Well, having expected FSX to die out of my mind for quite some time… time i have spent racing and trucking mostly in other simulators, the news that Flightsim was coming back got me all giggity. As soon as the preorder launched i ordered the same fat version as you did, Captain.
Upon flying the sim for the first time, i realised i actually missed flying around. That buzzing of the engines which used to put me to sleep after an hour, was now with more fidelity, the surrounding area’s are now with more quality. Having seen the amazing screenshots, my mind wondered if there were actually sceneries that “didn’t look that amazing” and by watching some more pre-launch videos i found exactly that: lower quality scenery… which still looked better than what previous versions of Flightsim offered.
Through the years i haven’t been as savvy as some of you to jump on board of the newer flightsims as i didn’t “have to” feel like i needed to fly… now that feeling is gone. I’ve logged over 50 hrs already, in various planes, some i loved some i hated. After reading the forums i stayed the hell away from the A320, also because i’m not a particular Airbus fanboy, but mostly because i like the GA stuff more.
It’s been a fun experience so far, recreating large parts of two epic USA roadtrips i did (i’m from the Netherlands, Europe), taking a look at the pics i took, then finding those particular spots back in FS2020, and having a look at the scenery that one misses when one is on a motorway/stuck on the ground.
With all the misgivings on the forums, it definately takes away from the fact that Flightsim has yet again evolved… evolved to a level, the 15 year kid inside of me thought would be possible one day in the future… this kid, now being 45 years old and smiling a helluva lot whilst looking out the sidewindows, assisted by trackir, is enjoying this new sim a helluva lot better than what the forum suggests.
Then again, if the boys developing this product had thrown the towel in the ring at the first negative post in the forum, this would definately be a far worse experience than what we are getting right now. I love what the devs have done, i love what they are upto and i’m thrilled to experience even more of my long lost skills that i once learned in earlier flightsim versions.
I’ve been practicing vor’s, practicing ILS approaches, NBD DND’s or whatever the hell they were called again and been enjoying flying through adverse weather, it’s been a joyride so far, and when i’m finished with exploring the USA, i’m pretty sure i’m going to do cross countries… of ANY country out there, as that is the power of flightsim. Lovin it.
And for the “unfortunates” that keep complaining, empty your community folder, empty and turn off your cache, do a reinstall and you’ll find most of your problems have gone, as i’m guessing all the gunk we put in there, is broken by new twists and turns in the games engine or even a slight adjustment to the blackshark Ai programming.
loving the recreating of Meigs field though(bar the grass feel to the concrete texture). Took a flight from meigs in the c152 followed the coastline south then intercepted the vor from Chicago Heights on the 69degrees radial to intercept the ils to runway 30 at Chicago/Gary KGYY International… yeah, i guess i’m a flightgeek as well 
Have a great flight boys and girls!
kindest regards,
Steiny