www.digitalcombatsimulator.com

this is so much better than FSX, yes, FSX was cool. it gives you a chance to learn about modern aircraft, general flying techniques, and general avionics. But DCS, adds so much more. the flyable aircraft is so detailed, and all the avionics works like it should (like the real thing) , the cockpits are fully interactive, every switch, button, dial works like the real thing. DCS combat simulator was designed by a group of programmers with a few retired airforce veterans from the russian forces. its free to download DCS world and the first "module" is free, featuring a russian jet. But the other aircraft, you must pay a small amount. These "modules" all fit into the main DCS world and can interact with eachother in full blown combat. The DCS world is always in development , alot of updates along the way. DCS is all about realism, as close to a combat pilot can get without leaving the ground! Heres some more pictures I favorite, enjoy!

                          Below, the P51 mustang module, just an external view. The cockpit is really incredible, every system, gauge,etc is modeled down to a T, and functions like the real thing as every aircraft they offer.

                   Above, the huey helicopter module. again, very detailed, as the cocpit is un-believeable. every gauge, switch, dial reacts like the real thing. It also flies like the real thing, so its good to have experiance flying microsoft simulators .
Below, my drone aircraft waiting to take off to perform some rcon missions.

above, cool picture of me hovering in the KA50 blackshark, nearby my aircraft carrier in the sunset, dropping some flares.

                                  Here's my other "aircraft scrap" Iam working with at the moment, including restoring backpanel lighting, and warning lights. These take a very small older bulb that is hard to find and almost non existant. Iam thinking of going to LED lighting but its rather difficult to change over.

Above, my center console (a environmental control panel from a c-141 starlifter), minus the gauges. The gauges were the most expensive parts and were gone when I got the panels, and sadly, automotive gauges wont fit the holes either. Pictures below are of the backlighting, what I have working at the moment. several of these switches are also tied into my USB controller.

                                          Pictured above, my "weapons control panel" for the KA-50 blackshark. This piece is really a "engine 2 boost pump panel" Outta a Boeing 727, minus the expensive gauge. Its also wired into the USB controller.

         This is the never ending project of my home cockpit Ive built for FSX, but ive longed since moved on to more sophisticated flight simulators like www.digitalcombatsimulator.com

right now Iam using a radeon 4870 with 2 monitor support, hopefully get a 7000 series soon so I can support 4-6 different displays. the smaller screens you see are from portable DVD players. I just use a svideo to RCA adaptor for them to display different aircraft avionics screens, like the abris navigation system on the KA 50 blackshark to the f15's targeting system. The aircraft panels you see, are from a few years ago I got (minus the gauges) from a C-141 starlifter. The switches are wired using a GP-wiz40 USB controller which supports up to 32-40 different inputs. the other displays you see are non related to another PC of mine.

                                             above-the Abris navigation system on the main view monitor-Below, the abris on my small monitor that was used originally for a portable DVD player

                                                   Below a view of the f15 targeting computer on the DVD display

                                         Above-left monitor-main display, smaller one to the right-DVD display and the other right one another computer un-related to my flight sim pc

                                   Above, my overhead panel with loads of switches and a few dials wired into the GP-wiz40. This was originally the electrical panel from a C-141 starlifter, minus the gauges.

                                             above, a cool image of a sunset in the DCS world

                                              When i upgrade video cards, i will have these displayed on seperate DVD mini monitors.