Arthur Melton Posted January 23, 2020 at 10:18 PM Posted January 23, 2020 at 10:18 PM Has a survey ever been done recently for which Flight Simulators are being used by all member pilots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Fuchs Posted January 23, 2020 at 11:35 PM Posted January 23, 2020 at 11:35 PM What for? Staff know is logging in with what client and what FS. Cheers, Andreas Member of VATSIM GermanyMy real flying on InstagramMy Twitch streams of VATSIM flights and ATC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Melton Posted January 24, 2020 at 03:16 AM Author Posted January 24, 2020 at 03:16 AM Are you being evasive Andreas?? maybe there should be a vote of all members to see if FS9 is wanted or not. The new vatsim thingy appears to have a lot of snags in using it ,going by the comments on the forum..art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Coughlan Posted January 24, 2020 at 06:38 AM Posted January 24, 2020 at 06:38 AM Has a survey ever been done recently for which Flight Simulators are being used by all member pilots. Andreas is right, no survey needs to be done, the system logs who connects in with what simulator/client. Are you being evasive Andreas?? maybe there should be a vote of all members to see if FS9 is wanted or not. The new vatsim thingy appears to have a lot of snags in using it ,going by the comments on the forum..art VATSIM did get over 1300 connections at one point last weekend I believe and not a single FSINN user was needed for that, so.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Melton Posted January 24, 2020 at 08:11 AM Author Posted January 24, 2020 at 08:11 AM So what are you saying Johnny ,nobody with FS9 was flying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Harrison Posted January 24, 2020 at 08:59 AM Posted January 24, 2020 at 08:59 AM This is very interesting, as I have previously asked and been told there is no record of what people are connecting with. IF it is indeed being recorded, is there a reason why it can’t be shared with members? Sean C1/O P3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Ogden Posted January 24, 2020 at 09:49 AM Posted January 24, 2020 at 09:49 AM (edited) Whilst it was indeed a small survey (only 50-60 participants), I managed to collect some basic data for this statistic earlier last year. I hope this may be of some use/help. [image removed] Edited October 24, 2021 at 05:35 AM by Andrew Ogden Andrew Ogden Gander Oceanic OCA Chief Vancouver FIR Senior Instructor Visit us: https://ganderoceanic.ca Contact: [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Fuchs Posted January 24, 2020 at 10:12 AM Posted January 24, 2020 at 10:12 AM Are you being evasive Andreas?? maybe there should be a vote of all members to see if FS9 is wanted or not. The new vatsim thingy appears to have a lot of snags in using it ,going by the comments on the forum..artWhy should I be evasive? You are rather aggressive with the choice of your words.I hold no stakes, I got nothing to defend. If you want to use FS9 go with swift, as you know FsInn won't work anymore at some point in time. And to be precise: SUPs and ADMs can pull information from individual members as long as they are connected. Part of this info is not only date of birth, street address and shoe-size (ok, I am kidding), but also the pilot client program and the FS-software in use. I do NOT know, however, if VATSIM's server automatically pull this piece of information when members connect and if it gets logged and saved. Only our Techies and other staff can answer this question. What is for sure: the number of members using FS9 is small and getting smaller, while I vaguely remember having seen a number of about 50% using X-Plane. I myself switched from FS9 to X-Plane 11 about 2 years ago. I still have FS9 installed and have performed the odd flight with it through swift and we have a number of FS9 pilots on our swift Discord server. Cheers, Andreas Member of VATSIM GermanyMy real flying on InstagramMy Twitch streams of VATSIM flights and ATC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Shearman Jr Posted January 24, 2020 at 01:23 PM Posted January 24, 2020 at 01:23 PM Not VATSIM-specific, but... https://blog.navigraph.com/post/181243982766/flightsim-community-survey-2018-results Cheers, -R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Melton Posted January 24, 2020 at 09:37 PM Author Posted January 24, 2020 at 09:37 PM Sorry Andreas, Maybe I am a bit forthright because of my age which is the same reason why I support FS 9 ,I got the sim in 2004 and purchased aircraft with the FMC shortly afterwards and don't like to spend more money purchasing more recent sims but having said that, I think FS9 is realistic .Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Melton Posted January 24, 2020 at 09:41 PM Author Posted January 24, 2020 at 09:41 PM Hi again, The navigraph blog is what I was looking for .I guess times and types do change over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Christie Posted January 25, 2020 at 03:08 AM Posted January 25, 2020 at 03:08 AM I guess times and types do change over the years. As with everything, which is why we dont get around on Horse and Cart any more. Kirk Christie - VATPAC C3 VATPAC Undercover ATC Agent Worldflight Perth 737-800 Crew Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Melton Posted January 25, 2020 at 05:19 AM Author Posted January 25, 2020 at 05:19 AM Although the old horse and cart was pretty reliable and didn't cost a lot to run, aye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebojsa milosavljevic Posted January 25, 2020 at 11:16 AM Posted January 25, 2020 at 11:16 AM I plan on staying with FS9 as long as i can,only because my system is old and it cant handle anything else.If the time comes where FS9 can not be used on Vatsim or (Ivao which i left years ago) then i will see what my next step is. Nebojsa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Fuchs Posted January 25, 2020 at 11:17 AM Posted January 25, 2020 at 11:17 AM Sorry Andreas, Maybe I am a bit forthright because of my age which is the same reason why I support FS 9 ,I got the sim in 2004 and purchased aircraft with the FMC shortly afterwards and don't like to spend more money purchasing more recent sims but having said that, I think FS9 is realistic .Cheers. No problem, Arthur. Thanks for your nice reply, I appreciate the time you have taken to write it. Now, nobody is saying that FS9 is bad, me certainly not. It's just that XP11 and P3D are simply better and that's why lots of people have switched. Have you tried the latest Alpha version of swift to fly online. You can install it parallel to FsInn, it's not going to kill any of your Inn-settings. Cheers, Andreas Member of VATSIM GermanyMy real flying on InstagramMy Twitch streams of VATSIM flights and ATC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board of Governors Gunnar Lindahl Posted January 27, 2020 at 07:22 AM Board of Governors Posted January 27, 2020 at 07:22 AM Arthur, VATSIM is fully compatible with FS9. Do you need any [Mod - Happy Thoughts]istance? Kind regards GUNNAR LINDAHL [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Fuchs Posted January 27, 2020 at 12:56 PM Posted January 27, 2020 at 12:56 PM I have already offered [Mod - Happy Thoughts]istance to get him going on swift, so far no reaction (at least here). Cheers, Andreas Member of VATSIM GermanyMy real flying on InstagramMy Twitch streams of VATSIM flights and ATC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum McLoughlin Posted January 28, 2020 at 05:54 PM Posted January 28, 2020 at 05:54 PM It may be of interest that we recently looked at FS9 usage at BAVirtual. Our stats showed that about 36 of our 1,000 active members were actively using that platform. The number of members has been decreasing for some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Fuchs Posted January 28, 2020 at 07:21 PM Posted January 28, 2020 at 07:21 PM But still 36 out of a thousand pilots using it, not bad. I performed two online flights with FS9 and swift yesterday and the day before, no issues, all went well. Cheers, Andreas Member of VATSIM GermanyMy real flying on InstagramMy Twitch streams of VATSIM flights and ATC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Melton Posted January 28, 2020 at 10:56 PM Author Posted January 28, 2020 at 10:56 PM Thanks for your reply's guys but is it worth installing Swift for FS9 when they both will be deleted from vatsim soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Shearman Jr Posted January 28, 2020 at 11:45 PM Posted January 28, 2020 at 11:45 PM Thanks for your reply's guys but is it worth installing Swift for FS9 when they both will be deleted from vatsim soon? You are misinformed. Cheers, -R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Fuchs Posted January 28, 2020 at 11:54 PM Posted January 28, 2020 at 11:54 PM swift is a current product and has AFV integrated. Come on over and try it out. Cheers, Andreas Member of VATSIM GermanyMy real flying on InstagramMy Twitch streams of VATSIM flights and ATC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Melton Posted January 29, 2020 at 01:14 AM Author Posted January 29, 2020 at 01:14 AM Thanks, Where do I get swift from and how do I install it?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted January 29, 2020 at 02:29 AM Posted January 29, 2020 at 02:29 AM Where do I get swift from The same place you get any other pilot client. Either from the vatsim.net pilot software page, or by using your favorite search engine. how do I install it? The same way you install any other pilot client. By reading the instructions. Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Fuchs Posted January 29, 2020 at 01:04 PM Posted January 29, 2020 at 01:04 PM Check out my tutorials: The video details (text below) contains all relevant URLs. Cheers, Andreas Member of VATSIM GermanyMy real flying on InstagramMy Twitch streams of VATSIM flights and ATC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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