Saitek / Realsim Gear Sim setup Overview Part 1

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Thinking about getting into flight simulation for a hobby or wanting to build a flight simulation for real world training? I will give an overview of my setup. Come back for Part 2, where I go over what is needed and not needed for real world training or budget building.

This does not touch on all the available companies that provided simulation products, main focus is Saitek.


My Sim Setup:

Saitek Cessna Yoke
Saitek Cessna Rudder pedals
Saitek Cessna Trim wheel
Saitek Switch Panel
Saitek TPM(Throttle/Pitch(Prop)/Mix)
Saitek Throttle Quadrant – 2 total
Saitek Flight Instrument Panel (FIP) – 9 total
Saitek Radio Panel – 2 total
Saitek Multi Panel
Saitek Backlight Instrument Panel(BIP)
Desktop Aviator carb heat - http://www.desktopaviator.com
RealSim Gear Garmin 430 - https://realsimgear.com/
RealSim Gear Garmin 530 - https://realsimgear.com/
FSX Dual (Flight Sound X) - https://flightsounds.com/
Adesso Bluetooth Keyboard (WKB - 1000BB) - https://www.adesso.com/product/wkb-10...
Logitech M187 Mouse
Garmin GPSMaps 295
7 port powered USB hubs – 3 total
Reality XP for RealSim Gear 430/530 - https://reality-xp.com/
Navigraph - https://www.navigraph.com/


AddOn Planes:

A2A Simulation - https://a2asimulations.com/
Airfoillabs - https://www.airfoillabs.com/
Accusim - https://a2asimulations.com/
vFlyteAir - http://www.vflyteair.com/
Digital Replica - Cessna 310

Addon Software:
Ortho4XP - Xplane11
REX - http://rexsimulations.com/ - FSX
Ultimate Terrain X - FSX
Ground Environment X - FSX


ATC:

PilotEdge - Combined(Los Angeles Center and Western Expansion)
VatSim


My Computer Setup:

Intel i7-8700k 3.7
Asus ROG Strik Z370-E(LGA1151)
Samsung 970 Evo 500gb Nvme PCIe M.2 2280 SSD(MZ-V7E500BW)
Corsair Vengeance LPX 32gb
NVIDIA GTX1080 FE 8GB
EVGA Supernova G3 750
Corsair Hydro 120mm Cooler
Cooler Master HAF XB-EVO
LGEUSA 34" IPS 34UC88 MONITOR
MS OEM WINDOWS10 HOME 64BIT COEM
2TB hard drives dedicated to scenery