I tried X plane and yes the terrain was definatley getting there but all in all I thought it reallly SUCKED. The ATC sounded like a computer and the airplanes were CFS stall machines as far as im concerned and the user interface was crap to. Theres my 2 cents on X plane

Well they use accurate physic. ( but ya the interface is mac like.) i did a test on a cessna you put some flap you give some power and at a certain speed the airflow it self will lift the plane. ( IE you have to force it to stay on the ground).
on FS9 you can drive off the strip without it lifting. onless you touch your stick just a bit it wont lift.
on x-plane. exacly the same as on a real cessna.
why do you think that when you get your introduction course on a cessna, they always let you make the take off. because it will take off anyway. might as well give you the impretion that your doing something good. hehehe
anyway this i would like to see fix on fs9. as for the rest i would'nt want to leave you guys for other xyz forum. they just need to bring it up just a noch. fs10 could be so much more than a game.
with all the map and plane and hello and name it build for fs9. it as to keep on going and it as to improve. I have used the first fs on a c64 and i am still at it.