude laptop. I have a mouse
and that is about it. Joysticks? Foot pedals (cost?)? I don't want
it to replace flight since I can just get in a real plane but I have
heard from many people that it is quite good. I want
it more for the instrument training.

I have no idea about this since the last MS FS I had was back when I
had an IBM PC jr. (no joke).

replies will be directed to: rec.aviation.simulators.

Gerald Sylvester
Try Microsoft.public.simulators or rec.aviation.simulators as you'll
get more technical replies but include your laptop spec.

My 1.5GHz Homebuilt PC is good for FS2004 (frame rates near 20's) but
the 1.3GHz Compaq N115 does not have a fast enough video card (frame
rate around 5) and is useless. Can only run FS98 with any realism!

Either are progs useful for IFR practice.

David
David

Piper Warrior G-BHJO
Scotland, UK

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