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Sick of being ripped off


Graham White
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Graham White
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Just bought my second Chicago airport in 18 months. Paid &60.00+ for the latest & still don't have current rwy's & taxiways.

Every download should have its release date & latest update listed.

We deserve better treatment from this industry.

I just hope the new Microsoft flight Sim create their own add-ons & get rid of the rip-offs.

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Richard Gerrish
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or ask for a refund?

Richard Gerrish

Developer, STM Applications Group

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Kirk Christie
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Relevance to VATSIM?

Kirk Christie - VATPAC C3

VATPAC Undercover ATC Agent

Worldflight Perth 737-800 Crew Member

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Andreas Fuchs
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Hi Kirk,

Relevance to VATSIM?

ATCOs normally have the latest layout of an airport (charts, sector files, [Mod - Happy Thoughts]ociated procedures etc.) so pilots want to stay up to date as well. I applaud the effort of doing so. Chicago O'Hare has been in trouble for as long as I can think, because in the real world they keep on modifying the airport and runway layout m[Mod - Happy Thoughts]ively and on a regular basis, closing entire runways, constructing new ones etc..

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Scott DeWoody
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Not advertising for any company, but Drezwicki designs has a free demo, that is fully functional with all the correct runways and taxiways, for KORD. It's a try before you buy kind of thing.

 

 

Scott DeWoody

CEO - American Virtual Airlines

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Brad Littlejohn
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Not advertising for any company, but Drezwicki designs has a free demo, that is fully functional with all the correct runways and taxiways, for KORD. It's a try before you buy kind of thing.

 

Same not for advertising as well, but that's why you won't see FSDT release anything until they are ready. They've been working on a KORD update for the past 3 years now, and haven't put anything out because of the constant updates.

 

But to play devil's advocate here, knowing that the airport is in flux should be a warning sign to NOT buy a given scenery. Good case in point: When FS2000 was launched, they only included KPHX with the original 2 runways they had, despite the fact that prior to the FS2K release, KPHX added a third runway and renumbered all of them. Microsoft didn't update it for 4 years, when FS9 came out. And that is despite the fact that they (Microsoft) released FS2K2 twice: the second release being the one that took out the World Trade Center buildings to reflect the current NYC skyline.

 

BL.

Brad Littlejohn

ZLA Senior Controller

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Daniel Katz
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9C/27C at KORD (11,245 x 200) is scheduled to open late in 2020 after which the constant configuration changes may (?) slow down somewhat.

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James Hiscoe 1260816
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This is why I satisfy myself with freeware for some airports. There are usually people endeavoring to keep all the important changes available and it costs you nothing but your eyes a bit of shock that it looks so 2005 at O'Hare despite being laid out like its 2019.

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Daniel Morris 1132365
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Perhaps consider to take matters into your own hands, there are a few good editors that might help. Obviously when you spend hard earned money on something; you should be made aware of exactly what you're buying! providing a chart of the airport in this case would be helpful.

 

Relevance to VATSIM?

 

Because forums are a good place for communities to discuss things with those who have similar interests

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Graham White
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While flying with ATC in Frankfurt I received a msg telling me not to come back until I had the latest airport update.

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Romano Lara
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While flying with ATC in Frankfurt I received a msg telling me not to come back until I had the latest airport update.

 

Romano Lara
vACC Philippines, Manager - Training & Standards
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Andreas Fuchs
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While flying with ATC in Frankfurt I received a msg telling me not to come back until I had the latest airport update.

Please send me a private message with information about when exactly this has happened and who (ATC-station) told you so. I would like to follow up since I am a member of the Frankfurt group.

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