Has anyone bought the Alphasim C-17 yet and if so1)Any wingflex in the external model?2) What 2D panel can be used for it as it has no 3D panel yet3) Is it worth the $68 the way it stands now?Thanks in advance.Alex Chung

Has anyone bought the Alphasim C-17 yet and if so1)Any wingflex in the external model?2) What 2D panel can be used for it as it has no 3D panel yet3) Is it worth the $68 the way it stands now?Thanks in advance.Alex Chung

HelloAn addon without any panel or systems for $68, The world has gone mad

I've wanted a C-17 for a long time but not in the state that this payware is in for the given price. What do you think will happen to the price when everything is added to the product? $100-120 USD?

I've been burned too many times by people that promise a VC in a later patch. Leonardo's one for the MD-80 took forever and it turned out looking like garbage. Digital Aviation's Fokker VC is nowhere in sight. And these people want $58 for a model and sounds? They are out of their minds. -Alex

So they pay you $68 to be a beta tester..? Seems like a fair exchange for the time trouble and effort. :( If it's anything else it's bordering on fraud.

I think UKMIL is close to releasing their freeware C-17.scott s..

Alphasim products are cute, fun and worth about 10 bucks generally. Pass on anything from them that costs more than that. Just mho.

I am very curios to know if they have sold a single one. In all honesty if this was available as a file-share (which I am sure it must be somewhere) I would not bother...

I've been burned too many times by people that promise a VC in a later patch. Leonardo's one for the MD-80 took forever and it turned out looking like garbage. Digital Aviation's Fokker VC is nowhere in sight. And these people want $58 for a model and sounds? They are out of their minds. -Alex

I bought the DA Fokker, thinking a VC would be close. Well, no way. They first go and do god knows how many models, and they keep diverting the attention until people will hopefully just forget. Right now, I feel somewhat stupid. I have yet to fly the plane. Here I was, thinking there'd be finally a quality Fokker 70/100 simulation with a VC. Turns out I could have stayed with the Project Fokker aircraft...

Well looks like no one has bought alphasims c-17 so far. Glad I asked first be4 taking the plunge. UKMIL's site suggests that only members can DL their C-17 and you must join a club membership to DL it. Does anyone know if this applies only to the beta version? Will they finally release the final version as a true freeware to the FS community or will we have to pay the membership fee to be able to DL the final version?Alex Chung

Well looks like no one has bought alphasims c-17 so far. Glad I asked first be4 taking the plunge. UKMIL's site suggests that only members can DL their C-17 and you must join a club membership to DL it. Does anyone know if this applies only to the beta version? Will they finally release the final version as a true freeware to the FS community or will we have to pay the membership fee to be able to DL the final version?Alex Chung

I just saw UKMil's C-17 over at FlightSim.com

I just picked up the UKMIL one instead. The exterior design is great for me. My 2D panel needs a major adjustment to the viewpoint. Instead of a clear view down towards the ground, I have a viewpoint that is about 45 degrees to the sky. I will hold off on buying the ALphasim version for a while.

Buy the way: for DAFokker buyers, I have good news: the VC seems to be really getting under way now. It was demoed at Paderborn's FS convention, and the VC seemed to be great. Florian stated that the moment he fixes some Windows 7 issue with the VC, he'd post screenshots of it. I think between one to two weeks should be a good enough estimation of when we can expect these screenshots.

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Buy the way: for DAFokker buyers, I have good news: the VC seems to be really getting under way now. It was demoed at Paderborn's FS convention, and the VC seemed to be great. Florian stated that the moment he fixes some Windows 7 issue with the VC, he'd post screenshots of it. I think between one to two weeks should be a good enough estimation of when we can expect these screenshots.

God I hope that's true, but I've heard "it's just around the corner" too many times. Of course, in the past it's always been straight from the mouth of DA and not someone else, but I still feel jaded and cynical on that one. Hopefully I'll be proven wrong, as a good VC could make the DA Fokker one of the best, if not the best RJ's available. The Wilco 170/90's are good too, but I just have a hard time considering them an RJ anymore---more like a 737.