[simpits-tech] Flight Racing Sims?

[Matt Bailey]

Hmmm that Reno Air Racing looks like Xtreme Air Racing. I do seem to recall 
the name changed, I'm pretty sure those are the same game. FWIW, I wasn't 
very impressed with the demo but this was on a 500mhz, I've been told it's a 
whole different game on a decent system.

A while back a friend of mine did some nice Reno scenery for X-Plane, 
complete with accurate pylons (he used an aerial photo, I believe). Me and 
another X-Plane'er raced "original" and racing WWII planes (among other odd 
things) and let me tell you, it was a blast! Particularly when the race was 
tight, although even just zipping around the pylons at near ground level was 
exciting. There were several instances on my end of wingtips dragging on the 
ground and props striking. Trying to get back to the runway from almost zero 
altitude after a prop strike was interesting. :) I also took an RV-3 around 
the course a few times (zippy little homebuilt, http://vansaircraft.com ) 
that was pretty fun. And X-Plane isn't even a dedicated racing sim!

	-Matt Bailey

On Tuesday 16 September 2003 06:44 pm, you wrote:
> Hey,
>
> Is anyone out there building a pit for a flight racing sim? I think it
> would be a really fun project (And not too complicated, either).
>
> I remember seeing a sim in development at www.renoairracing.com, but it
> appears to be vaporware, which is too bad, it looked really promising.
> There's an article with some screenies here:
> http://www.aafo.com/flightsims/reno/index2.htm
>
> Another one I found that did hit the market, but is a couple years old, is
> here: http://www.xtremeairracing.com/ The interesting thing about these
> guys is they actually have a P-51 cockpit for sale! The full-up working pit
> is waaaay more expensive than I would pay (They say $70k for a full-up
> high-end system, and that uses a flat-panel for all the guages. But the
> basic pit, which would probably be a great starting point for a home sim,
> is only $4k.
>
> I personally love the idea of air racing, I would *love* to get some time
> in a sim like this... I might just have to build one! (after the Merc, of
> course ;)
>
> Brian