Simviation Forums

Make sure you consider:

a) aircraft variety
b) aircraft visual quality
c) aircraft technical quality (flying brick?)
d) special fx (animated parts)

i think its obvious.....

Nobrainer!

SimV.


And that's not a shameless plug, either!

The only place I've ever downloaded
from is Simviation, should I even vote?

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I almost always use Simviation. I've tried AVSIM a few times when they have something I particularly want and Simviation doesn't have it. Problem with AVSIM is that they allow only two data streams for my download manager so large downloads take a long time. I get four good streams at Simviation which makes it much quicker.

Simviation seems to have a wider variety of different planes and other add ons although the search engine stinks (sorry SimV but it does) when looking for something specific. Stupid thing gives me a thousand answers for every search and some pages don't have the target term anywhere. I usually resort to just looking manually (and usually end up finding six other things).

I like Avsim mainly because its updated more often. SimV has a lot of nice stuff, but not many new things arrive on a daily basis. Of course SimV is never down, I seem to be getting a lot of can't find server messages when I try to download from Avsim lately.
The only freeware site for FS I don't use often is Flightsim.com because of their dumb membership system.

I'll look all over in the "what's new"section of a number of sites. My preference for dls and search are FSfreeware(there seems to be a shift in attitude there),AVSIM and SIMV(search is not what it could be)

When it comes to forums SIMV RULES

Simviation is obviously my first choice, but I often find AVSIM and Flightsim, (after getting past "All Nodes, etc.."), are very useful for locating particular items which I can't find in SimV... ...!
I think the main sites do their best to keep their users happy...
...which is good... ...!

Cheers...
Paul.
(England).

I have CD's full of zips from here, there, and everywhere......Mainly Simv, but the last 2-3 % that I have, have usually been referred to from here, so for me, there is no question of who does it best for me....

SimV

Simviation has been and always will be my first choice.  Other sites are ok, but this has been my home since 1999 for aircraft downloads.  I occasionally will use Avsim.com or Flightsim.com, but only if I can't find what I want here first.  Avsim is not accesible enough to the amatuer, or someone who doesn't want to get into virtual airlines.  Flightsim is the same, and I go there, but I still have a bad taste in my mouth from the whole Papa Tango business a few years back.  Plus the fact that unless you buy a membership you have to deal with that 'all nodes busy' crap.  Some of the reasons I like SimV most are below...

1.  Easily browsable:

    Planes are sectioned into categories, with a thumbnail right beside the description.  I don't have to search, I can just browse through a section

2.  Light Atmosphere:

   People here are much more accesible than at other sites and seem much more willing to answer questions.  There are no cliques, and no attitude of 'Well I'm too good for that'

3.  Easy to Navigate

    Everything is right on the front page and easy to reach.

4.  Stays current

    Every day I can check for new files and almost every day I can find them

5.  No Politics!

    Over the few years, Pete has managed to keep his skirts clean and not offend anyone.  Again, even during the whole Papa Tango affair (which was a very dark time for flight simmers), Pete managed to stay above the fray.

6.  You don't have to be a member

   Even if you don't want to sign up, you can still access the site and even post here.  That is a sign of class to me, that the site is not worried about membership (like Flightsim.com) to the point of exclusion.  I have nothing against joining and if it became available I would.  But it's nice not to be told you have to.

I must say also, this is the most under-rated flightsimsite on the web.  As big as it is, I have always felt like I was in on a great secret.

One final word; the quality of aircraft is not necessarily indicative of the site.   True, SimV has great planes, but I don't think Pete's job is judging airplanes.  That is for us to do.  Pete position (imho) is more of a moderator, or a distributor and not a judge.  He does a great job at it too...

I pick up something new here almost every day and even if I can't find what I want, someone here will always point me to where I can find it. This is the only forum I use and I consider many people here as friends. All the moderators do a fantastic job and Pete runs a fantastic site.

Err SimV. And if anyone says otherwise I'll come around their house and cover it in marmelade!
When I'm really desperate I will try no-nodes.com or AVSIM (I think I've downloaded from them twice in the last year or so...)
SimV is always up, and you don't have all these annoying problems trying to get a download, you just click and go. Make a cuppa, and then its time to hit the wild blue yonder.
'Nuff Said!

Ozzy

Kdryan, what are you talking about when you mentioned 'papa tango' incident?

That was something that happened a long time ago and is over with.  Basically some jerk (it was NOT anyone at Flightsim.com)decided he had the copyrights to American Airlines planes and wanted to charge everyone making freeware versions with AA livery.  A lot of toes got stepped on, a lot of hard feelings went around, and a lot of things got said that shouldn't have.  I'll leave it at that because I don't want to stir up a hornets nest.  The issue is dead and best left that way.

ok, I remember that incident, just never remember it being called that.

wasn't it that adriane guy who made a payware 737?