Well, I do believe that is ridiculous. It is the software that is worth the most money. I understand there are piracy issues, but this is too far fetched particularly when I can provide the serial number of the disks. Why would I re-buy a game/controller for $200 again because my controller does not work? I urge you to please consider another avenue - I already paid $30 for a new controller. I paid good money and was very happy with AFPD. If this is the way Ikarus wants to do business, and I must re-buy then I plan to switch to another simulator as I think their customer support will be better.