RE: Realflight G5Coming Soon
The thing to remember about security is that it will never keep determined hackers out of any system. Even the CIA got hacked by "harmless" amateurs a few years ago.
Posted on: 11/20/2009 9:54 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: Realflight G5Coming Soon
The port used and the program being unknown by most hackers would indicate that it isn't going to be a big threat. However, leaving any port open is a "potential" threat. I wouldn't worry about it. I would worry more about well known ports that major games require opened up as a real security threat.
Posted on: 11/20/2009 9:06 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: Realflight G5Coming Soon
I am still waiting on an answer as too how non-graphical issues on computers which meet the min. req. (even "crappy" ones) is "implied" by the disabled graphical features disclaimer. If you say it will do everything except look pretty on a Pentium III with a 32Mb directx9 3d video card then it better do so. If it doesn't, then fix it before selling it, admit after selling it or change the listed min. req. To do otherwise is dishonest. The minimums are posted on KE's site for G4.5 (not G5, yet). Thus they are explicitly standing by them. It does not matter whose dictum they are. The Nuremburg defense doesn't cut it.
Posted on: 11/19/2009 4:15 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: Realflight G5Coming Soon
[quote]ORIGINAL: victorzamora [quote].... Oh, and not splitting hairs......but G5 does EXACTLY what it advertises on crappy computers. It says that you CAN do certain things with certain machines....and on other machines it does less, a fact that it DOES advertise. So, determine how crappy your computer is and then either get a better one or deal with less features.... [/quote] Any reason you need to bash peoples computers? [i]All[/i] the min. req. disclaimer says is [u]some graphical features will be disabled[/u]. I have not read anywhere that anyone with a low end system is complaining about the reduced graphics. They are having other problems and complaints. If you don't have Ferrari then you have a crappy car and if you have an accident it is surely all your fault. Yeah, that makes as much sense as your statement.
Posted on: 11/18/2009 10:33 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: Realflight G5Coming Soon
My only issue with the min. reqs. is that when someone who has a bona fide "meets the min. req. " system and them post that they have a problem other than graphical. It is then that certain people start claiming that it somehow doesn't meet the advertised (by KE and RF) min. req. That is just avoiding the fact that people with genuine above min. req. systems are have problems other than disabled graphics features. Those same protectors of the holy software go out of their way to explain why min. req. aren't min. req. and how not running, no sound, no multi player etc. is a disabled graphical feature. If it weren't for the fact that people have spent a lot of money and not have a good program (for them) following the min. req. then this would be a comedy script.
Posted on: 11/18/2009 5:20 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: Realflight G5Coming Soon
I still have no idea what G5 is going to be like. Whether it will be the IMHO great program G4 is or the IMHO hideous monster that G4.5 is yet to be seen. If in the course of the next six months I see as many "upgrades" as G4.5 did I will advise avoiding it like the plague. OTOH, if it provides advances over G4 and a few minimal patches then I will back it 100%. This does not mean I will ever have respect for the company, its owner(s)/manager(s) or its affiliates (paid and unpaid). I bought a Korean car, that doesn't mean I have to love the Korean government.
Posted on: 11/18/2009 3:24 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: Realflight G5Coming Soon
My apologies. I read "closed testing" as "no outsiders" (IE: in-house). Again a disconnect between gaming and sim jargon? I guess they did what I call invitational beta testing. Problem with that is you end up with a (non-intentional) bias in data. Yeah, I had to take a lot statistics courses. They had the entire customer base of Great Planes to do a huge public beta with. I shouldn't blame them though. They seem like what most software companies would consider amateurs and as such I'll grant them a lot of slack. I just get mad that they aren't decent enough to admit to anything. Their my [i]stuff [/i]doesn't stink attitude is very abrassive to me. "He who thinks he never makes mistakes is probably wrong a good deal of the time."
Posted on: 11/17/2009 10:48 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: Realflight G5Coming Soon
The AMD problem surfaced after the product was on the shelves and that should have been caught in beta testing, unless KE only has a couple computers they tested it on. A public beta is very doable and cheap, it just isn't done by KE. Unless you call using people who bought the product beta testers which seemed to be the case with G4.5. Small software companies do public betas all the time just check out the gaming forums and will trip all over them. If Beta testing is done in-house by KE then the self proclaimed beta testers of G5 claims of not being KE employees is in question. No, I am not starting that flame war again but you brought it up. The stated minimums are a problem to me. What is a problem to me is all the pro G5 people jumping down the throat of people who clearly have met the minimum requirements are unhappy (at the least) with G5. Lastly, I do not have a problem with game aspects. I have no clue where you get that idea.
Posted on: 11/17/2009 10:04 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: Realflight G5Coming Soon
I should add that most gamers like my students and wife understand that the minimum will run the game properly and look decent but that graphics quality will improve with a better graphics card. However, what an increase in RAM and CPU speed does is beyond most of them and often only subtle improvements (scene loading times for example). My wife only noticed a difference when I installed a new video card for her. When I put in a new motherboard with four times the ram and CPU speed she wasn't impressed.
Posted on: 11/17/2009 9:15 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: Realflight G5Coming Soon
Just this second I grabbed the first game box on top of my wifes desk. World of warcraft. The box lists minimum requirements [u]and[/u] recommended specifications [u]plus [/u]a note to go to there website for a list of compatible video cards. I guess you don't have enough game boxes laying around.[8D]
Posted on: 11/17/2009 8:58 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: Realflight G5Coming Soon
[quote]ORIGINAL: js3862 Also, I don't think it's a fair statement to say that people won't get the application that they're advertised unless they have an optimal computer. Most people these days understand that minimum system requirements means just that, it's the bare minimum. KnifeEdge and Great Planes can't control how your computer components will perform any more than they can dictate how the manufacturer assembles those components. [/quote] They can do what almost every software company on the planet does, beta test it on hundreds if not thousands of computers and gather data for bug fixing, optimization of code, setting minimum requirements and providing a list of compatible (or non-compatible, which ever list is smaller) components . Public Beta testing (usually with a time lock) is a great (almost) free way to test your program on an extremely wide range of systems. It is also one of the best free advertising models available. Of course maybe Blizzard and Microsoft are just a bunch of idiots and going to go out of business soon for doing it.[:D] Sorry, I am not buying into any excuses for inadequate code testing. This is not saying that G5 has any major problems like G4.5 did (I hope KE learned their lesson). Time will tell whether it is as great as G4 or as problematic as G4.5. I honestly think they are trying to swing towards the game aspect and away from the RC. Maybe they are trying to please two master, again time will tell.
Posted on: 11/17/2009 7:43 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: Realflight G5Coming Soon
[quote]ORIGINAL: ....but you do have to add a graphics card in many low end computers and that usually means upgrading the cheap power supply provided by the OEM. $90 for a decent card, $50 for 400 watt power supply... [/quote] Only if you want better graphics, the playablility and physics are supposed to be the same on even min. req. machines. Minimum Recommended System: [b]Some graphical features may be disabled. Aerodynamic calculations will remain high quality. [/b] * Windows* XP or Windows* Vista® * Intel® Pentium® 1.0GHz or equivalent * 512 MB RAM * 4 GB Hard Drive Space * DVD Drive * [b]3D Accelerated Video with: 32 MB Dedicated Video Memory Full Windows DirectX® 9 compliant (Pixel Shader 1.4 support for G4.5 but not G5) [/b] You can meet those reqs. with machines sitting out for trash pick-up [:D]
Posted on: 11/16/2009 4:07 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: FSone controller work with...
Realflight requires a realflight controller although you can add additional controllers. Not sure about Phoenix needing a special dongle or controller. The FS-One controller appears to all other programs and windows as a normal joystick.
Posted on: 11/15/2009 8:21 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: Realflight G5Coming Soon
There can't be too many people with G5 (compared to G4 or 4.5) since it just came out , but I wish everyone luck and fun with it. Please don't freak out on the people who have problems or just don't like it. They are entitled to their opinions just as much as those who love it.
Posted on: 11/15/2009 7:59 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: Realflight G5Coming Soon
[quote]ORIGINAL: opjose And btw it works just fine on the minimums. [/quote] It does not run on some older CPUs THAT MEET THE MIN. REQ.
Posted on: 11/15/2009 6:23 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: Realflight G5Coming Soon
Who owns KE?
Posted on: 11/15/2009 6:22 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: flight simulators
While the G4 demo will give you an [i]idea [/i] of G5. It is no guarantee that G5 will run on your machine, or how well. Post your computer's specs on the KE forums and ask if it will run G5 and how well.
Posted on: 11/15/2009 6:08 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: flight simulators
I really liked G4 but not G4.5 and G5 is new but I was so put off by G4.5 that I am not even going to try G5. I liked Aerofly Pro Deluxe but they just came out with a new version which I haven't even seen yet. I hated FS-One. I love FMS. Free and planes can be created and edited with free programs too. Lousy graphics but very nice to have a sim anywhere I want, even on an "antique" PC. Many Heli people swear by clearview but I only tried the demo. I also have an older version of Pre-Flight which I have mixed feelings about compared to newer sims, but I did get it for free so I am not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. Keep in mind that I only have slow flyers and small helis so I have no opinion on 3D or fast flying in sims. I mainly use them to keep fingers and orientation up to par.
Posted on: 11/15/2009 5:11 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: Realflight G5Coming Soon
All I said here was that based on G4.5 I am not convinced that G5 will be any better. I also posted the advertised minimums due to all the misinformation about what they are. I even went so far as to say that the older AMD CPU issue isn't an unexpected or major problem. However those CPUs [i]do[/i] meet the min. req. as advertised. I also posted them to quell the nonsense about low end video cards not meeting the requirements. (parts of post deleted due to request.) My whole point is that many systems do not run G5 or G4.5 as advertised (some not at all) although they meet the minimum requirements. It does not matter if your system (or dozen) runs it fine. Unless you have tested it on thousands of computers at the low end of the min. reqs. you are not "proving" anything. A crashed 747 due to a bad part is not addressed by the stating that a bunch of 747s didn't kill anyone. If your flight was safe, great. You don't insult the families of those who died. If I have saved one person from buying anything before spending money (that won't be refunded) [i]and then[/i] finding out it doesn't run on their system then I feel I have done a very good thing.
Posted on: 11/15/2009 4:42 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: Realflight G5Coming Soon
Here are the minimum requirements for [b]G4.5 [/b]as posted on Realflight's website. Almost identical to G5 except where bolded by me. Minimum Recommended System: Some graphical features may be disabled. Aerodynamic calculations will remain high quality. [b]* Windows* XP or Windows* Vista®[/b] * Intel® Pentium® 1.0GHz or equivalent * 512 MB RAM * 4 GB Hard Drive Space * DVD Drive * 3D Accelerated Video with: 32 MB Dedicated Video Memory Full Windows DirectX® 9 compliant [b](Pixel Shader 1.4 support)[/b]
Posted on: 11/15/2009 2:36 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=9255471

RE: Realflight G5Coming Soon
Here are the minimum requirements for G5 as posted on Realflight's website. Bolding is mine. "Minimum Recommended System: [b]Note: Some graphical features may be disabled. Aerodynamic calculations will remain high quality.[/b] • Windows®* XP, Windows*Vista™ or Windows* 7 *Local administrator access required. • [b]Intel Pentium 1.0GHz or equivalent[/b] •[b] 512 MB RAM[/b] • 4 GB Hard Drive Space • DVD Drive [b]• 3D Accelerated Video with: 32 MB Dedicated Video Memory Full DirectX 9 compliant[/b]"
Posted on: 11/15/2009 2:31 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: Realflight G5Coming Soon
will be deleted too. opjose posted the following on KE forums. "dbcisco is at it again attempting
Posted on: 11/15/2009 12:58 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: Realflight G5Coming Soon
Lots of people having problems with realflight G4.5 and I have little hope that G5 will be a better product. Any interested person can go to the KE forums and see that there are a quite a lot of computers and video cards that meet the advertised minimum requirements that have problems running or not running at all. Despite the two or three people who claim that everybody is lying about their problems with realflight or are morons who can't read Realflight has a lot more issues than the average computer. I have rarely had a computer game in the last 30 years that didn't work on the listed minimum requirements.
Posted on: 11/14/2009 4:55 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: Which Simulator?
Some heli friends of mine swear by ClearviewRC.
Posted on: 10/25/2009 10:54 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: free sim downloads
Anything that uses a standard PC joystick input. For example FMS (free) will work!
Posted on: 10/25/2009 10:51 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: expansion pack 6 emu
You don't really expect an answer here, do you?
Posted on: 10/22/2009 4:12 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: Which real flight versions are compatiblein multiplayer?
$79 [link=http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&P=PR&I=GPMZ4448]HERE[/link]
Posted on: 10/20/2009 4:29 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: AeroFly Professional Deluxe for Mac OS X 10.5
Its (AFPD) my favorite over Realflight G4.5 and FS-ONE. I still think FMS is way under-rated... and its free. I use FMS more than anything because I have it on every computer I have (plus ones at work...shhhhh).
Posted on: 10/16/2009 10:55 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "Ikarus AeroFly Pro and Aerofly Pro Deluxe"
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RE: Best Computer for G4.5 around $800
A 100Mbs or 1gig network card won't help on the internet. Most ISP's can't even give you 10Mbs throughput. Now if your talking LAN parties... the faster the better.
Posted on: 10/16/2009 5:00 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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RE: Realflight G5Coming Soon
LHSes and distributors almost always drop the prices on older versions when the newer versions come out. Who in their right mind will pay the same price for the older (allegedly inferior) version?
Posted on: 10/13/2009 9:27 PM by Author "dbcisco" in the forum "RC Flight Simulator Software"
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