Flight Simulator has became a mess thru the years hasn't it Flying Trucker,,,,,,,,,
All these Add On's that Supposedly should work & coincide with FSX and supposedly should work seamlessly,,,,,, which often interfere with some other Gauge or Aircraft, and lord knows which one that would be.
Then again who knows who Developed that Gauge or whats in it really how it really works, all we see is a File and we put it where were told to supposedly it and hope for the best,, then 6 months down the road or even a year ya go to download this one add on,,,, as simple as it looks and may be and all havoc wreaks on your sim.
I have all my scenery files highly organized,,, but, there are other files associated with them, such as effects and other files that who knows who wrote the program or what coding they used, and if it'll interfere with other files
then theres all those other programs,, Active Sky, Rex Essentials, and the list goes on, and everybody trying to JAM all those programs into Flight Simulator to get that Real as it gets, philosophy , only to end up on Forum Boards repeatedly seeking answers to Fixes,,,,,
Its got to the point from what I've seen on Forum Baords everywhere, not just this site, but ALL of them, that we Flight Simmers often spend more copious amounts time trying to Fix & resolve issues with Flight Simulator, than we do actually Flying in Flight Simulator
Which to me, just takes the TRUE Enjoyment out of it and ruins the whole experience, and kinda Kills the Hobby, just leaves a bitter taste in your mouth, after having to go thru it several times, and spending hours upon hours,, in my case once an entire week of fixing my FSX Simulator and putting everything back the way it was and then re-tweaking all my custom painted files, that I painted, from Aircraft to Hangers,,,,
and with Mickeysoft and their new disastrous Windows 10 and their supposed updates,, rendering some Hardware useless, like Saitek Rudder peddles and Digital Flight Yokes , throttle quadrants,,, amongst other things it makes ya wonder if this Flight Sim Hobby is worth all the frustration & effort, time & hassle and MONEY
???????
I may be on my last Venue Hop myself, as I do have a fairly Amped up Desk Top Computer loaded with Ram, and a Video Graphics card of 2GB, and a fairly fast Quadcore processor and a fast 1TB Hard drive , and 5 cooling Fans,,,, with some of the problems I've encountered the last 2 years as well as what the Developers are turning out nowdays as far as Super High Quality Graphics, compared to just 5 years ago,,, lotta of these newer High Quality Aircraft with their super Big 4096 Textures and ALL those fancy Hi'Res Avionics in the cockpit along with Hi' Res Scenery ground & sky Textures, and super detailed interiors & fuselages Rivets and all,,, I'm finding my Computer sometimes struggles just trying to Consume it all ,,,,,
When this Computer that I have now goes,,, I'm Done with it all,,, there will be NO MORE, as I'm seriously considering moving on to another "less frustrating", "less time consuming" hobby that'd be more beneficial and enjoyable and a hell of a lot less headaches ~ !!!!
This is getting to be an Expensive Hobby as well,, way , way past what I originally intended , when I got into this back in 2002.
4 Custom Built computers later and at least 5 to 7,000 dollars on Computers, Devices, Hardware, X-tra Flat Screens , ( which I now have 2 - 24" flat screens and 2 - 32" Flat Screens hooked to my Flight Sim only Computer,),, and all the add on aircraft & scenery and TRACK IR5 , the Saitek Digital Flight Yoke, Rudder Peddles and Throttle Quadrant,,,,
and now I'm seeing it all slowly becoming eventually useless in a matter of time as I doubt that Drivers for many of these older devices will most likely NOT be updated thru the years.
Some Aircraft I have now, both Payware & Freeware are getting quite outdated, most I have obtained since 2011,, that's 5 years ago, when they were 1st released, and with Mickeysoft keep pushing out newer operating programs that are probably NOT going to be compatible with a lotta of software 7 hardware, to properly operate those graphics and what nots, many of those planes and scenery may become totally unusable, such as GAUGES & Avionics ,, they'll just be blank screens or just lock up the Simulator entirely upon start up, or Flash ERROR Screens, that your whatevers are NOT compatible with this operating software,,,,
So much for my Carenado Pipers and Just Flights Constellations, & Captain Sims 707's & 727's
and my FREEWARE Cessna Citations from alrot and all the other good quality aircraft I've downloaded since 2011.
Eventually its all going to become moldy bread shortly I see it coming, sooner than I'd like probably !!
I as well as others are already seeing it in the many Forums across the Flight Simulator community, its almost got to the point, that to actually enjoy all this Flight Simulator Hobby Stuff, you've really really got to know what your doing,, or, it'll end up a complete mess & disaster and total agonizing frustration and send blood pressures soaring !!!!!
Really
this Hobby has tuened into that thru the years,,,,,,,,,,,,???
Originally this was supposed to be a Fun, Exciting relaxing , "Learning" type enjoyable Sim Hobby, amazing how far it has strayed from all that thru the years.
All the time spent TINKERING & FIXING your simulator, and Diagnosing problems, after or before spending even more hours on many Forum boards seeking answers , only to really find none that actually worked for your situation most of the time.
Have you looked out your Windows lately
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Can you see out the Windows thru the 6 foot to 7 foot tall grass & weeds that grew up while simmers spent hours, days, weeks trying to Fix their simulator or figure out how to make that NEW Hardware work properly,,,,, LOOK OUTSIDE your yard is a Jungle, theres Lions & Tigers out there now,, and Alligators lurking in those weeds,,,
The roof needs replaced, the windows are rotting out and the paint is peeling and the OIL in the car hasn't been changed in 3 years.
Dishes are piled knee deep in the kitchens, Cob webs are growing on every ceiling thru out the house, for the last 3 years, while Flight Simmers spend copious amounts of time trying to fix their problems with their simulators so they can Fly to who knows where,,,,,, and damn if it didn't just LOCK UP Again and the process starts all over
Seriously this has went from being an enjoyable fun educational experience hobby to almost a Damn Nightmare of daunting proportions !!!
Ohhh and you wanna learn how to paint Aircraft and Design Orbx & FTX like Scenery
?
Well get ready to be married to your computer or computers day & night for life,,,, Don't forget to Mow the grass before the city sends you a fine huh ~ !!!!!
Seriously its easier to Fly a REAL Plane than keep up with all this Flight simulator stuff and all the constant fixes as I well know .
some of you know that my Father flew for 53 years before his death, had his own personnel plane and he got more enjoyment out of it with less hassles, than I do with all this flight simulator stuff, he used to just shake his head at me, and say, it'd be easier to just learn to Fly Real Airplanes and a lot less hassle & frustration !!
I seriously see a NEW Hobby soon in my future something more enjoyable & relaxing and less frustration !!
I dunno' but I'm thinking along this route !!!
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...and this is Gospel according to the Old Girl and ALL Family Members that I am not a Computer person... 
...WELL... let me tell you having flown for More than Half a Century...nearly Three Log Books Full...I Do Know how to use an Auto Pilot or a GPS... 
