Thanks again for all the input!

Yep, ebay sure does have alot of flight sims for sale at decent prices!

Johndou, yes have been reading about some of the 'anomolies' of the new
G3.5. What a bummer that such basic things are goofed up, especially for
the $200 tag. I've read about some software 'patches' out there that correct
some of the probs. G3.0 or G2.0 will probably be what I'll look at getting.

Scratchonly, the FMS freeware is pretty neat too! I'll need to get an interface
cable and try it.