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Hi: I have perhaps a unique way of enjoying my flight simulation...I like to fly around airports; Not between airports, but around them, doing touch and go's, approaches, etc...I would appreciate anyone's opinions on which simulator, X-Plane or P3d has the best, most realistic scenery airport addons, both payware and player made...I plan to upgrade to one or the other simulators soon, and want to make the buy that would be most enjoyable for me...Again; not interested in add-on textures, mesh and so on...Just airports! Thanks for the advice...

Steve in Kansas

LTCSZ wrote:Hi: I have perhaps a unique way of enjoying my flight simulation...I like to fly around airports; Not between airports, but around them, doing touch and go's, approaches, etc...I would appreciate anyone's opinions on which simulator, X-Plane or P3d has the best, most realistic scenery airport addons, both payware and player made...I plan to upgrade to one or the other simulators soon, and want to make the buy that would be most enjoyable for me...Again; not interested in add-on textures, mesh and so on...Just airports! Thanks for the advice...

Steve in Kansas

Hi Steve. Both have great airports and airport addons that are very realistic . You could look them up in YOUTUBE videos and see which you like best. I really suggest that you download and fly the XPane 11 free Demo first. Its very "different" and its good to learn it somewhat before you spend any money. I often fly around airports and their environments as you do and its one of the many joys of flight-simming. Good luck with your choice.

From your explanation I deduce that you have a Flight simulator, Which one are you using?

I am currently using FS2004

If you are with FS2004, then the jump to Prepar3D will be easy for you. There is an important commonality between the interfaces of both simulators.

In terms of quality the addon airports are similar between X-plane and Prepar3D, in terms of quantity i think you will find more airports for Prepar3D (most coming from FSX).

I have been thinking in flight around airports and surrounding areas.

Please! only pictures of default sceneries this is not NOT a P3DV4 VS X-Plane, I have and enjoy both.

Niagara Falls

P3D

X-plane (no falls)


Addons for Niagara:
P3D: There is a payware one. Airports freeware.
X-Plane: KBUF and KIAG free (not tested by me)

ROME

P3D

X-plane (no landmarks)


Addons for Rome:
P3D:City, payware. Airports Freeware.
X-plane: Free airports but nothing found for the city.

Can't actually see the difference in the P3d4 default Rome and your P3D shot which you say contains payware?




Out of interest here is GE image

Oh! Sorry!

The shots are with default scenery, as said at the beginning of the post.

My fault. I didn't explain well that the references to addons were only as available addons additional information.

Instead "Addons for Rome or Niagara" I should have writen "AVAILABLE addons for...