Flight Simulator Fans

[Txmason]

Howdy Brothers!

As the title suggests, I am interested in hearing from fellow flight simulator pilots. I will be getting an imac soon and would like to know, can I fly x-plane on an imac online?

I have flown before using Microsoft flight simulator, and flew online via vatsim.com, and flew for a few virtual airlines. I would like to get back into the game of flying online and would love some help, suggestions etc.

Best,
Jerry

 

[Brennan]

X-plane will work on current macs.


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[Txmason]

Bro. Brennan,

What do I need to make x plane work on the Mac? More ram?


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[Brennan]

You have to have an intel Mac (any Mac made since August 2006) and OS X version 10.5 or later. You can also download a free demo from the x-plane website to make absolutely sure it will work.


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[Txmason]

Do you have a recommendation of a yoke throttle combination?


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[Txmason]

Will x-plane work on a MacBook Pro or am I better off getting an iMac 27inch? As I am getting into real estate.


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[Brennan]

Desktops usually run games better so I'd go for the iMac. I play games on my MacBook Pro fine, it just tends to get hot after playing for a bit.


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[Txmason]

Which iMac should I get and what should get put on it?


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[Txmason]

I have decided I need a MacBook Pro to start out with. Because i will need it to get started in real estate. Will x-plane run on a MacBook Pro? What should I have put on the MBP in terms of memory etc?

I plan on buying an iMac and iPad shortly after I make some money.


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[Brennan]

Whenever you get the disk or download the game just make sure it is the OSX version (I made that mistake when I first got mine, just wasn't paying attention) and et at least 4gbs of RAM.


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[Txmason]

OSX what is that?


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[Brennan]

OSX is the operating system macs run on. Games that are designed for windows won't run on OSX. PlaneX does have an OSX version.


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[Txmason]

Oh okay!


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[Txmason]

Are you a student pilot as well?


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[Brennan]

No. But I've been playing flight simulators since I was young. Haven't plate one in a while though.


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[Txmason]

Oh ok


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