Just went through a shock. After some discussions with friend on the price of addons, I decided to do some adding up over all order receipts I have for FSX addons, dating back to roughly 2009 when I started using FSX.

The sum of it really got me stunned... Close to €3000 / US$3700!!!

 

Now lately I am buying lesser addons. Not because I'm less of a hobby maniac, but merely because I have more addons then I get around to use.

Some addons I still consider must-buy-the-day-it's-released. The Majestic Q400 being the latest and probably 29Palms Skiathos the next.

 

It makes me wonder how much fellow FSX pilots spend on their hobby and if they also see a "saturation" in the amount of addons they have.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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After a quick estimate around $600-$700. Add's up when you think about it. That is not including all my hardware which I managed to score as gifts

I didn't sum up but I bought everything  from PMDG everything from captain sim at full price, every single Add on from Wilco -Feelthere (even the 777) everything from eaglesoft,, some from carenado, 10 s of scenery  every ATC addon but no weather add - on yet. the Axe, BBS airbuses, the q400, Vrinsight MCP combo, ch yoke and I even paid apmdg ngx for somone in order for him to make a repaint.  I am surely forgetting tons of add ons because my average is one or two add once a month. I thinj I am an addict. :lol:

Did you include all the hardware upgrades? What about GoFlight modules? Track Ir5? LOL

 

I'm afraid to add up the cost of all my add-ons.

 

I have all ORBX Regions and most of their payware airports. That alone was a huge expense.

 

Jose

I must have spent around £800 on FS2004 addons = most of which I never used then and of which I use none now. I don't even have my fs2004 install disks anymore.

 

I reckon I have spent around £1000 on FSX addons but I am now a lot more select about which I buy. Again I havent used most of what I have bought nor even have it installed. Only things I am buying for sure this year are 777 and PFPX. The only addons I am guaranteed to install each time I do a rebuild are FSUIPC, PMDG aircraft, UTX, GSX, OPUS and FEX weather textures.

 

Not included building 4 or 5 dedicated rigs over the last 7 or so years nor controller costs.

I don't count the cost of my shared computer hardware, since it's spread out amongst other gaming interests as well as a photography business.

 

But my $500ish dollars spent on flight sim specific hardware is still probably dwarfed by what I've spent in the past year and a half on add-ons.  I'm more recent to the hobby than many; hence one winds up spending a significant amount on the 'must haves' all at once.

 

Lately though, I've been trying to balance by flight simming 'budget' by planning for certain upcoming addons (the MJC Dash 8 was one) and limiting my impulse purchases.  Very difficult though!!  I find it hard to resist scenery; at least with planes I can judge whether It would be something I'd regularly fly.

Share the investment by the hours you have spent with sim, it appears that its cheaper than ordering drinks at the bar.

$5,000 (includes computer for FSX only) here in 1.5 years since I started using FSX.  It started so innocently too with the purchase of FSX boxed at Best Buy for $19.99.

 

Mu first add-on purchase (reluctantly) was the Carenado C90B and I was hooked after that on 3rd party addons!  

Which is exactly why I haven't bought the Majestic Q400, although I am hearing fantastic things about this plane, it's just too much money to keep going to the trough, I've spent bazillions on addons and I am reining in my spending. 

 

Other priorities in life also need attention.

If you count constant hardware upgrades, controllers, TIR, numerous payware add-ons, at least $2000 over the past say 6-8 years.

I'm afraid to look to be honest

You motivated me to make a spreadsheet and add it up. I broke it down into software, hardware and books/training. I've only been at this for just over a year:

 

Software: $1600

Hardware: $600

Books/Training: $300  (most of this for AoA training)

 

So total about $2500 USD, and there are so very many excellent addons I don't have. I also decided to drastically slow my purchases and make sure I enjoy all that I have before buying more, but I couldn't resist the Milviz 737 pre-order since it seemed like a very good deal. I have a hard time resisting a bargain even if I don't have time to use it right away.

Spent plenty over the years. Money spent & written off. No pockets in shrouds. Probably less than would be spent on Booze, Cigarettes on an annual basis. If I drank & smoked that is.

I couldn't tell you how much, and I honestly don't worry about it too much.  I budget a certain amount of money for "fun stuff", and sim purchases come out of that allotment.  I know what THAT number is and that's what matters.  I don't buy spur of the moment (well, almost never!) - most purchases are anticipated and planned - and if there isn't money in the budget when something pops up that I decide is worth having, I wait.  It works out pretty well.

 

Now, if I were a "gotta have the latest whatever it is, the minute it comes out" sorta guy, some measure of looking back and adding up might be worth doing.  I'm not, so it isn't.  :-)

 

Scott

I really don't want to know - but definitely too much.