Hey all,

Will keep my post short! I am currently a DCS A-10 player (previously KA50) who is looking to try out civilian simming. How does something like the PMDG Md-11 compare to the A-10c for complexity? The manual appears to be twice the size..

Am considering ordering the following:

FSX Pro
UTX Europe
GEX
REX
PMDG MD-11

On this rig:
Core i5 760 stock
gtx 460 1gb
4gb ddr 1300 mhz ram
x52 pro + trackir 5..

What do you think? Will I get decent frames? How is the FM, I mean, will it feel very fake compared to the DCS products? Any other advice?

Cheers

Im an avid FSX user and DCS A10, so im familliar with both.

First off, your system should give you good performance in FSX. Just remember, not to push all the sliders to far right. Try it out with option sliders somewhere in the middle and see how it runs, then make adjustmenst from there. Water and Autogen use the most FPS.
As for the complexity of planes in FSX, it all depends on the planes. PMDG planes are very complex and are at very least, equal to the complexity of the DCS A10. Level D is another good one for complexity. There are some good smaller corporate Jets (flight1 Mustang for example) which can also rival the A10 in complexity. The flight models for most FSX planes are good, some better than others. I still get the feeling of flying better in A10 but FSX can do things DCS A10 will never be able to do and vice versa. Your list of addons for FSX is good. Ill also sugest some airport scenery from Fly Tampa, Aerosoft and FS dreamteam. All good stuff.

Hope this helps.

Rob