Honestly Sean I love fs9 and Im gonna miss many aspects...but Im hopeful those features are gonna make its way into XP....Im done with Windows, long story, and Im not looking back...
As far as flying is concerned Im very impressed with XP, and I have been enjoying flight much more...of course its a case of apples and oranges...and I understand that....

I dont think I'm selling myself short in the screen shot area, the sim is new to me and I have much to learn...you will see

well if you want to look....
Yeah the Evenblade is an older AC before windows could be made transparent...so the designer had to be more creative and I think it came out great..You posted a shot with pixelated trees in the JC contest(Im gonna look for a pixelated tree today when I take a walk around the neighborhood.....

) FSX doesn't support cloud shadows or bird strikes...you might say I dont care about that...well, I do

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XP doesn't have as much support in the 3rd party AC/scenery development as MSFS, but there are a few payware and freeware AC out there that are quite impressive....Im hopeful more designers come aboard...
My cons with the sim are lack of AI, a Flight planner, improved GUI and weather engine....
Just my 2 cents
P.S. Not trying to antagonize at....
