If it was an A2A product getting pounded to pieces, there wouldnt be any naysayers in the forums crying foul. But then again, those who are biased towards one or the other havent tried both of the products, and they are only bashing certain abilities each model has. Such as A2A's continuously degrading systems and including maintenance, to TFCs "combat sim". Does this really matter? They are both flight simulators, TREAT THEM AS SUCH. Just because A2A doesnt include any firing weapons doesnt make it inferior to TFCs damage model, nor does TFCs lack of system degradation make it inferior to A2As mustang. Plain and simple, it comes down to accuracy of the flight model.

Im going to lay down some nuts and bolts here. Each and every aircraft in itself is different, and each aircraft will handle differently from one another. You can go so far as to how the rudders/ailerons were installed on the aircraft, how good the aileron/rudders were rigged, how well fabricated the rigging was at the time they were installed, and what were the lines set at at the time of installation? Temperature and humidity play a part in it as well, as cold weather can tighten control lines, hot weather can loosen control lines, and weather can vastly change handling characteristics. So which model is more correct? You find a P-51D pilot who has a lot of time invested, and you get them to test fly both models for 50 flight hours in every clime and place. You test stall characteristics, engine performance, roll rates, angles of attack, G loading, and whether or not the aircraft handles true to its original form. Is the A2A Mustang powered by an Allison V1710 or a Rolls Royce Merlin V1710? Are they both turbo-supercharged? Do they both have the same ceiling/climb rate/range? Do they both simulate P-Effect (prop wash slamming against the fuselage on one side of the fuselage)?

Both TFC and A2A faithfully reproduce the cockpit and avionics, so that isnt even a given. The models are perfect for their [color:"#FF0000"]INTENDED NICHE[/color] . Nobody should care that this airplane contains this feature or lacks that feature when it comes to air combat or system maintenance. The pilot isnt going to do maintenance, and you havent see P-51's engaging in combat since the Korean war. What matters to the pilot is whether or not it is flyable. Anyone else who thinks otherwise is just a biased idiot fanboi.

...outweigh the buggy Eagle Dynamics DCS Mustang by far. And yet I fly them both. Its nice to have functional guns once in a while. The skinny is, this aircraft was born to race, and you can do that in either simulator. Its a matter of preferences, nothing more. And since Im not a P-51D pilot, I cant verify the accuracy of said flight models. But I do trust those who say the A2A simulator is more accurate. 

That is such a cop-out.. "Im not a P51 pilot"...

Please tell me what show stopping bugs there are in ED's offering? Im truly at a loss here because I havent come across any.

Also, it was't born to race.. it was born to fight. If doing circuits and 'buzzing your house' rocks your boat, by all means go with FSX.

In all other cases, DCS is your better bet. It definately has the better flightmodel. No, I haven't flown a P51 but I am qualified enough to make an accurate assesment as to what is possible regarding the laws of physics and that is all there is to it.

Although A2A offers a wonderful flight model, it all falls apart on the edges. Thats not A2A fault... it's just a limitation of the underlying game engine. Is that a surprise... of course not! The engine is based on tech from decades past.

Also this idea that DCS doesn't offer system degradation iscompletely false. There are many failures simulated... possibly more than A2A although I can't verify that claim.

At the end of the day you should play what you like playing but don't twist facts or be ignorant :-)

You can repair a broken wing P-51D in DCS by ground crews. But you can never break a A2A P-51D's Wing in FSX. Not mention repairing it.
That's why A2A products are best FSX addon, and DCS P-51D is the best P-51D sim.

To HitmanLOF, great pix! FSX has a very good graphic engine for flight sim. but still has problems with it. Better pix also require better PS skills. And if we have more than 30 players dogfighting in such scenery, low fps will kill most of them.

I just happen to have over 10,000 more hours in FSX than DCS, and Ive been flying Eagle Dynamics products since 2002.

You may enjoy your single flight. But for a good sim, the Multiplay is one of the most important parts.

Like you are trending to be? How very hypocritical.

That's highly subjective, you can't tell someone mp is better if that person enjoys sp more, there's no arguing there. It's all personal preference.

Thats where Accusim comes into play - think outside the box, so they say, and thats what they have done.

FSX was published in 2006. "10,000 more hours" means that you fly FSX 4.5 hours more than DCS EVERY day in this six years. What a pity if they were all single play hours.
You may enjoy your single flight. But for a good sim, the Multiplay is one of the most important parts.

Chaos is right. Even if he is not real life pilot he feels right.

Truly i haven't flown P-51 but i got pilot license for both planes and gliders (aerobatic planes also) and i could feel if flight model in sim is good or no. Definitly FSX engine is poor regarding flight phycis and any A2A plane can't change these. Im sure A2A make the best what they can in FSX engine but simply DCS is much better here ( stall,spin, flick manouvers but also landings phycics), the same ROF and Cliffs of Dover Su26. No metter what said armchair pilots here im sure what i said. A2A planes never be such good in flight model in FSX environment like proved to be P-51 in DCS World.

Quite different here in my contry, even within fsx players. Most of them enjoy in chating with ATCs while flying VA online. For WWII prop fans, dogfight and duel are mostly welcomed. You may play with AI in a SP combat sim. But there is no AI in A2A's addon.

Quite different here in my contry, even within fsx players. Most of them enjoy in chating with ATCs while flying VA online. For WWII prop fans, dogfight and duel are mostly welcomed. You may play with AI in a SP combat sim. But there is no AI in A2A's addon.

Chaos is right. Even if he is not real life pilot he feels right.

Truly i haven't flown P-51 but i got pilot license for both planes and gliders (aerobatic planes also) and i could feel if flight model in sim is good or no. Definitly FSX engine is poor regarding flight phycis and any A2A plane can't change these. Im sure A2A make the best what they can in FSX engine but simply DCS is much better here ( stall,spin, flick manouvers but also landings phycics), the same ROF and Cliffs of Dover Su26. No metter what said armchair pilots here im sure what i said. A2A planes never be such good in flight model in FSX environment like proved to be P-51 in DCS World.

Why would there have to be AI for A2A's Mustang? You are there just to fly the aircraft, arent you? This is like comparing FSX to Il2 Sturmovik Birds of Prey.Birds of Prey has P-51's, AI, and air combat, does that make Il2 Sturmovik Birds of Prey more realistic than FSX? At best this is a convoluted argument.