24 minutes ago, -Belga- said:

About an hour flight time in a real C172. Ouch.

When I got my PPL in 1978, I used to rent a five year old  C 172 that was on lease back, wet for $29 an hour. Those days are long gone. 

Looking at the Steelbook edition but it's not clear who the "select retailers" are. The link above seems to go to the premium delux without the lanyard, etc. Any guidance?

1 hour ago, St Mawgan said:

Steam on the 26th

Thank you - exactly where I will be getting it from !!

 

G

I just purchased the Aviator's Edition.

For as many hours in a week as I spend flying this sim, the price is quite reasonable.

14 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

When I got my PPL in 1978, I used to rent a five year old  C 172 that was on lease back, wet for $29 an hour. Those days are long gone. 

 

I had a place where I could get a 150 for $75 in a high cost of living area until recently.  The county basically shut them down to protect the bigger more expensive schools and now my next option is easily double.  Oh well I don't fly much these days anyway.

1 hour ago, Bobsk8 said:

Collectors Edition, $259... Ouch.

I think they give physical merchandise like bag, airplane model, box and etc

6 minutes ago, sfgiants13 said:

 

I had a place where I could get a 150 for $75 in a high cost of living area until recently.  The county basically shut them down to protect the bigger more expensive schools and now my next option is easily double.  Oh well I don't fly much these days anyway.

In 1978 I soloed on a brand new C 152 with 13 hours on the hobbs, that had just been flown in from Witchita, for $19 an hour wet. It had that new airplane smell. 

23 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

When I got my PPL in 1978, I used to rent a five year old  C 172 that was on lease back, wet for $29 an hour. Those days are long gone. 

I learn to fly in Archer II 60$ in hour + $20 CFI fee which at the time I thought was supe expensive. Now at the same airport 172 70th-80th built (160hp) goes 140-150 in hour (wet) and CFI fee $65-80 (and sometimes even more)

£130.......that's.....a lot, whatever way you slice it

Basically aviator edition gives you that

Specs:

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• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | Intel Core i7-10700K
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• RAM: 32 GB
• HDD: 50 GB

Man... they really aren't giving up on punishing people who didn't buy Premium Deluxe the first time around.

Exorbitant upgrade fee more expensive than buying again on sale, never discounted, and now, if you want the MSFS2020 Premium Deluxe aircraft in 2024, that will be $70 please.

It's annoying.

3 minutes ago, sd_flyer said:

Basically aviator edition gives you that

I think that's what the Collector's Edition gets you.  Aviators gets you some additional aircraft over the Deluxe, but the same airports.  Don't know what those planes are.

Scott

7 minutes ago, EGLD said:

£130.......that's.....a lot, whatever way you slice it

It is but my kids are buying it for me for Christmas…they just don’t know that yet. Or that Christmas for Dad will be a month early either. I can live without the steel underpants edition…

2 minutes ago, tttocs said:

I think that's what the Collector's Edition gets you.  Aviators gets you some additional aircraft over the Deluxe, but the same airports.  Don't know what those planes are.

Scott

Yes I think you are right. This what MSFS site gives when you press "PreOrder"