Wincons wrote in message
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Pattern flier, no tomatoes please, looking for a good flight sim. Having
lots
of helath problems and cannot go out to practise..... need a FIX! Looking
at
Real flight, but is that the best available? This computer has more than
enough power for any program, hyper threading, 2 GB RAM, 256MB video; just
need
some input as to program selection.

TIA,
Brian

Depends on what you want to do. Real flight rocks. It's got much faster
action than FS4.
It has in cockpit pilot views and all that. Plus, the RC radio style
controller is VERY cool to use.
The helicopters are much more realistic in the controls and flight
characteristics and much more
challenging to fly than the ones in MSFS.
MSFS helis are candy ass and no challenge at all. Not realistic at all.
The physics in Realflight are very realistic and it's a fast paced sim.
It is truly first rate and just a hoot to use.

MSFS is more like flying a real aircraft. Percieved as slow and boring but
you get to go places, explore a world and read instruments. It doesn't have
the same, fast paced pure fun that the RC sim has
but it has a different purpose. It too is a fine sim. No question about
it. It's just different than Real flight.
You have to decide what you want to do.If you want to fly a "real" aircraft,
get MSFS.
If you want more challenges and just pure fun, go with Real flight.
Oh yeah, in MSFS the helis suck. Did I metion that?

Good luck.
Feel better.