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This is how far flight sims have come: X-Plane v9

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Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:39 pm

This is how far flight sims have come: X-Plane v9

Obviously this guy has a very powerful system and video card to render this terrain and water this smoothly, but it illustrates just how incredible X-Plane has become.

X-Plane v9 video contest entry (70 MB HD Quicktime)
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Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:51 pm

Wow
Looks like its time to sell the Scout, I could fly way cooler planes with that.
And go a lot more places
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Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:57 pm

mr scout wrote:Wow
Looks like its time to sell the Scout, I could fly way cooler planes with that.
And go a lot more places


Yep, probably time to hang up your hat. There's no real life experience that can beat a virtual one, and you could probably get a really nice computer with the money from that Scout. :) Put a sock in it you luddite!
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Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:32 pm

Ouch......just when I was thinking I could probably get the sim and a coffee press.

You got me :P
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Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:20 pm

mr scout wrote:Wow
Looks like its time to sell the Scout, I could fly way cooler planes with that.
And go a lot more places


But you'll end up dishing out the same out of $$ for the system to utilize it as you do for avgas, so I'd keep the plane! :lol:
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