TheSpeedbird

Hi, SimConnect only works with FSX. If that's the only version of Flight Sim you want your application to work with then SimConnect is probably what you'd want to use. There are a few esoteric things that you can do with SimConnect that can't be done with FSUIPC like creating AI aircraft. You'll need to check the available functionality against what your application needs to do. If you want your program to work with older versions of Flight Sim as well (FS2000, FS2004 etc) then you must use FSUIPC. The version of FSUIPC that runs with FSX actually uses SimConnect to get most of the data. It just adds a compatibility layer over the top so that existing FSUIPC applications work with FSX. I can't say if the SimConnect API is any easier than FSUIPC as I've not used SimConnect. Paul Hi Paul, thanks a lot for your reply - this is already useful enough for me. Rgds Tim

Hi, I searched for some "simple" answers without success...so I hope you can give me some... I work most time in VB.NET. My question is: What are the "Pro's & Con's" using FSUIPC versus Simconnect? and/or "Why should I use FSUIPC and not Simconnect? Just some clear facts would be great. Many Thanks