I don't understand Flight Simmers

[MCDesigns]

"For starters, HD is biased since it's where he lives and it's something he knows."
Oh, that's a low blow, McDesigns. Are you sure your SOH Staff? If or not I'm familiar with the scenery involved has nothing to do with my original premise.
An overdone P-51 is no more entitled to ask for that kind of money. I could almost justify it for a darn good P-47,. which during the war got more attention and did a heck of a lot more than the Mustang. Be that as it may, that's a lot of money for one lonely airplane

Sorry HD, it wasn't meant to be mean spirited in any way, just pointing out that since you helped him with the process and it's your airport you have more of a connection with it, nothing more. In re-reading your original post, I guess if you had singled out another airport that was high detail at a reasonable price, I would have made a different connection, more in line with your original premise, sorry for the confusion.

 

[EMatheson]

I guess it all depends on your definition of "worth the money."
I know I would appreciate freeware alot less if there wasn't payware for my to calibrate my expectations on.

 

[Kiwikat]

This is a perplexing thread... To each their own, but as far as I'm concerned whatever someone chooses to buy is their business and theirs alone, it's one of the many joys of capitalism.

Amen -> :amen:

 

[jankees]

I think he might be referring to the Warbirdsim P-51B/C. Don't know if that is an exact price however. The Flight Leader pack is a bit pricey.

But with the pound being worth just an euro....

 

[SkippyBing]

An overdone P-51 is no more entitled to ask for that kind of money.

Oh they can ask for it, you don't have to pay it though. I think it's called market forces.
I've bought a few add-on aircraft, but the only scenery has been Ultimate Terrain X Europe which is the area I fly over in real life and now looks more like it in-game, hell I can even follow roads to get places now because they're all there. Would I buy the same for North America? Probably not as I wouldn't notice the difference as much.

 

[jmig]

I bought Plum Island. Had it on my computer for a month before I installed it into FSX. I flew out of it one time, just to see.

It is really well done and I hope a benchmark for individual airports. However, the reality of it is, unless it is my home airport, I will not fly out of it often.

The only airfields I tend to use frequently are JD's NAS. I like to revisit my youth and fly military aircraft. So, I fly out of military bases. I would gladly pay money for any of JD's air bases.

I also purchased Andrews, AFB and Cape Canervall. I enjoyed flying out of those fields. A realistic looking field to fly out of and into, is much more satisfying to me than a bare concrete runway with an autogen tower.

I would also pay for Alaskan scenery. Bush flying is my second love.

 

[CBris]

Plum Island is developing a life of it's own. In the absence of Emma Field for FSX, a lot of Emma-ites are now flying on the east coast for a change. The reason is quite simple - it's a simple airfield. Well out of the way of any annoying kero burners - although they are welcome if they bring enough with them to make it out (don't care where they land afterwards as long as it isn't on the plum :caked

Thing is, small airfields like these are FRIENDLY in the real world and it turns out very much the same in-sim. You get a very close-knit group of people at these places and this generally reflects in the forums. Not that it stops other folk from buying and flying there solo, but these small airfields are very attractive from the "people" aspect as well.

 

[Cazzie]

Well, I am going to jump back in on a 180 here. :argue:

I do buy a whole lot of add-on scenery packages, with exception of MegaScenery, I shall no longer get their products, I will not state exactly why (those that know, know, and the others must learn) and it is nothing to do with the outfit.

But on the other hand, I, like Chris B, Huub Vink, Nils, et al, have taken a learned hand to doing skins. Therefore, we will gladly up for a payware aircraft of quality with a Paint Kit. And FSX is another journey indeed for us skinners, bump and specular textures, chromatic layering as Chris has shown. So I have to say that for FSX, I have bought more payware aircraft than for FS9, simply because of the quality of the products (and the darned good price on the Carenados) and the fact that the designers always include a layered Paint Kit.

Caz

 

[srgalahad]

Seeing as you are still alive and posting I take it the misses hasn't found out about the new rig? LOL :typing:

Now I'm going to have to restrict my wife's access to the Outhouse. I'm glad she doesn't know that's how she should behave or I wouldn't have the new computer I'm typing on... that she bought. My theory is that if I'm up here simming she doesn't have to complain :argue: about me being downstairs channel-surfing while she wants to watch "Extreme Makeover- Home Edition"

In the model train hobby... in this case we're talking pre-release deposits for stuff in the $500-$1,000 MSRP price range. At least in the sim world we have the benefit of reviews and feedback from other users before we decide to buy that deluxe plane or scenery package.

Oh I know that pain Tarps- the difference is that they are billed as 'limited run' items so the crowd beats a path to the door while in FS we have the ability to have unlimited duplicates. Still, we do have the same feeding frenzy with some products- and the same gripes after delivery.

I know one thing, I sure miss Bill Lyons. $12.50 for a couple of different airplanes, scenery and some flights to go with them. And with excellant craftmanship.

- Willy, who knows.. those days may come again with the changing times. All it takes is a developer with the right concept and desire. I doubt anyone anticipated Bill Lyon's arrival on the scene. It's not a common approach but there are some who still believe it works.

As has been said often enough, we all have our own desires. Some keep searching for the holy grail of the perfect aircraft model with all the features that runs on a low-end system; some want to relive the memories of their personal past; some want to see their local neighbourhood (or new ones) from the air but don't have the ability or budget to do in 'real life'.

The only thing we have to really fret about is that the developers now and in the future don't get the appreciation they deserve and leave for other pursuits, creating a void in one area or another, taking away the choices we have.

Don't forget: those of us who have been around a while have found our niches and often gotten locked into purchasing patterns. However there are still new people joining the FS ranks and it would be a shame if they didn't have the freedom of choice we've come to know and love and :argue: about.

Rob