Capt Sim have released the L-1011 base pack. 39 Euro-thingys
Tempted? I could be.
Paul
Capt Sim L-1011
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Capt Sim L-1011
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Capt Sim have released the L-1011 base pack. 39 Euro-thingys
Tempted? I could be.
Paul
Capt Sim have released the L-1011 base pack. 39 Euro-thingys
Tempted? I could be.
Paul
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Re: Capt Sim L-1011
I bet it's a belter Paul but given the fact the JF 1011 runs like poop on my i5.. there can be no hope for the CS version.. not for me anyway 
I'm now very wary of anything from JF (or anyone else for that matter) where the system spec states a 3ghz dual-core or higher. What they really mean is a 4ghz i7 or higher 
I got the JF TriStar off the ground on my E8400 (3gig-6mb) but it ran like a slideshow (unusable IMHO) and is not a great deal faster on my i5 2500K(3.3-3.7gig)/GTX560Ti-1.2gig/Win7-64bit 8gig. A waste of money and thank goodness it was only a fiver 
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I'm now very wary of anything from JF (or anyone else for that matter) where the system spec states a 3ghz dual-core or higher. What they really mean is a 4ghz i7 or higher I got the JF TriStar off the ground on my E8400 (3gig-6mb) but it ran like a slideshow (unusable IMHO) and is not a great deal faster on my i5 2500K(3.3-3.7gig)/GTX560Ti-1.2gig/Win7-64bit 8gig. A waste of money and thank goodness it was only a fiver ATB
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Wow, that surprises me, Dave. Really strange, because when I had a (admittedly short) go in the JF Tristar with the same spec as you have, it seemed fine.
I have the Capt Sim L1011 exterior - so I think I get a discount on the base pack. Not heard anything from them yet - but I'm sure the mail will arrive soon. I'll probably wait for the next tenner sale, though.
I have the Capt Sim L1011 exterior - so I think I get a discount on the base pack. Not heard anything from them yet - but I'm sure the mail will arrive soon. I'll probably wait for the next tenner sale, though.
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It's always a less bitter pill to swallow if you've bought something in a sale and it doesn't work or runs poorly so wait for the next sale if you can wait that long 
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Mmm,
Hadn't noticed that, mines a 2.6GHz Dual Core. Having said that, the JF TriStar is unflyable on my PC due to the slowness of it. No other aircraft is as bad however, I though it was just another Just Flight poor, rushed release.
(I've taken issue with JF about this, I did a really nice email saying I really wanted to like them and had supported them since the days of "The Associates" but their last few releases I had bought, the Lightning, the TriStar and 146 appeared rushed and unfinished. EPR gauges not working, stuttering, no autoland on the TriStar (a first for a widebody) but the only reply I got was - "Sorry- do you want a refund?" They missed my point, I was hoping for someone to tell me I'm wrong and they do put their all into it. I genuinely want to like them, but it's hard
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Anyhoo- I don't think I'll risk the CS one then- it's a bit of a pricey risk.
Hadn't noticed that, mines a 2.6GHz Dual Core. Having said that, the JF TriStar is unflyable on my PC due to the slowness of it. No other aircraft is as bad however, I though it was just another Just Flight poor, rushed release.
(I've taken issue with JF about this, I did a really nice email saying I really wanted to like them and had supported them since the days of "The Associates" but their last few releases I had bought, the Lightning, the TriStar and 146 appeared rushed and unfinished. EPR gauges not working, stuttering, no autoland on the TriStar (a first for a widebody) but the only reply I got was - "Sorry- do you want a refund?" They missed my point, I was hoping for someone to tell me I'm wrong and they do put their all into it. I genuinely want to like them, but it's hard
)Anyhoo- I don't think I'll risk the CS one then- it's a bit of a pricey risk.
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Hiya Paul 
I've just tried the JF TriBus on the WIn7 rig and it asked for all the gauges to be trusted. Maybe I've not run it on the i5 before It does run ok on that rig but it really doesn't run on the E8400 and I can't rate that chip highly enough. I did have a 2.6 E6600 some time ago and while it was a quantum leap over my XP3200 (single core AMD running at 2.2.. 2.3, something like that).. it doesn't come close to the 8400 performance wise. I'd be inclined to steer away from anything suggesting 3gig dual core mate.. unless it's in a sale and your intention is to upgrade significantly from your current rig. Your 'sale purchase' will never go off
The only CS models I've been able to run successfully are the Legendary 707 in FS9 (once I'd removed the VC) and the C130 (FS9 and FSX). Many haven't had the same luck with the C130.. maybe I've been lucky my setups have suited it I have the 757 for FS9 and it's a complete pig.. even on the 8400. There's no denying their models are good and their flightdecks are superb but they always need a better than average setup to run well
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I've just tried the JF TriBus on the WIn7 rig and it asked for all the gauges to be trusted. Maybe I've not run it on the i5 before
It does run ok on that rig but it really doesn't run on the E8400 and I can't rate that chip highly enough. I did have a 2.6 E6600 some time ago and while it was a quantum leap over my XP3200 (single core AMD running at 2.2.. 2.3, something like that).. it doesn't come close to the 8400 performance wise. I'd be inclined to steer away from anything suggesting 3gig dual core mate.. unless it's in a sale and your intention is to upgrade significantly from your current rig. Your 'sale purchase' will never go off The only CS models I've been able to run successfully are the Legendary 707 in FS9 (once I'd removed the VC) and the C130 (FS9 and FSX). Many haven't had the same luck with the C130.. maybe I've been lucky my setups have suited it
I have the 757 for FS9 and it's a complete pig.. even on the 8400. There's no denying their models are good and their flightdecks are superb but they always need a better than average setup to run well ATB
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Hello Dave,
I've got the 757-200 and the 737-200 for FSX. The 757 can be a pain, but the 737 is fine to me. I did the CBF training flight number 1 last night from Gatwick to Bristol, had AS2012 and ORBX England on too, a nice steady 20fps which is what I'm used to and is ok to me.
I've upgraded my graphics card and associated power supply, got more RAM but upgrading further I suspect will be pricey and having just bought a new house which Mrs C wants furniture to fill (!!) I'm not sure is possible. plus my knowledge expired on changing the card and RAM. Processors are beyond me!
I've got the 757-200 and the 737-200 for FSX. The 757 can be a pain, but the 737 is fine to me. I did the CBF training flight number 1 last night from Gatwick to Bristol, had AS2012 and ORBX England on too, a nice steady 20fps which is what I'm used to and is ok to me.
I've upgraded my graphics card and associated power supply, got more RAM but upgrading further I suspect will be pricey and having just bought a new house which Mrs C wants furniture to fill (!!) I'm not sure is possible. plus my knowledge expired on changing the card and RAM. Processors are beyond me!
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Good luck in fending off a wife with a need to home-make
I don't have the 737. Been tempted a couple of times when it's been in a sale but not tempted enough. The amount of time I'll spend in the JF TriStar will be negligible but at a fiver.. it's painless.. painless now I can run it that is
I bought the JF/CLS 146 for FSX because I couldn't run the QW FSX model (the FS9 version is a treat) and I won't spend much time in IT either but again.. it was only a fiver It runs ok on my E8400 and better still on the i5. I spend an inordinate amount on helicopters but then again.. I probably spend an inordinate amount of time IN them so I'm getting my monies worth. ATB
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That still sounds very strange to me, Dave. I have every FSX aircraft that Capt Sim have released (excepting this new Tristar complete model) and have had no issues with any of them, as far as performance goes.
Started using them on an E6850 with an HD4870 vga card and 4GB DDR2 (the good stuff). The E6850 dual-core was a 3GHz chip, but I haven't run any cpu at less than 3.6 GHz for years (I overclock them as SOP) and since I got the i5 2500k SB it's been running at 4.3GHz on my previous rig, but will have to make do with 4GHz now, as the new motherboard seems to dislike overclocks. Anyway, that was with a GTX560Ti and 6GB DDR3, so somewhat more powerful - and now it's the same i5 with the GTX760 and 8GB DDR3, and already seeing improvements there.
Regardless, though, no Capt Sim product has ever given me slowdowns. Maybe it's in the settings? Or a combination of what was going on outside and the cockpit together?
Having said that, I've been really lucky with FSX, as I've read lots of horror stories and used to get a bit fed-up of reading how 'bad' it was, when it's never given me performance issues - apart from over Anchorage - since I bought it.
Started using them on an E6850 with an HD4870 vga card and 4GB DDR2 (the good stuff). The E6850 dual-core was a 3GHz chip, but I haven't run any cpu at less than 3.6 GHz for years (I overclock them as SOP) and since I got the i5 2500k SB it's been running at 4.3GHz on my previous rig, but will have to make do with 4GHz now, as the new motherboard seems to dislike overclocks. Anyway, that was with a GTX560Ti and 6GB DDR3, so somewhat more powerful - and now it's the same i5 with the GTX760 and 8GB DDR3, and already seeing improvements there.
Regardless, though, no Capt Sim product has ever given me slowdowns. Maybe it's in the settings? Or a combination of what was going on outside and the cockpit together?
Having said that, I've been really lucky with FSX, as I've read lots of horror stories and used to get a bit fed-up of reading how 'bad' it was, when it's never given me performance issues - apart from over Anchorage - since I bought it.
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Hi JD 
The vast majority of my FSXing has been done on the WinXP SP3 rig (32-bit) and there lies the problem. With FSX having a maximum potential ram use of 4gig.. you're at a disadvantage on a 32bit OS which will only ever see a shade over 3gig. You load up a complex/high poly model and straight away you'll hit problems. The QW 146 won't even fully load unless it's a clean start and I'm in a sparsely populated scenery area. The UKMIL Bucc2 wouldn't even load in the wilds of Scotland!
The Legendary 707 has always been a hog in FS9 hence the proliferation of users removing the VC. I don't think I've ever come across anyone who has said the CS757 runs well. I got it in a CS sale years ago.. flew it around SeaTac a couple of times on the rig I had and left it alone. It'd probably run better on the E8400 but it was a knee-jerk purchase and I didn't really want it anyway It was there, it was cheap, so I bought it
The i5/Win7 64-bit setup is a bit of a revelation in that it's a tad faster than the E8400 running FSX and it doesn't suffer the OOM's. I can fly around ES Shawbury Fields with impunity, 'cept for the odd flashing black tile every now and again. On the E8400/WinXP rig.. I could pretty much guarantee an OOM if I flew 'inside' the area. Both rigs have GTX560Ti's.. an Asus in the WinXP rig and a Palit in the Win7 rig. I could never see the advantage of a 64-bit OS until FSX came along and to be honest.. I still can't in day to day use. Wish they'd have made FSX a 64bit prog!
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The vast majority of my FSXing has been done on the WinXP SP3 rig (32-bit) and there lies the problem. With FSX having a maximum potential ram use of 4gig.. you're at a disadvantage on a 32bit OS which will only ever see a shade over 3gig. You load up a complex/high poly model and straight away you'll hit problems. The QW 146 won't even fully load unless it's a clean start and I'm in a sparsely populated scenery area. The UKMIL Bucc2 wouldn't even load in the wilds of Scotland!
The Legendary 707 has always been a hog in FS9 hence the proliferation of users removing the VC. I don't think I've ever come across anyone who has said the CS757 runs well. I got it in a CS sale years ago.. flew it around SeaTac a couple of times on the rig I had and left it alone. It'd probably run better on the E8400 but it was a knee-jerk purchase and I didn't really want it anyway
It was there, it was cheap, so I bought it The i5/Win7 64-bit setup is a bit of a revelation in that it's a tad faster than the E8400 running FSX and it doesn't suffer the OOM's. I can fly around ES Shawbury Fields with impunity, 'cept for the odd flashing black tile every now and again. On the E8400/WinXP rig.. I could pretty much guarantee an OOM if I flew 'inside' the area. Both rigs have GTX560Ti's.. an Asus in the WinXP rig and a Palit in the Win7 rig. I could never see the advantage of a 64-bit OS until FSX came along and to be honest.. I still can't in day to day use. Wish they'd have made FSX a 64bit prog!
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