July 22, 201411 yr OK, now I get it... ...that the 777-200 is ungainly looking. ...that the -200 is a hotrod. ...that the fly-by-wire needed to be fixed. . ...that it took so long. To the PMDG crew: I am an aspiring pilot with a demanding day job. It pays good, but I don't always have the extra money to leap into an expensive add-on without some careful thought. I bought the 777-200 last year at rollout, my only serious jet sim purchase. I was skeptical because as the average shmoe I thought the baby 777 was fine. I live my life from the "short" turn around, flying freight for FedEx. I don't spend tons of time in the manual and don't have failures turned on. I could still "see" why the software was so good. It had a feel that's hard to describe, every effort needed to be deliberate, thought out and most of all, by the book. Then I spent the $30 for the big brother... Wow... This new flight model and larger jet sure has the "feel" of mass. It's stunning and my rig is even pretty basic. Weather? I use a freeware FSrealWX (v2.0) and somehow I'm getting wind forecasts. Amazing! Won't have the weather radar until I'm ready to spend more, but I understand why and it makes sense. How much *should* something cost that everyone thought was impossible? Overall, thank you for the long nights and scratched heads until you got it right. I thought the orginal RTM was good, never having experienced the bugs of others. This new one...well...what a difference. Thanks, Steve Kirks
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