I agree with PETE and Old Airmail totally !!
Flight was really geared for the under 25 crowd " more less "GAMERS", who basically spent like 15 to 20 minutes tinkering with a Quick Flight of sum Aircraft, and really thought they had something Special, then attempted to "tout' " to the rest of US, "Veteran Serious Hard Core Flight Simulator Hobbyists", that Flight was the Future !!!
Really
like in, Really
I've been Flight Simmin' since 2002, and theres 3 Kinds of Flight Simmers
1 - The Generic / Basic Flight Simmer who might maybe spend 15 to 20 minutes tinkering around flying, maybe as much a once a month , and who has hardly NO Add Ons, nor a Rig that can handle the Simulator . But spends more time with those other type fast action games
2nd - Type Simmer - now he's a tad bit more into it, has a few decent addon's, knows how to inject an Aircraft & Scenery properly, and spends as much as 20 to 30 hours a month Flying various Aircraft and just getting into learning the Navigation Techniques to get from Point A to Point B.
Then theres 3rd Type Simmer - he's totally Nuts, off his Rocker, has about every add on ya could imagine
has 2 or 3 Computer Rigs set up just to handle Flight Simulator, with Multiple Flat Panel Screen and I-Pads , and All Kinds of other Flight Simulator Hardware - Flight Yokes, Rudder Peddles, Throttle Quadrants , Head Tracking Software , Weather generating software, maybe even a Real Home Built Cockpit made from a Real Aircraft.
He also attends those Flight Simulator Conferences' across the Globe, has his own web site and YOU TUBE Channel just for Flight Simming and Supports the Flight Simulator Developers & Payware Designers & Artists of Aircraft & Scenery by purchasing decent quality Aircraft & Scenery once in a while.
Then aside from all that, you have the Aircraft & Scenery Designers who basically spend more time Developing & Designing Aircraft & Scenery and other utilities, who don't have the time to spend actually flying, because their time is tied up Developing & creating all this neat Kool Ass stuff were enjoying
The more of a ""GAME"" they turn it into, the LESS interested I'll become in it, and won't want anything to do with it !!
IF I wanted a GAME, I'd go fool & tinker with Play station & Xbox !!!!
or go to the Casino
1 look at the former Flight as soon as it came out, and started to hear the feed back from the "Serious Flight Sim Pilots" , versus the "Gamers" and I knew Flight wasn't goin' to make it, despite sum attempts and overly positive attitude from the "Gamers" who attempted to say other wize .
Theres "Gamers" and then theres Serious Flight Simulator Enthusiasts / Hobbyists , there is a Big Difference !
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