I have flown FMS and found it to be more of a toy than a realistic simulator. I flew G2 last night for the first time. I am new to the hobby having soloed last weekend. I found G2 to be quite realistic in most cases. I think the planes are easier to fly than the real thing once in the air. Landing is another issue.

As far as overpriced is concerned. I think you might be confusing "overpriced" with "more than I want to spend". It is a good product and they sell an awful lot of them. Sounds like they have priced it appropriately for their target market to me. I would love to have spent less for it but at $200, it is considerably less than the cost of a single plane all set up and ready to fly. I can fly a number of different planes and I can fly them when it is raining or too cold or windy outside or after dark. I will spend more time per year on the simulator than actually flying. I pay as much per year in club and AMA fees than I did on G2 and at best I fly once a week. My skill level increased in the two hours I spent flying last night enough to probably increase the average lifespan of my airplanes significantly.

Many people feel that software should be free or nearly free but it takes a great deal of time and effort and money to bring a quality software product to market and even more to support it. Often these same people think nothing of illegally copying software thus elevating the price for those who purchase it. Do I sound like a software developer? Hmmm.

Jeff