With the upgraded graphical engine in FSX the scenery looks so much better that my main use for FSX is VFR flying with rather small aircraft, especially low and slow through the Alps Valleys.
For IFR flying in the big jets my FS9 setup is still available.
In the schematic diagram is shown which hardware and software is used and how the hardware components are interconnected. The main items are that FSX runs on 1 PC with 5 monitors, 3 for outside view and 2 for panels. On a separate notebook a number of FS supporting programs are installed, connected to FSX using WideFS
Some construction details.
If you compare this picture with those of the 1st and 2nd FS9 setup then you will see a lot of similarity.
Flight1 Cessna Citation Mustang approaching Princess Juliana airport on St Maarten (TNCM VOR-09).
The Mustang is a small busines jet ( 1or 2 pilots and up to 4 px) with a MTOW of 3920 kg, a wingspan of 13 m that does not need more then 1000m take-off runway length (at MTOW, sealevel, ISA). The max. range is 1150 nm.
Picture of the screenprint from the panel monitors with the adapted Flight1 Cessna Citation Mustang panel.This panel is designed around the Garmin G1000 set of avionics equipment.
Flight1 Pilatus PC-12 approaching Pass Lueg near Salzburg, Austria.
The PC-12 is a single engine turboprop passenger and cargo aircraft (1 or 2 pilots and up to 9 px) with a MTOW of 4740 kg, a wingspan of 16.2 m that does not need more then 700m take-off runway length (at MTOW, sealevel, ISA). The range is 1500 nm.
Picture of a screenprint from the panel monitors with the adapted Flight1 Pilatus PC-12 panel
Plan-G screenprint showing some tracks and altitude profiles from VFR flying through the Austrian Alp valleys
Feelthere Cessna Citation X approaching Innsbruck, Austria (LOWI LLZ/DME-26)
The X is an large business jet (2 pilots and 8-12 px) with a MTOW of 16,375 kg, a wingspan of 19.5 m, that needs 1600 m take-off runway (at MTOW, sealevel, ISA). The range is 3070 nm.
Picture of the screenprint from the panel monitors with the adapted Feelthere Cessna Citation X panel
Flight1 ATR72-500 approaching Hong Kong
Kai Tak (VHHX IGS13)
The ATR72-500 is two engine turboprop passenger and cargo plane (2 pilots and up to 74 px) with a MTOW of 22,500 kg, a wingspan of 27 m that needs 1300 m take-off runway (at MTOW, sealevel, ISA). The range is 950 nm.
Picture of the screenprint from the panel monitors with the adapted Flight1 ATR72-500 panel
This hardware/physical setup cannot only be used for Flightsimming but it is also very well suited for other computer activities, like organizing and editing photo's, developing websites, etc., etc.
