by Nexus » Thu Apr 27, 2006 6:23 pm
Michael:
I had the 737 VC edition. HDD crashed this summer and because of their refund policy I'm unable to get my copy back.
I can live with that, it's no problem. The problem is their high pricing and what you get.
Ariane claims their 737NG can be used as a REAL 737 simulator, for training purposes. Anyone who knows anything about commercial aviation knows that even the real Level-D sims arent 100% accurate, let alone a software for a 35$ PC simulator.
When I bought the aircraft the IRS was not properly functioning, FMC had limited functions (some pages were missing). VNAV was only partially modelled.
I know since then that Ariane has patched it. May be lot better now.
Also, they dont have a support forum which is essential in todays market.
I'm in noway saying that their 737 is trash.
But systemwise it's far from PMDG, but visually it is far ahead of it. It's flawless from the outside basicly.
And I dont want to repeat myself, but for 50 euros you'd expect a better refund policy and community support ???
If you could merge the Ariane visuals with PMDGs systems/AFDS you'd get a PERFECT aircraft.
Remember that I'm an existing Ariane customer and I have formed MY own opinion based on experiences with them. I can understabd some people are satisfied with their products, but they have no clue have to program realistic AP logic.