Thats a real shame if all that valuable info is gone and especially the FDS boys pinned references to setting up etc

Don't people do backups !!

hi everyone i'm a new member and i'd like to know if there is any chance to put my old fsbus cards running with xplane12 . I wish the fmc comes back alive.

Regards

That Sucks....  I wonder why?  If I was you, I would explore Arduino, and change the interface completely.  especially when you can pick up an arduino mega 2560 card for $40.00.  I get it though, its frustrating having to learn code, and rebuild something after you spend the money on it.

Not good customer service at all.

Trev

IMHO...you need detents to be able to tune precisely

Hi

I want to use rotary encoders to operate software aircraft radios.

Should I use detent if so how many detents per revolution or non detent encoders

Cheers

Rhys

Good Morning,
I heard very good comments about XPlane.

One of the major difference with FS is that Xplane resides on your computer not on MS servers. Which means that  you are master on board !
If operated at full potential FS needs to be connected to the internet, and each and every mandatory update brings its own issues.
All depends on your priorities.

PS: I am using P3D and 100% happy with it.

Life, time (or lack there of), money and health have all made pursuing a homebrew cockpit sim a distant reality and I'm just now finding a balance where I have all of them to at least begin materializing the dream. 

While I prefer X-Plane 12 for flight sim, it looks like MSFS 2024 is better optimized for a smoother experience and less expensive hardware for triple 65" screens, and the visuals are hard to beat.  I have enjoyed a few hundred hours in the Blacksquare KA350 but the AFL 350 in XP12 is very fun to fly and feels a little more "lively".  It's funny how now that I'm actively printing bezels and laying out the cockpit footprint on the garage floor that I'm torn on a which SIM to build hardware for. 

Hi Ed
The FDS forum has been damaged, little hope to recover.
 

Hello Guys,

Was trying to access the FDS Users Support Forum but getting a 'Page not Found'. Does anyone know if the forum has been taken down? I was hoping to find some information there.

Thanks,

Ed

Thank you Jack.

Yes...im a bit timid to upgrade as it took me a long time to get to this point. When i started I had two options, FS9 or FSX. I chose Fs9 for the framerates, and also i needed 8 copies of the program to run my 7 visual computers and one Main computer through WideViewIt. I don't even connect any of my computers up to the internet as I found updates screw one or a number of programs up. My sim is a technological  snapshot in time..lol. I also run everything using Windows XP!...but guess what...it all works and it works flawlessly...except for the aforementioned post. I used to be an Airline Pilot before i retired, so I am used to the real simulators of the day...and i have to tell you the visuals on most of those sime suck as compared to what is out there now for the builder.