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I was following the map and ATC. My first time observing - don't have a sim yet. It was confusing, but hey I got exposed. I'm thinking having seen all hell break loose I had a valuable first exposure learning experience.

I have two HP Pavillion dv5 laptops with AMD Turin II P540 dual core 2.4Ghz processors, 4GB RAM, 64 bit, 447GB HD. The graphics card is not listed on the page where I read the above. I'll look in my garage. I might have an old case for a desk top. Don't have a budget yet. Still shopping to get an id...

WmBurns, I'm not a tech guy, so I really appreciate the heads up. Heck, I don't even know how to get a Nvidia graphics card. I looked at computers at Costco and Sam's Club today. The Sam's Club Tech Experts phone line didn't have a clue. Guess, I should go to a local computer store who builds comput...

Good stuff, just what I needed, thanks guys. I'll get Saitek, yoke, throttle, pedals and XPlane X; putting the rest of my money into a computer. Business needs a new computer anyway. Going flying with my photographer friend again this Saturday. I expect to be at the controls for about an hour and a ...

I am thinking of getting a Saitek gear and XPlane 10 •Saitek Pro Flight Yoke and Throttle Quadrant System •Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals •Saitek Pro Flight Switch Panel •Saitek Pro Flight Radio Panel •Saitek Pro Flight Multi Panel MyPilotStore.com says I probably should start without the Switch pa...

So much to learn!

Passed the knowledge exam this morning. Now to get my arms around how I am going to learn how to fly. I'll check out the resources shared here in this thread. Thank you all. My computer is three years old and wasn't all that awesome when I got it. Sophisticated graphics has never been a priority. Ha...

Thanks so much for these comments! It appears my original question was move naïve than I suspected. I'll spend time with these resources after I take my PP knowledge exam on Wednesday morning. I have to admit that I spent more time reviewing them today than I had intended. I very much doubt that am ...

Thank you, Matt.

Are their others here who feel strongly about MS FS or have other suggestions for yoke, pedals and other hardware?

Thanks

I was taking my lessons is a C-150/150, but also have access to a 150 with the standard engine and a 172.

My dream is to have a fully refurbished Mooney M20J or a Lancair, but will probably never own my own plane. A club or partnership in a 172 is more likely.