Well I finally bit the bullet and purchased a gaming PC. It’s been 20yrs since I’ve owned a PC as I have been a Mac user.
After spending the last couple of weeks getting used to Windows, optimizing my computer and installing/optimizing the MSFS2024 I’m at a point where I am running smooth and happy with how things are going.
Now I’m starting to want new peripherals and game addons. So, I’m looking for some suggestions to look into.
I fly a lot of VFR with GA , Helicopters and military aircraft. I’m not big on Airliners but occasionally I do that as well.
Wingwing offers some nice joysticks and throttles that look good. Are there other options similar to these?
I’m also thinking of Toby Eyetracker 5, are there other options similar? Or is this the best
What are some good game additions that helped your overall experience with the Sim?
I’m going to read through a bunch of posts on this site for more feedback but thought I might ask as well.
I’ve been looking at the PC and saying ok, now what? lol
Cheers and thanks for any input/direction for a PC newb hoping for ideas I would not think of.
“I fly a lot of VFR with GA , Helicopters and military aircraft”. Have you tried flying in VR? I tried some 8 months ago, and coming back to normal displays is not an option anymore
Hi, as to SimBrief, this is really more a function of which aircraft models you want to fly and what kind of flying you want to simulate. I used SimBrief when I flew a Series X and still do now on PC, but not all the time and not on all flights, so its ok to use both (or neither).
Probably most PC only pilots that I read around here buy outside the marketplace (and many vocally so). Those of us who used to fly an Xbox still have marketplace purchases available to us on PC, and so it is ok to have a mix of both. There are models I purchase direct nowadays and some casual purchases I still make in the marketplace, so it’s really a caveat emptor market according to your needs. Good questions!
