Hey IFC!
The other day I was bored and decided to re-download RFS. I used to play it ALL THE TIME though that was around 7 years ago. It was kind of cool seeing what differences they had with eachother.
First looks
I very quickly learned that RFS has more features and less quality whereas IF is the opposite. There was an insane amount of planes (they even had the C-5). I spawned in in a Jetstar A320-200 and had a bit of a play. I discovered that RFS now not only had walk-around mode, but has a security car that you can drive around!
Takeoff/ copilot callouts
I eventually taxiied to the runway (which is somehow difficult) and went TOGA. It had pretty good A320 sounds but what made me the most impressed was that eventually, I heard the co-pilot say “80kts”, “V1”, “Rotate”, “Positive rate”. It made me quite impressed.
Chat
Now, I think everyone knows that RFS chat can be quite “interesting”. The first time I opened it, I was greeted with a 9/11 joke. It was very clear the chat was filled with 9 year olds who couldn’t fly a plane; “How to turn on plane” “How engine on” “Mayday Mayday Mayday, Caseoh is on plane”. Another time, I decided to join the chat, I said a polite “hello” and asked what their opinion on IF was (as you do) and was immediately roasted 13 consecutive times with the same joke, from the same user.
Ground equipment
I’m not going to lie, RFS has quite some good ground equipment. IF only has Cargo, PAX, GPU and catering. RFS on the other hand has those, plus a Fuel truck, emergency equipment, and more. However, all of the ground equipment in RFS is very VERY poor quality.
Weather
Where do I start, RFS has quite impressive rain animations. You turn on rain and you practically get individual rain drops on the windshield. When you go into the outside view, the rain is found sliding from the top of the aircraft to the bottom. (It’s hard to explain but it’s cool). They DO have snow however I am yet to try it out. I also believe you have to pay for pro to have volumetric clouds…
Aircraft and Liveries
All of you have guessed and most likely know, RFS has very poor quality aircraft and cockpits. However, I was quite surprised that RFS had the green cross that appears on the PFD, I think it’s called the Flight Director. It sounds pretty good but I think it’s broken, I was on a perfect approach, 2 white, 2 red and it told me that I was WAY to high…
About liveries, RFS lets you create your own and submit it! However, you get things such as the infamous Ryanair A380/ AN-225.
Physics
RFS has absolute TERRIBLE physics. For example, whenever me or @Cwaker tried to land, you would flare and go 0% throttle at about 50ft and the aircraft would SLAM into the ground, bounce, and then still with 0% throttle, it would take off again towards whatever way you were pitching.
Overall
Overall, it’s quite obvious that RFS has way more features than IF however IF has way better quality. IF also has a way better community <3. I will maybe play RFS every now- and then but will NEVER even consider switching to RFS as my main.
Thanks for reading!
