ORBX FTX Global comparison with FSX default scenery. Is it worth buying?

[@jamiedavinci1328]

After trying out the very impressive Pacific Northwest, Iceland and Tasmania Orbx free trials I was sold on FTX Global, and it's definitely paid off. Been flying in Egypt, San Francisco, Manchester and Beijing and they all look fantastic. Maybe not entirely unique but absolutely more authentic than they are by default. I have to make myself hold off the spending but I look forward to getting Vector and OpenLC as well for the improved coastlines and varied terrain. FTX Global does do a fantastic job though in making the world more natural to fly in, and doesn't feel incomplete. If anything it's hard to believe that it can be refined even further with Vector, OpenLC and FTX England.

[@VvSoLvV]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. Very good in depth review. I have Global, Vector, HD Trees, LC NA/Alaska/Canada, NA Blue Pacific Northwest, NA Blue Southern Alaska, and all their freeware airports. I run all this along with many other addons such as the entire FreemeshX library, REX essential with OD, PrecipitFX, etc. it all works great and looks absolutely beautiful. I highly recommend.

[@flightsim481]

+Jack Riordan Thanks for the kind words. I have to admit the complete 'package' one gets when using all of the ORBX products is very impressive. The down side is simply the cost.

[@flightsim481]

Hope this is valuable folks.

[@felipeidalgo7514]

Thank you for the video, it was like I was testing it myself, now I am curious for the other addons from Orbx, Vector and Europe.

[@johnlebesis8821]

Felipe Idalgo The other add ons are beautiful. Especially if you are running Prepar3d... 2.5 is amazingly smooth on my system. You will find that FTX Global, Vector etc.. is much more nicely optimised.

[@robbwood7974]

flightsim481 yes sir, thank you.

[@PapaSierraGolf]

First time I saw someone flying 🚁 so nicely.

[@DaveGrennan]

Thanks so much for that vid. I really needed this fair and balanced view. On the basis of your vid, i think ill hold off on FTX global. Maybe when I can justify the expense of the entire ftx experience, i'll revisit. Thanks again for taking the time to make and share this.

[@flightsim481]

+Dave Grennan Glad you enjoyed it and found it useful Dave. I feel that the complete Global experience with this added to Vector and one of the Landclasses is a very good experience particularly if one tends to fly at lower altitudes, but...... To get the best out of Global (using all the components for a continent), it becomes quite expensive and for those who fly airliners at flight level nosebleed, that same money can buy quite a few very high quality airports. Thanks for the support, Rich :-)

[@Spawned-in60]

Thanks for making this video. I found it very useful and appreciate your views. I have it installed and for me, just the fact that it replaces the redundant 'tiles' in FSX is worth the price.

[@flightsim481]

+John Bullock Glad you enjoyed the video :-)

[@josef733]

Why is most payware priced at such an absurd value? I'm just surprised people spend hundreds of pounds on payware.

[@rojamb2012]

its a niche market so they can charge whatever they please for it.

[@jamiedavinci1328]

It's a niche market, which, to give a proper answer, means less people are paying to cover the time that the developers put into making the addons, so a higher price per customer is needed to draw a profit. By comparison, say, a car pack for a racing game is much cheaper, but they can push it to a far larger audience. One could also argue that a single aircraft, modelled inside and out with a fully operational cockpit of many buttons and switches, is far more complex to create as well than a handful of relatively static and uninteractive ground vehicles for your average racing title. Similarly, addons like FTX Global need to be applied and tested across the whole globe, which takes a fair amount of development time.

[@tinysquid2135]

There are great Christmas sales for ftx global on the orbx website.

[@FlightX101]

@@rojamb2012Agreed. Its niche developers making a very specific product for a unique croud of serious simmers :) Same for PMDG and their high aircraft price. Not many companies go as far as they do when it comes to detail

[@callsignstatic6872]

ummmmmm........ they can afford it and are willing to pay for others hard wotk ????

[@harleyblue999]

Just purchased the global, vector, and europe,truly wonderfull just did a dusk flight in the duke b60 from cannes in france the presentation is truly awsome well worth the expence 5 star Orbx.

[@SeamusMcNeil]

Nice video - I always wondered what the ORBYX Global was. I have ORBYX England/Scotland/Wales (If I remember correctly) but never understood where Global fitted in. Thanks for the explanation. I just found your channel and have to say that I love the long in-depth videos. Sorry to hear about your health but looks like you have the right attitude and moving on. Cheers and thanks again

[@Therfgd]

Thank you for the very good and ussefull review!

[@anessenator]

FTX Global (sans other packs) is good. Is it £50 worth of good? No, not for what is basically a terrain texture pack. Sorry, despite being a very nice improvement to the sim, it's overpriced. If they drop the price and/or bundle it with some of the other packs, it starts to make more sense.

[@ollymaddocks]

That's why you torrent it, if you don't like it you uninstall if you do you buy it!

[@andrewfreeman5109]

Wait for it to be on sale. I did and got a bargain

[@andrewfreeman5109]

Also it's 50 AUSD....

[@toothpik00]

@Andrew Freeman Do you mean at the time you posted your comment, it was on sale for AUD$50? Currently it's AUD$99.

[@andrewfreeman5109]

PIK looking at the website now in England, just for England scenary, it's 54.95 Australia dollars. I bought it for about half that when they had an Xmas sale on, 18GBP to be precise. I seem to remember the global range being 50 dollars at the time of the sale. It's good, but I wouldn't want to pay full whack. Not when most of the time I'm at 85000ft 😀

[@michaelhi6756]

Very nice video. You explained everything I was hoping to get explained. It seems like it does not really affect the FPS, so I might even buy it :) Thanks for the video!

[@flightsim481]

No problem. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@beepIL]

Thank you! purchased it based on your review, much appriciated

[@flightsim481]

beepIL Glad you found it useful.

[@skylineguy6918]

beepIL Is it any good? I'm considering buying it.

[@beepIL]

skylineguy Its amazing... if i'm being fully honest, the review was not the trigger for the purchase, after this review i went to ORBX website to purchase it and saw the pricetag... its high... so i pirated it first to see if its worth the money... but i can tell you this... after 10 minutes in the air, i closed fsx, went to their website, and ended up buying more than just FTX global, all purchased legitimately... because its honestly worth every penny and they deserve this money back for their work... i cant imagine flying FSX without orbx now, it would be shockingly bad.

[@letmelooktoo2001]

beepIL I'm going to save up for it and hope it goes on sale soon. It does have a high price tag admittedly but it's only fair for the developers.

[@gimmietheprize]

Interesting vid! It'd be good to see a video on track ir if you haven't done one already. I've been toying with the idea of getting one for better realism. Your in depth videos help a lot. Many thanks!

[@flightsim481]

Thanks for the support. I have never really got on with TrackIR sadly, so don't hold your breath I'm afraid. Glad you enjoy the videos :-)

[@boomerdiorama]

Good video. To sum up the question one only needs the ORBX FTX Region Pack to get all the features that are not specific to the separate Global add-ons if they decide to limit themselves to VFR type flying in a specific region. Then it is worth buying. ORBX FTX Global is not needed if one just buys the FTX Region like NA Pacific North West. etc. The regions are the full meal deal if you choose to fly within the regions which are fairly large for most flights which most simmers often can`t find time for. Furthermore, the FTX Region Packs are more affordable and have additional mesh, more features and detailed airports. Whereas the Global add-ons do not even if you buy all three; Global Base, Land Class and Vectors. Otherwise the Global proposition is very expensive and requires all the rest to anti up. Regions contain all three former add-ons (limited to region) plus extra features the former do not. In answer to your question--No, it`s not worth buying FTX Global for the casual pilot at standard price. You might as well buy New Gen FS Global Mesh and be done with it. Use the money you will save for a new GFX Card. Having said this, If your preferred region is not available by ORBX then you are out of luck.

[@Flightsworldwidevideos]

Great comparision!! Thanks!!

[@Jeff_The_Weatherman]

Thank you very much! You did a professional job with this video. I am currently in the planning stages ( that is, getting a new computer system) of entering the world of FSX from 10 years of using FS9 with my old system. The default FSX scenery is much better than FS9 - that alone is worth the price of admission. :-D

[@flightsim481]

Yes although fs9 is more stable than fsx. If your system is focusing on fsx, the processor is more important than a high spec graphics card. FSX appears to like Intel more than amd from what I understand.

[@Jeff_The_Weatherman]

flightsim481 Thanks for the info. Here is what I am "planning" to get: Quad-Core Intel i7-3770k 3.5 Ghz (with 3.9 Turbo), 16 GB RAM, Nvidia GF 660 2GB card. All on a ASUS P8H77-V LE Mobo. I hope it is enough for good frame rates with the FSX "Ultra Realistic" Scenery setting.

[@flightsim481]

As the add ons have become more complex, the scenery more detailed and fsx has remained 32 bit, even some high end systems cannot run at ultra settings. The forums are full of people looking for the holy grail of high fps ultra settings performance. I am no tech guru so I avoid recommending system advice because it can cost a lot of money which is not mine to spend. There is a big difference between a £30 add on and a £1000+ system. I spent a lot of time reading around before closing the components for my system. On face value the system you specify will run fsx, but I don't know what performance you may or may not achieve. Sorry if that doesn't help much.

[@Jeff_The_Weatherman]

flightsim481 Oh, it helps for sure. It confirms what I have been hearing on FSX forums. Probably in 10 years from now, people will still be seeking the holy grail for FSX max performance. However, I have heard from tech gurus in the forums that my system will run FSX default items fairly well (maybe even 60 fps in some cases), but the add-ons will slow it down some. Seems like ORBX FTX Global (from what I have understood in the last 48+ hours) is still the most affordable scenery to replace FSX default scenery - given that it covers the globe. I have been eying videos of Mega-Scenery Earth 2.0 today. Wow...it is nice, but at nearly $42 USD for each US state, that can get expensive. $270 just for my region.

[@Jeff_The_Weatherman]

JW222 I say all that about ORBX Global and MSE and then I run across Ground Environment X tonight. :-D Whatever scenery product I get, I'll let you know. Might be a while before I finally make up my mind.

[@XxRUDER4CERxX]

thanks for the review. Iv just installed global base and pretty much the whole land is all 2D for me, with only a few houses scattered around with the main buildings ect... i flew to london city airport and all the land around it was all 2D along with no trees. Do you know what the problem could possibly be? kind regards.

[@flightsim481]

+Fsx_Productions No problem. I would put a post on the FTX forums because FTX Global doesn't install into the scenery library and so can be a little bit more challenging to troubleshoot, particularly if you combine it with other add ons.

[@XxRUDER4CERxX]

Briliiant! thanks very much for the advice! Do you know by any chance on how to uninstall FTX global, as i havnt found a way to do so? Kind regards.

[@flightsim481]

That was an issue which many shouted about years ago. There is now a specific uninstall program which can be got from their forums.

[@XxRUDER4CERxX]

yes, thats correct. However i dont know if its just me but when i go onto their website, it keeps saying that it doesnt exist?

[@flightsim481]

Best thing then would be to post on their forums I think.

[@warren8907]

Great video that helped me make up my mind, thank you! +1 sub

[@herbriddle853]

Hi, I have just watched this video after reading an article about ORBX FTX Global. First of al let me congratulate you on a very informative piece of work (and your flying was not too bad either.) I could certainly see the massive difference between the default FSX scenery and this one, maybe because I knew what I was looking for! Your video certianly gives me food for thought as I have quite a few scenery and airports already installed for the UK ie, Just Flight's Real Scenery X, Horizons VFR Generation X, UK2000 Heathrow/Manchester extreme and I would be concerned in loosing those or part of those to have this instead maybe there are work-rounds? That being said, this is worldwide and I love flying low over America and Europe, this looks as though it might be amazing for that and even open up places like New Zealand and Asia for me. I believe this is much better when used in conjunction with Global Vector and their Open LC. I already have ORBX CanadianPacific NW and so if it ends up looking like that, well Wow is all I can say. Frame Rate looks good on this too. Looks like you sold it too me! - Your video seems to have a couple of glitches, ie just black (but sound OK) when starting 'Welshpool' on both occasions for about two mins and of course your Fraps frame counter was not there but it did not really detract from the message. (ps I have XPlane-10 too) So my very grateful thanks, Herb

[@flightsim481]

Herb Riddle Many, many thanks Herb. As I said in the video, this is designed that it can be used alone, but is intended to be used, as you say, with Global Vector and LC. I think the 'regions' are higher specifications than the Land Class product on its own. An important point is that area scenery can't be combined with FTX scenery, but airports can because of the scenery hierarchy. For example, I have London City X installed and it works fine. Sometimes the boundaries can be a little 'awkward' but I have seen occasional messages on the internet about blending the edges of airports into surrounding terrain.

[@richardgraham65]

The GB Scenery is extremely good - You have 3 separate downloads, South, Central and North. It makes a massive difference to the experience, it is even streets ahead of ORTHI4XP scenery and is a lot more resource friendly. The files are about 20GB each to download, so you have 60GB in all. (They cost about 35-40 AUD each)

[@theflyingpotato5601]

Is there any cheaper product wich is smillar to this?

[@basesperanca]

By the way, I've recently purchased FSX steam edition. Don't know if you have it. I'm planning on starting small and purchasing the REX soft clouds add on, to see if I feel it's worth buying it. I'd like to see a vid comparing "vanilla" fsx steam edition with/without the soft cloud add on. If you could do that, that'd be great!

[@flightsim481]

Bruno Esperança Hi, I have recently moved everything across to Steam Edition because it is more stable than my old Legacy version. In fact to make it all work properly, I actually uninstalled my old boxed FSX and everything's worked fine so far. I have REX clouds and it installed and worked fine. The best thing to do for any add on is to visit the forums for that product to find out if anyone has had a problem.

[@nikolajandersen2354]

Good video. When you say spend some more pounds and buy some London scenery in order to make it real look like London. Why not just buy the London Scenery and skip the orbx? I'm new to sim so sorry if the question is a bit weird.

[@flightsim481]

ORBX Global improves the worldwide scenery beyond that of the default FSX scenery with better use of ground and building textures and new seasonal and lighting effects. As per their website, it can't be used with other scenery add ons which update or change the area textures. So scenery such as London Extreme might not work well, bit individual add on airports should be fine (according to their website). You could just buy the London Scenery and skip the ORBX, but I don't know what would happen if you chose to try both at the same time.

[@beboshi69]

London is not a bloody nation park.

[@linobanfi9689]

Dan, what the fuck is your avatar???

[@michaelfarrell4824]

Who claimed it was? :/

[@FlyingFitMe]

hey can you tell me your pc specs? thx!

[@MartinMartinez-dw5gl]

What set of soft clouds are you using ?

[@stevetriker1255]

love the video im a learner,can you operate from a transmiter

[@musefan12345]

thanks for the review i bought the base pack based on this video what would be the next step in the rung to improve it vector or landclass or other packs is there a certain order i should buy them to optimise the overall scenery

[@flightsim481]

+Neal McCullough Hi Neal, glad you found the video useful. Vectors tidies up things such as coastlines and roads whilst landclass updates the scenery textures and aesthetics for the terrain (not the autogen I believe). So long as you have the FTX Global Base installed then I don't think it matters which of the 2 you do first.

[@musefan12345]

+flightsim481 thanks for the reply yeah i know it doesnt matter i was just wondering what your personal preference is if you have since added more ftx packs i also have ftx ireland installed which looks amazing (similar to uk) but as far as i can tell these regions are a seperate package and can be installed regardless of whether you have global installed or not

[@flightsim481]

Hi Neal, personally I'd consider the landclass to give the scenery that more appropriate regional appearance. Although I have to say, I'm actually using the regions more than the Global elements despite the fact they are more expensive.

[@musefan12345]

+flightsim481 yeah i was thinking of going landclass next too eventually id like to have all levels of global installed and a few more regions in areas i tend to spend more time being irish i already have ireland installed but ill hopefully go down the uk route in the future its an expensive hobby this simming lark lol

[@flightsim481]

Lol, isn't it just.

[@ProyectosDesolcon]

A question: If I install this pack, could I have troubles with another addon scenaries?

[@mrwambimba]

Proyectos Desolcon no you won’t

[@treasuremen]

how the hell do you get such high framerates? im getting between 15 and 30 :(

[@idontknowanygoodnames1498]

better computer

[@b00tn3t7]

@@idontknowanygoodnames1498 You've apparently never played FSX in your life if you think that's what it is.

[@idontknowanygoodnames1498]

@@b00tn3t7 that's what it is. My pc is good, i run it well.

[@b00tn3t7]

@@idontknowanygoodnames1498 No.... it isnt. The game by itself is a bugfest, i have some of the best components on the market ( as of me posting this ) and i can maybe get 45FPS on FSX. You prob tweaked your configuration which is how you get better performance.

[@ArJuna22]

Thank you. I've watched a few comparison videos between ORBX Global and FSX & P3D and the verdict is I would not pay $10US for it let alone $100. There is hardly a difference and sometimes FSX/P3D Default is slightly better. I've also seen reports that removing ORBX products is impossible. I bought a few areas from MegaSceneryEarth and I find it outstanding when flying at 1000 feet and higher, but when closer to ground it is very flat and featureless as it does not use any autogen houses and trees. However it does use non-autogen buildings, trees and other objects. This is a waste of money IMO.

[@davegreen8965]

Take a look at Welshpool Airport images - not a tree in sight!! However, useful vid, thanks.

[@CaptainNav]

Thank you for the informative video.... The one thing that bothers me is the trees near the airport in both FSX and ORBX (even more so in ORBX actually)... When taking off runway 04, you are facing a wall of trees!I am still myself unsure about the whole ORBX thing....

[@flightsim481]

+Captain Nav Lol, yes I have encountered that problem with many autogen sceneries. Best use a STOL aircraft :-)

[@SirSavesALot1977]

Has the Global product inproved since 2014? I still haven't bought it yet...

[@SirSavesALot1977]

improved*, sry

[@SirSavesALot1977]

Oh dear, scratch that.. 20 mins into your video and now I just have to buy it. Damnit. :D

[@flightsim481]

+Sir SavesALot FTX Global has been gradually updated, primarily because of the developments in P3D and it's different file structures in version 2.5 onwards. I'm not sure if that actually includes any changes to how the scenery appears. What I would say is that if you only intend to fly in one region (For example Socal) or several adjoining regions then it may be better (but possibly more expensive) to look at the region sceneries which don't need the Global Scenery elements. What I would also suggest is that to get the BEST effects with FTX Global, it needs the Base pack, Vectors and Open Land Class for the preferred region to all be installed.

[@SirSavesALot1977]

Oh OK, thanks for the info. :) I got the Global last night and I will get the Vectors later on. I got the Trees HD just after, because I didn't like the trees in the base package. I got lots of black trees then and after I had reinstalled both Global and the trees the problem was still there. I had to turn off DX10 to get rid of those missing textures, which was a shame.. I'd like to use DX10; have you heard of that problem before? Sorry for all the questions. :) Yeah, there are some nice FTX airports in California, especially that "2m" one.

[@flightsim481]

There is a DX10 fixer product in the market place somewhere although I have never used it myself so can't comment. I just stuck with DX9 for FSX.

[@viperex4762]

Is this with FTX Trees HD?

[@TheSchafsviech]

Where did you start after London City? at Min18:00?

[@anthonynunzir7078]

Holy shit, you sound just like Squirrel (Paul)

[@eddiesalter6925]

OMG HE DOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Georgethenorthseatiger]

Actually flew out of welshpool yesterday :) Orbx wales does a very realistic model of the airport defiantly would recommend orbx wales and England.

[@flightsim481]

Cool. They are on my shopping list :-)

[@lastcall170]

I installed global and tried a landing at KJFK (Kennedy INT) and the elevation crashed my 767. evidently its not compatible with all airports including my favorite ones.

[@flightsim481]

That seems a bit strange with such a prominent airport. I would suggest either posting on the ORBX/FTX forums or contacting their support team.

[@lastcall170]

flightsim481 yes, indeed it is. I just use default now.

[@thelastpilot4582]

When I fly FSX over Blackpool the tower & the two piers have disappeared. If I load ORBX they all appear but where has Blackpool gone? The tower is now standing in open fields no buildings really.

[@flightsim481]

+William loan It sounds like something to do with the scenery layers and textures. Best thing would be to ask in the ORBX forums.

[@tungstenkid2271]

Hi, are OrbX and FTX two separate programs?

[@flightsim481]

No, ORBX are the producers I think and FTX is the brand name for their scenery.

[@tungstenkid2271]

flightsim481 - thanks, it's just that there's a discussion about which is best, OrbX and FTX at Flightsim.com here- www.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?288432-ORBX-not-as-good-as-i-expected

[@tungstenkid2271]

flightsim481 - correction, i meant to say the discussion is between OrbX and GenX Photoreal. (I'm ScatterbrainKid by the way)

[@flightsim481]

Ah right, yes they are different, although I have never used GenX so I don't know much about it. Sorry.

[@BenderPY]

Hey, i'm doubtful about purchasing this since I have installed (paid) a complete texture of my local aiport and I'm afraid if they cannot work together

[@zkoqmosii]

+BenderPY From my experience, it does a really good job with other airport sceneries.

[@BenderPY]

+NovaCode thanks mate, I was kinda worried because I spent some money on the real scenery of my local airport and wouldn't like to lose it when "upgrading" my fsx to something better!

[@JackM101]

I have Base and vector and my sims colours don’t looks as vibrant and saturated as this . Do you use Rex texture direct to make it look like that but I have obix and it doesn’t quite looks as colourful as that

[@PapaSierraGolf]

Just a question. Since FTX is so high on GB, can I install it on to a separate HDD, and not the ssd on which my fsx/prepared is installed?

[@hazard_2444]

Yeah sure!

[@TheSame04]

Should I use the rex4 and active sky together or just the ftx ?

[@flightsim481]

+TheSame04 FTX Global Base is just the mesh or framework upon which other scenery is built/placed and doesn't change the installed textures. Rex4 is just a set of replacement textures where you can choose the appearance of tarmac, runways, grass etc but it doesn't change the shape or layout of the scenery. Active Sky is a weather engine and has no textures. So all 3 are different tools doing different jobs. Personally, if I couldn't afford all 3, I would have Rex4 and Active Sky Next. I would have a look through the forums to see what compatibility problems or performance impact others get on their systems with these add ons though.

[@TheAviationLovers]

Great!

[@Lumin8Gaming]

As someone who only really uses passenger jets, I think I'd rather spend my money on airport scenery. Thank you for the helpful video though, it helped me make my mind up.

[@flightsim481]

BurgessGaming Glad the video really helped. I have to say, if one spends most of one's time over 10,000' then the money is probably better spent getting a couple of really good airport add ons.

[@Lumin8Gaming]

flightsim481 In the last two days I've bought a handful of UK2000 airport addons with the money that would have been wasted on this pack. Thanks again!

[@markduncan-brown4717]

good job done thanks mate

[@johnsonproductions8712]

how do u gt such great fps

[@flightsim481]

Geminijets DAL Hi, I built my own PC specially for FSX. I made a video on it here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6HFYqarqtyYpqs

[@andrewnorman905]

Is ftx any good

[@OracleTV-rk7gc]

Do You Think This Will Run FTX global And The NGX Okay? I get 10-50FPS On the Ground At EGLL UK2000 Free In Aerosoft Airbus.

[@nicolasvillavicencio1835]

for me it lags a lot. Any tips?

[@flightsim481]

+Kasmin1 GD If you are using FSX, try to reduce the load on the CPU and look use the advice on this web page kostasfsworld.wordpress.com/fsx-software-and-hardware-guide/

[@nicolasvillavicencio1835]

nvm fsx automaticly did set target fps to 15 lel I did put it at 60 now, it runs smoothly

[@AnZeloVanZeLXtreme]

Hi all.. i would like to ask about addons like ftx global , rex texure ect... if i ll get them by download , and then i ll change my pc because the old one "dies" ... whats happening with my addons? i have to backup them ? if i download them will i have them in files or they will instal instant to my logistic of fsx and if my pc dies i lose them ? can any1 help me pls ?!

[@billguo5266]

Great Video!

[@flightsim481]

Thanks :-)

[@dutchvanhelsing6671]

CAN YOU HELP PLEASE. I have a desk top ZooStorm 7010 , I will give you these specs and hope I make sense. i3-4130CPU@3.40 GHz. RAM is 8GB, Nvidia GTX 650 with 1GB , or 2 GB..not sure. I have just bought Microsoft FSX flight sim..I want to make it look realistic scenery wise. I am a novice and need help as I have never installed anything like this before...Where should I start ? HELP PLEASE. Many Thanks

[@Kushothe]

PC Specs?

[@flightsim481]

+Kushothe In the description.

[@michaelfarrell4824]

Awesome.... if you don't need things like food or to pay rent......

[@Vigulfr]

The thin terminal extension that the UK2000 airport has is accurate, check out the airport on Google Maps satellite view!

[@flightsim481]

Thanks Mega :-) I wonder if it qualifies for 'thinnest' airport in the world.

[@paulellisuk]

Aerosoft vr london knocks that out of the water and know london well

[@НовиСадСрбија]

I get it for free ! You should too why you buy??

[@cavos6706]

Good vid👍

[@thatguywithmusic1511]

Hell yeah It's worth it

[@fsx-toys376]

Great vid;0) I wonder if anyone can help.... I'm running an i5 4690k (not clocked) and an msi gtx 970 4gb. The difference between this my old PC is incredible, and I've got the fps set to 50. Default FSX, with no ads ons. The one thing that is really annoying is even with a decent system the distant buildings/ trees ect pop up out of nowhere, and doesn't come into view very smoothly. I'm going to purchase Ftc global, and just wondered if this will sort out the problem, or if anyone can advise on what settings to use (even with everything pretty much maxed out, it still happens... Grrrrr)

[@AlexTrain5249]

I don’t know why mine isn’t working at all! That’s $100 down the drain.

[@alexanderfox6312]

Does anyone have a black screen sometimes?

[@robeyprice320]

+Alexander Fox Yes during his transitions to the rural airport.

[@mrdangerous667]

i have to say i too couldnt really tell a difference. id want more for 55 quid certainly. ive got uk2000 gatwick and heathrow extreme and they look so much better than the london city. london city didnt look that much different whereas their egkk and egll make huge differences.

[@FlugSim]

I like your name :D

[@muratyagmur3657]

ORBX FTX GLOBAL for FSX My Thoughts and Opinion...what does that mean?...your thoughts are already your opinion...there's no difference between them...

[@GaryRPerlich]

6:45 totally black; a few seconds later, narrator says frame rate is better... lol

[@flightsim481]

[@daveyfromdownsouth7889]

Your better than me in a heli

[@MuratAyata]

You are right it is not worthted look LPMA or PAKT OR hawaii almost everything mess they did not realy calculate airport elevation or other add on conflict

[@DJ_Sasuke]

Am I trippin? His voice sounds like Nick Mason from Pink Floyd.

[@basesperanca]

Aircraft being sold for as little as 15 pounds? There's plenty of aircraft being given away for free!!!

[@jorge_781]

If they charge U$5,00 instead of US$50,00 I would consider to buy.

[@adsmith122]

agreed ... with the holidays coming up they will have sales (Halloween/black friday/internet monday/christmas)

[@hboss9436]

On sale now orbxdirect.com/

[@flightsim481]

Dutch Van Hesling, I can't reply to you directly, but Your request is far more than I could manage with my knowledge. The best thing to do would be to read and work your way through this web page: kostasfsworld.wordpress.com/fsx-software-and-hardware-guide/

[@kmlvox1935]

Your video is poor, it's bad publicity for Orbx because it really doesn't show the strength of FTX Global, especially when you upgrade it with OpenLC, Open Vector and mesh and that's the reason why we have a fool below saying "looks the same to me LOL" Look at this video, it is way more accurate than yours and it shows exactly how default FTX compares to FTX Global or to FTX Global with upgrades: OrbX FTX Global Base+OpenLC+Vector+Mesh (P3D)

[@flightsim481]

Kmlvox My understanding is that the ORBX products were designed from the outset to be layered, and yes when added to Open LC, Open Vector and mesh the results are absolutely stunning. However, you cannot use Open Vector without the base package and therefore the potential cost implications come into play. The video is simply me demonstrating on my system, the results I had with that particular add on. I do state in the video that they were more impressive for me in the rural areas that I fly in and not so impressive in the built up areas (although still an improvement over standard). I can only assume that the level of impact that FTX global has depends on the area you fly in but then I want to fly in the areas that mean something to me, not just in the areas where a product may have the greatest effect. My longer term intention is to layer up the ORBX products and I will no doubt see a hugely different experience at the end, but my current feeling is that the FTX Global base is exactly that, a base for the other elements to work upon. I'll let you know how I get on. BTW, because of the video links in your comments, KZbin flagged them as spam. I have just returned from a holiday hence the delay in correcting their status to enable them to show and answering them. Thanks

[@nosnitsab]

Kmlvox Are those other add-ons free? If not, then basically what you're saying - and please correct me if I'm wrong - is that you need to spend an additional $100+ before you'll see the strength of a product you already spent $100 on?

[@richardtoshney2726]

Brian Stinson Closer to $200 I think.

[@herbriddle853]

Yes, this link is also very useful and demonstrates perhaps better the other FTX Global packages too. However 'flightsim481' video here demonstrates the UK area better for me and has a real personal touch too.The quality of both serve to demonstrate their points on my 1080HD settings admirably. Worth the money ? - depends on how much you got to spend I imagine! 'Horses-for-courses!' Cheers, Herb

[@jarisipilainen3875]

open google earth let sim controll it. cant get more photorealistic. becouse its photos

[@Fraiyia]

Simulators are really only good to teach instruments and IMC . The flight model is awful, wind, gust , weather . All of that is intense in real life. I suppose if you get a POH , you could learn to fly single engine AC but I doubt sim pilots could start the Cessnas I fly , let alone take off and land.

[@jibeneyto91]

+Veronicca Lakewood You'd be surprised what a sim pilot could do with a real Cessna. And I'm talking from my own experience ;)

[@Fraiyia]

+jibeneyto well I took a few sim pilots up and they were stupid , couldn't even start up , taxi or do coms , I had one guy who was praying to Jesus when I had em do a power off stall . So what ev man ...

[@jibeneyto91]

I forgot to be more precise: I meant "serious sim pilot". Because virtually EVERYBODY has at some point in their life fired up MFS and crashed a 747 into a building for fun. Regarding better flight dynamics, you could try DCS World. Google it, download it (it's free) and see what your thoughts are on its flight model! :)

[@Fraiyia]

+jibeneyto I have flown with a few of those " serious " pilots and had em puken in 5 minutes ...they couldn't handle basic flight manuevers and had scary landings . Try a quartering X wind and crab decrab with 25 knots 15 degrees to the left of the field ...

[@Spawned-in60]

+Veronicca Lakewood I happen to be a private pilot, single engine land rated, and not enough free time to fly the real deal. I use Simulators to keep sharp on instrument scan, navigation, ATC phraseology (with online ATC), and using ForeFlight. You're right, real world flying is a heckuva lot different, but take the time to realize that PC simulators DO offer ways to help maintain skills in key areas while on the ground. take care.

[@huubrum]

This is sooo bad !!!

[@sadbucket]

your eyes cant detect a diffrance in fps unless it's below 18 fps!! our eyes see the world at an average of 18 fps!!!! Thats the max we can process >.

[@rafale89140]

+chip5620 no

[@sadbucket]

+Rafal0id if ur saying no because u notice a difference at 18 fps, 1 that was an average for us humans so u could be able to just process more, or 2 you know u set it lower so ur brain is being tricked into thinking there a difference. have a bunny: \)_\) ( ' ;')/ /(")(")

[@rafale89140]

+chip5620 thanks for your bunny. Anyway, a simple Google search proves that you are wrong, and we do not see at 18 frame a second. As a famer myself, I know it, running a game at 30 is not the same as 144. 18fps makes me puke.

[@sadbucket]

+Rafal0id meh, guess my science teacher was wrong xP all I know is that I can live with 20 fps probably cause i have a shitty pc and am used to it.

[@rafale89140]

+chip5620 I don't think he was wrong, maybe you just misunderstood him. if you always played with "bad" fps, I think it's just that you are just used to it. I have a friend in that case. sorry if I sounded bitter in that first "No." I was tired a that moment, couldn't be arsed to pull a good answer.