i was bored so sat down to workout all the addons i'd got for fs. then i added up how much they cost me.I think i've got a serious problem.i kind of feel a bit sick thinking about what i could have spent that money on. Maybe i could have built my own real plane!ssw a310

Sounds like you've got too many planes and not enough eye candy.

Cheap addons are the worst. "I'll buy this right away 'cause it's only $15 anyway" but if you buy 10-15 aircraft it ends up being quite a lot of money. Those $30+ addons make you think twice before ordering, at least they make me.I have bought for FS2004:Dreamfleet/Flight1 C152, C177 and ArcherFlight Sim Models Aerolite 103Megascenery SocalUK VFR Scenery (all volumes)Switzerland Pro (pre-ordered)France VFR Volume 1 and 2Don't feel like I need more aircraft right now. Having more aircraft would be quite unrealistic actually. Most pilots don't own 15 different aircraft :(I could use a semi-fast twin to replace the default Baron but I'm quite happy with the C177 RG/TC for slightly longer xcountry flights. I'd also prefer to wait for the aircraft SDK so we can have proper rain effects with third-party aircraft. For now I mostly fly the Mooney and Baron when I fly in rain/snow.I'm also quite happy with the scenery I have now though I can't wait for Switzerland. The UK VFR is perfect for longer flights in the C177, Mooney etc, and Megascenery is great for shorter hops in the Archer or C152. The France sceneries are great for the Ultralight :) Only problem now is that I can't stand looking at the boring and resource hungry generic scenery :)

So far the only Payware I've installed is FSUIPC- and that because I prefer online flying.Aircraft- well like JimmiG said - how many do you need . In fact - I will admit to having a couple of dozen freeware addons at any one time.Some are really excellent - a few are less so.Those that don't come up to standard I will usually delete fairly quickly- sometimes within minutes.The good ones stay.Even so I find that for the most part I tend to use only a handful of aircraft on a regular basis.I suspect this is the same for most of us.The quality of some freeware aircraft is so good that I really don't fell the need to go out and buy others.In particular the various naval aircraft by Rick Sasala - even tho meant for FS2002, work well and look good in FS9.Scenery is not something I worry about too much - I have installed the various cloud/water etc "improvements" but beyond that - very little.I guess it's "each to their own" - we all want different things from FS and will all go for it in our individual ways.Dave

Hi,Don't worry about it ;), my missus thinks I am crazy too LOL.Really though its all about perspective, I probably have spent as much, if not more, than you and how much entertainment has it given me?, many,many hours.Right, I look at my logbook, theres 110 hours in 2004 alone, I would say I have done another 20-30 hours that I have not put into the logbook, so thats 140+ hours, if I say I have spent

I own pretty just about every payware plane Big Iron's and GA, and most scenery, as well as all the Reality-xp and lago stuff/ Most Aerosoft sceneries/ All UK VFR, Simflyers and many more I cant remember.Why I own this amount of stuff, I dont know, Im spoilt for choice dont use half of it. Im cutting right back now, and im going for just a few now.If I added that all up, Id probley Cry :(Oh and dont tell the Girl Friend :)Jason

Most of my add-ons are freeware: FFX/SGA 737's, PA A320's, POSKY A33/747/757's, iFDG MD-11's, and a whole bunch of the new meshes for Europe, with scenery enhancements, but, I did succumb and buy the marvellous Heathrow Pro, FS Traffic, and Flight Deck Companion. I also bought A320PIC (Wilco) but it runs like cack, and I really can't get on with the VC only method and awkward joystick setup. I have the PSS A320 for FS2002, and a couple of the UK VFR packs for FS2002 also. I'd love to have that PSS A320 working properly in FS9 - along with thousands of others too, I'm sure ;) but until then, and I finaly figure out the FMC, I'm happy with the PA and POSKY airbuses, using Eric Marciano's brilliant panels :)Not TOO much spent I guess, but enough!! Still, the freeware as mentioned above is easily good enough to be payware, (and far surpasses a lot of existing payware).

Looks like you could use some nice GA aircraft... might I suggest the RealAir Marchetti and the Flight1 Meridian to get you started? :-)

Don't feel bad. Think of me:Goflight stuff: 1414 euroSimkits cockpit: 1500 euroYoke + Peddals: 200 euroAddonds + FS: 150 euroTotals: 3264 euro :-badteeth Anyone more?

Did you have to mention it? :)2 CH Yokes, pair of pedals (and now need new ones but no budget yet), FS2000, 2002, 2004, 4 Goflight modules.DF 737, Archer, Cardinal.Lago TM (3 packages), Italy2000, EHAM2002, MadDog2000, Twotter, Emma Field, Georender 1-3 and 6Carenado, 6 or so aircraftUK2000 London AirportsSimflyers World AirportsAerosoft GAP 1+3FScene 2002 Europe and US full packsFSGenesis 2 packs (and more planned)MAAM R4D and B-25FSD C115 and PorterVMax 747-200 RFP (plus 3 packs)PSS 747 (3 liveries)PSS 777 (2 liveries), both the first and last version (no upgrade...)PSS A320 (20 or so liveries)PSS Dash 8 (4 or so liveries)Flight1 Golden EagleFlight1 Dc-9 Iron KnucklesIslands of the West Indies 1Fly Caribe! 1Abacus corporate pilotAbacus private pilotFSDS Pro 1FSUIPCWideFSFSFlightMaxFSBuild 2several dozen paper chartsStack of European approach charts50 electronic charts for FSFMbooksthe list goes on.Add the freebies (helped testing and support for quite a bit of stuff over the years)...I don't even want to add up what it's cost me, and that list is only from early 2000 when I started to REALLY get into flightsimming (before that it was mainly casual military stuff, must have bought 3-4 military sims a year between 1995 if not earlier and 2000).

Geez, Retard! Don't let her see that post!She might think you love the sim more than her!!! Wink!Peter Sydney Australia

Arrrgh...Damn, this thread reminded me of how much I've forked out on add-ons...can't be bothered typing it all up but it comes to about 300 Euros for the last year or so. Not mega but don't tell the wife :-eek....I'd be in the doghouse for sure! :-hahCheersDave

This is the payware stuff I have for FS2004Planes:Eaglesoft's Beechjet 400A and Premier 1PMDG 737-600 and 737-700Feelthere ERJ'sPlanes Im going to get:Eaglesoft's Citation X and Citation IIFeelthere CRJ'sPMDG's 737-800Airports I have:Swedflight (ESSA,EKCH, ESGG, ESMS)FlyTampa (KTPA, KMIA, KSAN)Simflyers (KLAS, KORD, KJFK)OSS (Gatwick)I dont buy that many payware planes, but do buy the airports. I plan on getting ALOT more airports.