I'm in the same position as Paul. I was annoyed when the FSC developers brought out V9 and discontinued V8's ability to display live ATC positions - but I soon realised that I didn't rely on it, so I have continued with V8.6 (plus Plan-G and Routefinder). Keep your £20 for something else, John! Mike L On 9 June 2012 12:31, Paul Reynolds <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > ** > From memory, the major changes were improved interface with ability to > handle XML files, > the inclusion the ability to set altitude restrictions within the flight > plan, > connectivity to Google Earth making it an alternative to Plan-G should you > wish, though why would you when Plan-G is free.<g> > Export the plan to the FMC of a few more aircraft types > > I downloaded the original FS9 trial and although the interface is nicer in > some ways I am like you and never updated. Having said that, I still use > FSC 8.6 on a regular basis though not exclusively, I'll also > use routefinder online (http:/rfinder.asalink.net/free) for heavy metal > routes or plan-G for VFR. > > Is it worth an additional £20? A personal choice, not for me though I > paid for FSC7 then again to upgrade to FSC8 so I think they've had enough > of my money when I can do evrything I require without the additional > features. > > Paul > > > *From:* jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On > Behalf Of *John Hill > *Sent:* 09 June 2012 09:41 > *To:* jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* [jhb] FS Commander 9 > > Hi Folks,**** > > ** ** > > I was just wondering if anyone uses Fs Commander and if so have you > upgraded from FSC 8 to FSC 9. I currently have v8.6 and downloaded the > v9.2 trial. Apart from a couple of small things and a nicer looking > interface I don’t see a lot of difference. So was just wondering if it’s > worth the £20 upgrade. I haven’t been able to find any up to date reviews > online so any opinions would be welcome **** > > ** ** > > Cheers**** > > ** ** > > John H (2) **** > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2433/5056 - Release Date: 06/08/12 > >