Micro-review: Donationware SBD-3 and SBD-5 DauntlessBy David Wilson-OkamuraFor the history of this WWII dive bomber, see Wikipedia or your favorite reference book. (I like Paul Eden

Thanks for the review. I'll check into this plane. It's a very historic and legendary craft. I'd love it in FSX.BTW I think the file is fdgdau_mar1.zip for the canopy.Lee

>BTW I think the file is fdgdau_mar1.zip for the canopy.Right you are! Thanks for the correction; someone else who finds this thread in a few months will thank you too.

Good-looking plane and nice work. But....well now, wait a second. Donationware.You pay for it, right?That's payware. Regardless of where the money goes to...bandwidth, wimmen and drink, or food for the kids. Calling it anything else is just kinda bending the words around, isn't it?

>That's payware. Regardless of where the money goes>to...bandwidth, wimmen and drink, or food for the kids. >Calling it anything else is just kinda bending the words>around, isn't it?I think it's called donationware because developers donate their products to be sold. Cf. the incentives that PBS and NPR offer during their pledge drives.

> Virtual cockpit is a little blocky, as are the gauges, > but not so much that they

Freeware: You pay nothing to get.Payware: You must pay to get.Donationware: You must pay nothing to get, but you can pay something if you find the product to your liking.Words do have meanings. "Payware" does not equal "Donationware."

Some more screenshots, this time using James Udall's "Utah Complete" freeware scenery:http://picasaweb.google.com/dokwok/DauntlessOverStGeorgeKSGUThe best way to view these is by clicking the "Slideshow" button. Clouds and sky textures by FEX.