Falcon Six-Two: you sound more like 13 going on 33 ...

I would also infer from your statement that because you depend on the art of negotiation (with the aforementioned 1st National Bank of M&D) you also tend to beparticular about the payware that you do buy..

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Is that a good thing? 13 going on 33? ??? Am I correct in saying it's because of how I said it? ??? If not, well, please forgive me, as I'm not really familiar with such phrases...

Negotiation huh? Well, I have no other choice. I must present the pros of the purchase in question. If I make it sound like it's bad, then...well, you know the rest. As long as I do good in school, (I have! ) they don't mind getting me whatever I want. (Within reason of course... )

As for being particular in the payware that I buy, well, I really have no other choice. You see, my parent's attitude toward this is "Is it good? Can you get any better for free?" and all sorts of other questions before I make a purchase with their credit card.

I really can't blame them, as it's THEIR money I'm spending...and the pricier the plane, the better it has to be in my parent's view...(understandably of course)

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Thanks, my parents are VERY good to me. I consider myself lucky to have parents like them,

Am I a good teenager? Well, most of the time.

Hmmm...rather intresting collection Mr. Lyons has there... I'll show that site to my dad, as some of the planes there would surely intrest him... Thanks for the link!

The best way to find good payware is to carefully judge the reaction of other owners. Being a forum reader helps in this as you get a feel for who has the same taste as you and who values the same aircraft features.

High points in selecting good payware:

• Company/Designer reputation
• Opinions of those who already have it
• Cost
• Scarcity of the subject

1. Company/Designer reputation. Many payware designers have a reputation for releasing quality add-ons at a fair price, many companies have a similar reputation. A good reputation is a good sign that a new release will be worth the money. Also check to see if the designer/company has been known to patch a release to correct any errors that slip through.

2. Opinions of those who already have it. Simple enough...how do those who already have it feel. Feel free to ask questions...most will give you an honest answer. You should also check out reviews done by websites you trust.

3. Cost. Check the price tag and what it offers...is it valuable to you. This works with the last category...

4. Scarcity of Subject. Obviously a plane that is available in many forms is popular...but is a payware add-on offering enough to get you to loosen the purse strings? The Boeing 727 has been extensively modelled...but there is at least one payware add-on that is outstanding in terms of quality and the package that comes with the plane. On the other side of the coin are planes that are not available by other means, or only available at great reduction in the quality. I did a review a while back of a CF-100 release...try finding a freeware or payware option to the subject of the review.

When you run all that through your mind you can decide whether you want a particular piece of payware. In the case of the Boeing 727...no buy for me, my B727 needs are met by the freeware market. The CF-100 is another story...if I didn't have the review plane I would dig out my plastic.

One place I would check out for CFS1/CFS2 stuff is Alpha Sim...many of their older subjects (mostly CFS1, but some later stuff) have been released as freeware on their site. http://www.alphasim.co.uk/main.html

Much easier, most have auto installers, and as for Bill Lyons stuff you simply unzip all that he sends you to the main FS9 folder and all is done. Heck ya dont even have to activate the scenery in the usual way, the next time you start up FS9 it all updates as it should without you doing a thing.

This is one of the little nice things with payware,.......no hasssle installs.

BTW, with anything you buy from Bill, it's also personalized just for you, with your name in it someplace, usually right on the plane's ID plate!

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Ok roger that....but since eeveryone noticed the quality of their planes...well.they must have sales or they should be shut down quite sometime ago...i mean they must be selling some!
Best regards
Prowler

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True that, but...oh well. I don't want to go around making fun of ANY payware cpmpany, including ABACUS.

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Whoops! Sorry about that Felix...didn't mean to offend you and your creations...

What I was trying to say is : Abacus's planes may not be of the best quality as you might expect. The planes MADE by Abacus anyway...

When a 3rd party developer offers to Abacus their project, then that plane is usually of good quality. (Just another one of MY OBSERVATIONS.)