19 hours ago, Glenn Fitzpatrick said:

The OP is correct from an airliner point of view.

However, it is what it is.

It has a great selection of quite different default small planes, tail wheels, tricycles,  floats, singles, twins, pistons (some with fixed props and some not) turbo props and jets, high wing, low wing. Everything from bush bashing to small business jets and they all all fly differently.

It does NOT, and may not for quite a few years, have an extensive selection of fully functional airliners with complex systems and full IFR. Probably because, for the mass market they are trying to appeal to, all the airliners will basically be seen as the same button pushing procedures in a different cockpit. Though it does not help that even the airliners we do have and the IFR are currently broken.

I suspect the emphasis on a huge variety of different small planes is partially deliberate, even the (slightly controversial) marketing videos are emphasising VFR and small aircraft. The marketing people seem to have decided that the study level airliner fly IFR at FL350 thing is a niche market compared to VFR in something small (and they may be right) .

Personally I love the little stuff and think the sim is great but I can also understand how someone who is not into stick and rudder real world VFR flying could be frustrated.

To be honest my current wish list is a bit crazy I want even more variety a Stearman, a Kodiak, a Staggerwing, a Super Constellation and maybe  a Twin Otter just for starters. Other people want every variety of airbus ever made. Some say they will be happy with just the IFR and current airliners working properly, or just more realistic flight models.

Hopefully long term we will get all that and more but for now take it for what it is.

That's great to hear that it works well in a VFR stick and rudder scenario. That's where every pilot should begin anyway!  I can wait for the improved airliners and IFR autopilot stuff. Im mainly concerned with accurate weather and flight dynamics.. And no I have not even downloaded this yet! haha.  I'm still dabbling around in FSX and buying some old airplanes that I never got the chance to get before. 

19 hours ago, Glenn Fitzpatrick said:

 

 

 

OK, a couple folks have gotten timeouts now for continuing to berate the OP.  The topic is OP's disappointment with MSFS for the stated set of reasons, not anyone's thoughts on the OP's intentions in saying so. 

Let's cease with the back-seat moderation and accusations.

16 hours ago, w6kd said:

A few here seem to think it's stylish to pile on and denigrate someone who is expressing legit frustration with the sim. ...

That's why I've discontinued to share my opinions here... no need to get slammed. But thanks for fair moderation.