flight simulators

[Vincent Trouilliez]

> I've noticed that "real" Flight Sims are starting to become a rarity
> these days.  Back in the day there used to be a great deal of them,
> and they paid a great deal of attention to realism.

X-Plane is probably the last one of them, so let's use it ;-)

> Joystick manufacturers made controllers which looked and worked like the
> authentic controls from F-15s and F-16s.  Whatever happened to those
> days?

They are still available, but obviously not mainstream due to their
above average price of course: 

http://www.chproducts.com/


> Now everything is being made more arcade like and dumbed down.

All so true. :-(


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Vince