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I received an email from PMDG about their latest aircraft, the MD-11, which is priced at GBP 54.99. This converts to about 138 NZ$.

What do others think about this price? True, it must have taken a lot of development work, but when I see an aircraft add-on at over $100 then I tend to hesistate. Perviously in FS2004 days, I would read the reviews and often bought add-ons to try them out, but now with these sort of prices, I am just not buying. Perhaps I am living in the past, but it seems too expensive to me??

Comments please!!

smooth landings.

happytraveller wrote:

QUOTE (happytraveller @ May 12 2009, 07:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I received an email from PMDG about their latest aircraft, the MD-11, which is priced at GBP 54.99. This converts to about 138 NZ$.

What do others think about this price? True, it must have taken a lot of development work, but when I see an aircraft add-on at over $100 then I tend to hesistate. Perviously in FS2004 days, I would read the reviews and often bought add-ons to try them out, but now with these sort of prices, I am just not buying. Perhaps I am living in the past, but it seems too expensive to me??

Comments please!!

smooth landings.

Well I have the MD-11 from PMDG and it is a very good product over all. What I like about PMDG products is the smooth fram rate and the accuracy of systems.
However, I got it through a special promotion through a retailer in Canada. I am not sure if I would pay that amount of money yet.

I suggest watch as many videos as you can on youtube about it. Read some reviews then you can decide if it is worth it for you or not.
Good luck

I got my copy for 27.39 pounds preodered from Flightstore UK in January.Their current price is 39.49 pounds.You might like to shop around.Ian.

I cringe at some of the prices for payware aircraft.

So far for FSX I have the PMDG 747, PMDG B1900D, Captain Sim C-130, Digital Aviation Cheyenne, Carenado Piper Arrow, Carenado Cessna 206 to name a few, and I've just bought the Wilco 737 Pilot in Command. They all add up, but sometimes there's an aircraft you just have to have in your collection.

There are heaps I would like right now, but with add ons that are currently over $100 (PMDG MD-11 and Captain Sim 727 for FSX to name a couple), I will just sit patiently and wait. Will have to get the Britten Norman Islander when it comes out though. That's going to be around $100 I believe.

I umm'd and aah'd about it for a couple of months then just bit the bullet and bought it from PMDG for USD80 - about NZD130. Expensive, but very nice.

Bigbird, why did you choose the wilco 737 instead of the pmdg 737 ? I had a test fly in it and loathed the way the throttles were dancing around, a quick look at the support forum suggested that's just the way it is with the wilco ... so I went with the pmdg pedigree. That's one case where I believe I really do get what I pay for.

Cheers
Gary

Perhaps I should add that I previously bought the PMDG 737 for FS2004, but when I see an add-on aircraft at around $138, I just think that the price is over the top. There are some other GREAT aircraft add-ons which are far cheaper than this and I cannot bring myself to pay so much for a single aircraft add-on.

I am watching the replies with a lot of interest, to see if it is me out of touch with reality, or whether add-ons ARE getting too expensive. Perhaps this will become a poll topic???

Smooth landings.

PMDG products as very well done and satisfying to fly.
However I am quite happy with PSS 777 and Dash8-Q300 as well.

Chairman, I bought the Wilco 737 as I was after something with a bit more realism than the default 737 and I wanted the 300 model. I'm using FSX, so still waiting for the 737NG to come out. I will have her as soon as she is released