Self explanatory. I'm approaching the $500 AUD mark.

Last time i tallied it up or should i say the last time the other half tallied it up it was in the region of £1600 on addons and thats excluding the £ i've spent on the hardware and 3 P.C's which i've gone through over the years!

Edited December 1, 201213 yr by christos

If you include all the sticks, throttles etc, I'd say close to £700 or so. Not an unreasonable amount over the years.

From starting serious simming in '07 I think I'm in the range between £1400 - 1600. That is for addons and sticks/throttles. I'd say 30-50% of my addon purchases has been wasted money.

I'd say it has to be pushing the £2,000 mark, including the PC.

Including all other sims, joysticks, pedals, Obutto cockpit etc, probably $4000-$5000 over 5 years.

 

Not including the PC of course.

 

Now I'm going for PPL I'll easily spend the same in less than 5 months. The simming money was money well spent compared to other hobbies that's for sure.

Hmm, I think i need to reign in my wallet. Over the past 3 years I've probably amounted to about £2000 in software and about £3000 for hardware including the PC. :blush: EDIT, come to think of it, it's about on par with a round of golf and a round of drinks once a week. So looking at things like that it's not that bad :drinks:

Since I began. I would say 10k... That is multiple system upgrades (for nothing other than FS), controls and Software combined. I would guess if I really dug into it probably closer to 15 or 20k... Considering I have a motorcycle worth 40k that I can only use part of the year, 10-15k for a hobby I have been involved with for 15 years isn't too bad. ~ 1k per year or $83 per month which is basically less than one night out!

I bet over a 15 year period,counting three computers,all the peripherals like joysticks,and addons like downloads,an easy 10 grand.

 

 

James Becker

 

Actually,probably closer to 15 grand,because Ive had 3 computers that cost 7 or 8 grand between them.Without being a flitesimmer,I would have just gotten cheapie comps.

Hmm... started with FS2 on a Commodore 128, then went to an IBM PC, then between then and today have upgraded to a new computer every 2 maybe 3 years. Also throw in at least four or five different sets of controllers, every version of Flight Simulator and just about every airliner made for FS4-FSX. Don't know how much, but as I tell my wife when she gives me the "look".. "at least it's less than a golf club membership!". Works every time!!

About £8,000 in total Hardware & Software... Thank god for downloads, the wife cant see em LOL.

 

Last item ... Buttkicker 2 ... Prezie from wife, she now likes starting up the A2A B-17 from cold ... Awsome ;-)

More then I want to add up if I want to keep my sanity.

 

 

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I don't want to know, better that way as long as checking / savings account aren't at zero balance.

 

Bob Demarest

Alabaster, Al.

 

ROLL TIDE

over a period of one year:

 

Add ons : USD 1,000

Hardware + saitek products : USD 1,700

 

its good to learn im still below the average amount spent by many simmers.

After about 10 years probably around €1,000. Not as much as some but its still allot to be spending on Flight Simulator/Flight Simulator's!