Looking over FS related statistics is something I do frequently, the relationship between freeware / payware pilots in FSX FS9 is roughly 9 to 1 , 90 percent of users never add payware products ( that were paid for ) , with websites distributing fs products the figures run between 1 and 3 %. of page visits to sales. Shortly after the release of a given product it’s possible to calculate its relative success, not as easy with flight but if the sales of download material did come to 10 percent it’s a fairly safe bet to imagine a fairly bright future for the platform, if on the other hand its near 1 % one might wonder if the costs of the 120 gigabytes of bandwidth to deliver that one sale will cover the costs with production expenses to manufacture and distribute it .At least with distributing 3PD addons they would still collect 30 percent of their sales value and reduce production costs to nothing while increasing delivery of the world much faster , the figures will tell the story , .

I did not buy the DLC...I received it for free from by participation in the beta.

same same but...will be purchasing next week or so as a "gift" for my son for his comp.

Hello,Answer to your poll: No I did not.I will wait and see what happens, there is nothing there to me right now. I really hope they plan to let other developers in. For example: I don´t mind buy an PMDG NGX through MS LIVE! using Microsoft Points or my favorite scenery from my favorite publisher through MS LIVE! But, if the business scheme continues as it is, it will be very difficult to see complex stuff like the NGX or the J41 (which keeps blowing the engine unless you operate it correcly) built for FLIGHT. And that is what interests me. And NO, I am not saying MS team is not capable of build an NGX like aircraft, it is just to overkill for the majority of casual players. But if MS let the developers in (just like an Apple Store or Android Market), we gonna start to really see different kinds of products with different target audiences based the same sim. Everybody wins and the sim turns like a LEGO that can build both casual and hardcore experience.I read several AVSIM posts about FLIGHT being the entry door for new simmers, and that MS is like testing the market interest. FLIGHT could be right now the best for both worlds...Regards,

Chuck created a poll without the poll (these old guys, you know).... So, I am closing this one, and restarting it, WITH THE poll. :Just Kidding: