Flight Sim Setup

An HP p6654y I bought about 9 years ago with an AMD Athlon II X4 630 2.8 GHz processor with 4 GB RAM in 64 bit (x64) System with AMD Radeon HD5570 graphics card, Windows 10, on a Panasonic 41 inch LED TV at 1776x1000 resolution. The keyboard is a Rii (Real Internet Idea) K18 RT518 Bluetooth keyboard from Amazon. I use a spare Spektrum DX7 transmitter. I bought the computer only, no monitor, I think for around $600 from BestBuy. I wanted to upgrade the graphics card to one my son replaced (he's a graphics super user), but it needed a power supply upgrade I wasn't interested in doing. This card works fine, excellent framerates and resolution.  The TV doesn't like the highes resolution making the edges go off screen, so I have to go one down, and magnify icons 125%. The keyboard is nice, but I haven't figured out how to drag and drop with the touch pad.

Spektrum WS100 Wireless Dongle for Real Flight 8 allows wireless connection with my transmitter. A few months after buying RF8 HH Edition, of course RF9 came out...

A SimStick with an HK Orange Reciever for Phoenix 5.5 Flight Sim, my preferred sim. Can do only 4 channels unless I wire in. Sad Phoenix went out of business. I can add a lot of aircraft, including my new Eflite UMX Pitts, not available on the Horizon Hobby RF8.

This setup works fine for me! I fly helis and planks, and need a lot of sim time, especially in the winter. My basement is unfinished so in the winter it's about 40F degrees down there, with two space heaters going O can get it to almost 60F. Its at the other end from my RC workshop.

Aircraft seem to float a bit in sims, 

Sweet!