United757 From United States of America, joined Jul 2006, 103 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (6 years 9 months 3 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 2882 times:
yes, it is safe to download stuff from avsim. I have downloaded lots of stuff from there, its not really the type of site that people want to upload things with viruses/spyware on, I think they also screen things that people upload for viruses/spyware.
Gunsontheroof From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 3462 posts, RR: 11 Reply 2, posted (6 years 9 months 3 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 2879 times:
Continental From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 5476 posts, RR: 21 Reply 8, posted (6 years 9 months 3 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 2830 times:
FlightSim and AVSIM are the only sites I trust and download from. I've NEVER had a problem with either of them!
GAIsweetGAI From Norway, joined Jul 2006, 883 posts, RR: 7 Reply 10, posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 2633 times:
Simviation.com is okay too.
Only problems I've had with avsim and simviation (I don't use flightsim- didn't want to sign up) are missing parts for the aircraft- like downloading a repaint but not the model.
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Jwenting From Netherlands, joined Apr 2001, 10213 posts, RR: 21 Reply 11, posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days ago) and read 2614 times:
that's hardly their fault but the fault of the person supplying them the file for not providing correct information.
The volume is simply too large to check everything.
Phatfarmlines From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 1322 posts, RR: 1 Reply 12, posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 2589 times:
Avsim.com, flightsim.com, & simviation.com are all well-maintained & safe websites.
Sinlock From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 1532 posts, RR: 3 Reply 14, posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 2546 times:
Quoting GAIsweetGAI (Reply 10): Only problems I've had with avsim and simviation (I don't use flightsim- didn't want to sign up) are missing parts for the aircraft- like downloading a repaint but not the model.
Thats why there is a section for "Original Aircraft" and "Aircraft Repaints, Textures and Modifications" that way you don't have to have dozens of copys of the model file. The size of those files aren't much compared to the texture file, but over time they really start to eat HD space and slow HD search speed.
Jwenting From Netherlands, joined Apr 2001, 10213 posts, RR: 21 Reply 15, posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 2541 times:
Quoting Sinlock (Reply 14): Thats why there is a section for "Original Aircraft" and "Aircraft Repaints, Textures and Modifications" that way you don't have to have dozens of copys of the model file.
problem is that a lot of people upload packs that are textures only into the "original aircraft" category.
JohnKrist From Sweden, joined Jan 2005, 1340 posts, RR: 5 Reply 16, posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 2537 times:
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I only use Avsim nowadays, Flightsim.com costs money if you want download speeds above 10KB/s and a guaranteed slot. Avsim is still free and I got 300KB/s earlier today. Possibly Flightsim has a bigger library for earler stuff, but newer are probably found on both sites.
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Sinlock From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 1532 posts, RR: 3 Reply 17, posted (6 years 9 months 2 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 2500 times:
Quoting Jwenting (Reply 15): problem is that a lot of people upload packs that are textures only into the "original aircraft" category.
I know what you mean. There seems to be a new person in charge of checking now files it's not that common anymore.
As for the origenal question. AVSIM runs a virus check on all files before public release.
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