Thanks John, as soon as I can post on Horizon, I’ll ask a question about the relative benefits of yokes and joysticks.

BTW, I loaded up FSX Gold last night…….no problems, but not run the sim yet.

Incidentally, for other interested parties, the cheapist place I’ve found to buy the Gold Edition is WH Smiths (online)….£35.99 with free shipping.

John, I can find two Cyborg sticks….Evo wireless £35 ish and Evoforce (Force feedback) and non-wireless as far as I can see, £50 ish.

Which one are you recommending?

I have to tell you that as a computer user/builder of many years standing (far too many!), I have become very disillusioned with the reliability and performance of wireless keyboards and mice. I’ve tried both Microsoft and Logitech kit and been let down too many times by both camps.

I will only use wired, mice (optical laser) and keyboards, with my current builds…..so, I’m dubious about chancing a wireless stick.

Are there any latency issues? My experience is that wired mice are far more responsive compared to wireless……and now we have the Microsoft ‘blue’ mouse on the horizon .

John, I have an email from the Forum saying you have posted this message……

Snip…..Well, I think you will enjoy the flying experience more if you get UTX. I would suggest Horizon Photographic scenery but that will also entail getting addon airfields to get rid of the cliffs and plateus that result from having the photo scenery alone.

Improving the sound would, for me, be a long way down the list of wants.

FEX might also be worthwhile – at least you could get some realistic sky and water effect, especially if you use it with the free download FSWC.

Realism, you will find is the dream of everyone who sims. So get the scenery, some autogen and you’re well on the start line for that aim.

Enjoy it. The learning curve is steep but fascinating…..Snip

……..but I can’t see it listed in the threads.

Could I be missing other replies as well do you think?