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by **JonARNZ** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:31 pm

I picked up a copy of the latest edition of PC Pilot magazine at the Auckland domestic terminals Whitcoulls this afternoon, big articles and reviews of FSX, DVD on the cover, lots of free stuff as usual and some very interesting, and I am sure to be controversial performance results, when they put FSX up against FS9.

by **Jimmy** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:50 pm

hmm intresting, iv never seen pcpilot before, I get computerpilot, no cover disc, $10 an issue, sadly its all been about fsx lately, got rather boring.... I once brought 3 volumes of computerpilot from trademe and am still reading threw all the fabulous lessons and tutorials.

Whats included on the cover disc? How much did it cost ya? (ow questions questins

)

by **JonARNZ** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:57 pm

$20, FSX demo, FSX VFR demo, Cessna C152 for 9 and X, all sorts of scenery and aircraft, videos..

by **ZÃƒÂ¶ltuger** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:07 pm

definitely sounds like it's worth the buy, good to see FSX getting a good rap

by **ZK-Brock** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:21 pm

PCpilot is a good Magazine. It's British as well I believe. I can't susually find it though

by **JonARNZ** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:27 pm

Tiz British indeed, ask your newsagent if they can get it, its reasonably well known in NZ.

by **G-HEVN** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:30 pm

The 'following' issue has been out here for a week or two (it's bi-monthly) - I'll try to remember to pack one tomorrow!

by **AlisterC** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:47 pm

If anyone in Christchurch wants to find it, you can get it from "canterbury mags" in cashel mall. I have a couple of copies lying around the house. Not a bad magazine. Guys like us can usually find payware reviews, downloads etc for free on the web, and the price is pretty steep (in chch anyway)

by **Ian Warren** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:25 pm

Albatross wrote:If anyone in Christchurch wants to find it, you can get it from "canterbury mags" in cashel mall. I have a couple of copies lying around the house. Not a bad magazine. Guys like us can usually find payware reviews, downloads etc for free on the web, and the price is pretty steep (in chch anyway)

Ripper .. Thanx Alister , I'll check that out ..... was'nt sure were the shop was , spend most my book money in the Tech Books Windmill center Riccarton

by **JonARNZ** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:40 pm

G-HEVN wrote: The 'following' issue has been out here for a week or two (it's bi-monthly) - I'll try to remember to pack one tomorrow!

Yay, have a safe flight! :plane:

by **Jimmy** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:22 am

If anyone in Christchurch wants to find it, you can get it from "canterbury mags" in cashel mall. I have a couple of copies lying around the house. Not a bad magazine. Guys like us can usually find payware reviews, downloads etc for free on the web, and the price is pretty steep (in chch anyway)

kool, thats right across from my school, is it $20 in there? How many pages is the magazine, I don't know if id be prepared to pay that much for a smallish mag that I could practicly read on the interent, altough actuly haveing printed pages is nicer...

by **G-HEVN** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:34 am

The FSX special is 100 pages A4. A normal issue is 86 pages. Here it costs Ã‚Â£4.99 (=NZ$14), which includes the cover CD/DVD. My experience has been that all UK magazines available in NZ (and there's a lot of them) get a hefty markup, doubly so if you can find "this month's"

Personally I rate PC Pilot higher than Computer Pilot.

Now, whether you want to pay the premium is up to you.

by **Jimmy** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 11:50 am

Well I just poped across to canturbury magazines and brought it (man I love this being in the city for school

) $20.50 for the fsx mega issue one,the woman in the shop said theres the "ship and the air freight" the air frieght one was 26buks so would have been the lateest one, no way I was gana pay that much!

But im prety pleased with it, sadly iv read reviews of most of the stuff theyr reviewing along time ago in the computerpilot mag! but then again a second opinion is always good, I liek the tutorials in there to...

by **JonARNZ** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:29 pm

Ahh yes, but the software? For dial-up users its a god-send at times.

by **lowellyerex** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:36 pm

Jon,

Have you tried the 152 yet?

by **happytraveller** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:57 pm

I download PC Aviator magazine (US produced) via their website, for US$4.95 an issue in pdf format.

Re PCPilot magazine, I think that this is also available in the Borders shop in Riccarton, seem to remember seeing it on sale there too.

Smooth landings.

by **JonARNZ** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 1:48 pm

lowellyerex wrote: Jon,

Have you tried the 152 yet?

Not yet. Hope to install it tonight.

Edit - Installed, not bad, doesnt come up to default FSX standards, but not bad...

user posted image

The Mustang is pretty good as well, nice sound set with it, no 2D panel but full VC.

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by **ZK-Brock** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:44 pm

They're like payware demos, correct?

by **Naki** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:47 pm

The Mustang looks like Warick Carters which is freeware whilst the 152 is Just Flights which is payware.

by **Jimmy** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:49 pm

They're like payware demos, correct?

There is some freeware, patches for a few payware products and some payware stuff that you can buy then "unlock" save having to download..

Well I just tried the dvd and my dvd drive just continued to make funny noises and nothign happend, so I tried it in my laptop (a apple macbook I got for school

) and that made funny noises and spat it out.... :angry:

My dvd drive is a dual layer reader too...

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