Hah! Didn't realize it was Canarsie frc. It was indeed recorded with version 2.1. don't know why it said that. I don't have any custom scenery for New York or JFK. All I have is FS Genisis and GEX. I was indeed left of the center line but not off the runway!! (maybe you were just joking about my amateur, seat of the pants flying)  ;D

I think FS Recorder is only useful for replaying sections of a flight for the purpose of making FRAPS video clips. FSR is not a recorder per se -- it saves the flight data and replays the flight from the data.

Have seen a number of FSX videos recorded with a hand held camcorder. Some are pretty good and they record the sound, but using instant replay, FS Recorder and Fraps video clips are better tools in my opinion.

I've been looking for a good tutorial on FSX video making and can't find any. There are a number on You Tube, but they're not very good. Doing a comprehensive tutorial would be very time consuming and right now it's motorcycle riding and fishing time in the Rockies!! I think anyone wanting to learn video making can figure it out using FRAPS, instant replay, and Windows Movie Maker. They can ask questions here or in the AVSIM Video Forum.

One problem with WMM is that it can't handle full size FRAPS video clips (screen shots are no problem), so check the half size option in the FRAPS Movie Setup window. I'm going over to my FSX pc to see if half size works okay--- can't remember.

I am also looking at this editing program as a possible replacement for the one I have now:

http://www.cyberlink.com/stat/edms/english/2011/Q4/PDR10-Holiday/enu/PCMWeb3.jsp#