Dear Laminar:
I am a 100% American Disabled Veteran that has started in with building and setting up a Flight Simulator. One of my disabilities is Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) so I get easily confused with all of this new aviation set-up jargon and am not very computer literate. TBI has affected my logic patterns also so I get confused figuring out how to setup various switches, etc., in sequence and how to connect them. I live in the Tampa Bay area in Florida.
I desperately need assistance setting up some of my software and hardware and linking the software to my hardware components so my simulator runs smoothly,
I just purchased X-Plane 11 since I believe the 64-bit is the way of the future and due to the reviews I read on the internet.
I installed it (direct download) and SPAD.neXT X-Plane 11 Pay version) on my computer.
I have other software available that is shown at the end of this memo.
I need to know if X-Plane will:
- run on my computer,
- run all of my Saitek/Logitech Components, and
- loading software and hardware install and setup sequence,
- if I need to purchase and install special FIP software such as sold at FSX TIMES,
- if you know of anybody locally (Tampa Bay Area) that can assist me with setup.
I currently have Flight Simulator peripherals set up on a cockpit panel (see picture) with the below Saitek/Logitech Components.
8 – Flight Instrument Panels (Normally would use as basic-6, compass, and EFS)
1 – Pro Flight Yoke
1 – Pro Flight Rudders
1 – Cessna Trim Wheel
1 – Pro Flight Radio Panel
1 – Pro Flight TPM Panel
1 – Pro Flight Switch Panel
1 – Pro Flight Multi Panel
1 - Advance Cockpit Mounting Panel for Logitech/Saitek Components
Here is the basic data on my gaming computer:
OS: Windows 10 Home (x64) Version 1709 (build 16299.248)
Processor: 4.20 gigahertz Intel Core i7-7700K
256 kilobyte primary mem cache; 1024 kilobyte secondary mem cache; 8192 kilobyte tertiary mem cache; 64-bit ready; Multi-core (4 total); Hyper-threaded (8 total)
Motherboard: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC. STRIX Z270E GAMING Rev 1.xx
Tower Power: 850W Power Source with 800W Minimum Continuous
Primary Drives: 2 SSD
ASUS DRW-24F1ST c [Optical drive]
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB [Hard drive] (500.11 GB) – F-Drive
Samsung SSD 850 PRO 256GB [Hard drive] (256.06 GB) – C-Drive (OS)
DDR4 RAM: 16312 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
Slot 'ChannelA-DIMM2' has 8192 MB (serial number 0104EA82)
Slot 'ChannelB-DIMM2' has 8192 MB (serial number 0104EA99
DISPLAY: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 [Display adapter]
Intel(R) 300 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller
MONITORS: 3
Samsung S27E390 [Monitor] (27.2"vis, s/n 810308658, June 2015)
Samsung S24E390 [Monitor] (24.2"vis, June 2015)
Samsung S24E390 [Monitor] (24.2"vis, June 2015)
BUS ADAPTERS:
Microsoft Storage Spaces Controller
ASMedia USB 3.1 eXtensible Host Controller - 1.10 (Microsoft) (2x)
Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller - 1.0 (Microsoft)
MULTIMEDIA:
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM)
Realtek High Definition Audio
COMMUNICATIONS
Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)Bluetooth Device (RFCOMM Protocol TDI); Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V; Microsoft Kernel Debug Network Adapter; Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #4; Qualcomm Atheros QCA61x4A Wireless Network Adapter; Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
OTHER DEVICES
Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
HP Officejet Pro 8610 (Network)
HP4B277E (HP Officejet Pro 8610) (2x)
Linksys Range Extender
Other Software Available: