SaVas, do you know exactly how much money you have invested in all of this? Its seem like it would be in the thousands.

hmmm. Well considering in the sim I spend approx $100 to 150 a month, sometimes less, sometimes more, depending on the budget I give myself, then you compare that to the fact that I can easily drop up to $1000 a month on my art supplies - canvas, paints, scientific illustration media, graphics programs, pens, brushes, pencils, sculpting supplies, photography equipment, etc, I think the sim is a bargain lol, but I would say...
including computer (Dell XPS , graphics card nVidia 6800GT, 19" Viewsonic VX900 LCD monitor, SaitekX45 controller, payware aircraft, sceneries, utilities, some less some more than the others, I would say a lot.
Suffice to say though that the best investment I made, and this is an honest opinion, is having Michael at fs-gs.com make my computer a flight sim computer. Best money I have spent in a looooong time. He made my sim go from bad to brilliant, but yes, I would say payware alone, I am probably pushing four digits lol.
Its a hobby, and when it comes to my hobbies, I like only the best.

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---Stephen