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DVA8149
Captain, B767-300
OLP

Joined on September 15 2009
50 State Club
Everett 250 Club
Triple Century Club
Piranha Club
US Capital Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Whatever you do, do with excellence"
Miamisburg, OH USA

333 legs, 1,045.3 hours
5 legs, 9.5 hours online
333 legs, 1,045.3 hours ACARS
2 legs, 4.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on April 21 2010 16:10 ET by Joe Smith

Hey, guys. I am wanting to purchase some add-ons to enhance my flying experience and would like your opinion on them. I have listed them below and would like to know if they are worth spending the money on or if any of them would be redundant to have, such as one program doing the same as another. All of them promise excellent effects but would really like the opinions of the people who have used them. Thanks in advance for your input.

Real Environment Xtreme
Active Sky Advance
Ground Environment X
Ultimate Terrain X
Walk and Follow

Joe Smith

Captain, B767-300

DVA5974
Captain, B777-200

Joined on May 27 2008
50 State Club
Triple Century Club

Basking Ridge, NJ USA

324 legs, 1,326.6 hours
319 legs, 1,305.4 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on April 21 2010 16:37 ET by Nikolay Klimchuk

I really like Real Environment Xtreme 2 for textures especially for clouds

I also have Ground Environment X and Ultimate Terrain X and they make terrain better but I can live without it

You did not mention Ultimate Traffic 2 but it's very good addon to extend flight experience beyond generic traffic which is boring for me

Nikolay Klimchuk (DVA5974)

DVA7482
Captain, B747-400

Joined on July 01 2009
50 State Club
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Million Mile Club
White Knuckles Club
Everett 500 Club
Millennium Club

"I'd rather by flying!"
Bothell, WA

1,032 legs, 4,032.4 hours
1,011 legs, 3,908.0 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on April 21 2010 19:39 ET by David Fry

I use Active Sky Evolution (upgraded ASA) and am very pleased wth it.

David Fry

Captain, B747-400

DVA5919
Captain, MD-11

Joined on May 13 2008
Everett Century Club
50 State Club
Commuter Conquest
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Quincentenary Club

"...and don't call me Shirley"
Hillsboro, OR USA

507 legs, 1,438.9 hours
4 legs, 3.7 hours online
506 legs, 1,436.4 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on April 22 2010 19:22 ET by Jack Vogel

Depends on what's important to you. I have all but that 'Walk and Follow' thing.
Weather addons are a mixed blessing, yes, they make things reallyl "purdy", but
can also cause some problems with flight stability. Next thing you'll have to buy
the registered fsuipc so you can enable wind smoothing smile

Personally, I REALLY love having the ground below me look realistic, so my first
choice would be GEX/UTX, and between those two I still can't decide which
is more important. If you really have to choose just one I'd say UTX.

I've been flying in Europe more and thinking about buying UTX Europe myself
sometime soon.

Oh, and if anyone hadn't noticed, that company has a new product doing
Alaska, its beautiful looking if you like to fly up that way.

Jack Vogel

Captain, MD-11

Posted onPost created on April 26 2010 18:21 ET by Joe Smith

Thanks guys for all the feedback. I really like having realistic ground, also. I'll also have to look into that registered fsuipc.

Joe Smith

Captain, B767-300

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