I reinstalled fs2002 last night, and installed Posky's 747 version 3 and flew a quick circuit. I then did the same in 2004, and I could tell no difference between the two flights. If there is a difference, it was so subtle that I did not notice it even when specifically looking for it. I might try some smaller ga planes to see how those go.

>Development of the product cost the company probably around>$10 million.>Marketing, production and sales of 1.5 million copies (an>optimistic guess but not unrealistic) is another $30 million.>>That makes $40 million cost to get the product to us the>customers.Hmmm.... let's do the math on this just for fun. The above translates to a cost of $26 US per unit. If the retail distribution chain is working at a 40% margin, at a list price of $54, Microsoft is selling FS2004 out the door to the distribution channels at around $32 a copy. This means Microsoft is receiving a 12% margin on FS2004. I don't think so. Bill Gates did not become the richest man in the world by running a company that earns a 12% margin on it's products!

Dean,I wouldn't be so sure on that - it's a well known fact in the gaming world that MS basically loses money on every XBOX system sold for example...Ryan

Just to save my fingers from typing, here's my post in the Aircraft design forum:http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho...256&page=#12458