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5 Minute Product Survey

This survey will help us serve you better by allowing us to focus our efforts on products and features you want. Please take a moment to answer the questions below. It should take about 5 minutes.

  1. Which flight simulation platform do you use regularly?

    2. Microsoft® FS2004 (FS9)
    Microsoft® FSX
    Microsoft® FSX w Acceleration Expansion Pack
    Microsoft® FS2002
    Microsoft® Combat Flight Simulator
    X-Plane
    Flight Gear
    Orbiter (space flight simulation)

     Other, please specify:


  2. Do you own Microsoft® FSX? If not, when do you plan on buying it?

    3. I already own FSX
    I'll buy FSX in 1-6 months
    I'll buy FSX in 6 months to 1 year
    I'll buy FSX in more than a year
    I will wait for the next version (FS11)
    I do not plan on buying FSX


  3. Which aspects of flight simulation do you like the most?

    4. Traveling/Enjoying the scenery
    Filing and following a flight plan
    Pushing the simulator to its limits (test flights, high speed/altitude)
    Check list, complete cockpit simulation
    Playing a mission (FSX)
    Air traffic control
    Air combat (CFS or other)
    Flight training

     Other, please specify:


  4. Which era(s) of aircraft do you like to fly in FS?

    5. Contemporary (1985 - today)
    Modern (1976 - 1985)
    Cold War (1946 - 1975)
    World War II (1939 - 1945)
    Between the Wars (1919 - 1938)
    World War I (1914 - 1918)
    Early days (1903 -1914)


  5. What types of aircraft do you enjoy in FS?

    6. Jet aircraft
    Piston aircraft
    Turboprop aircraft
    Rocket aircraft
    Rotor aircraft, helicopters
    Gliders


  6. What kind of instruments do you prefer?

    7. Modern (EFIS) panels
    Classic (analog gauges)
    Doesn't matter


  7. What types of aircraft would you like to see more of in FS?

    8. Jumbo jets, commercial jets and other civilian airliners
    General aviation jet aircraft
    General aviation propeller aircraft
    Classic piston airliners
    Military aircraft
    X-planes
    Prototypes, unusual vehicles
    Space vehicles
    Historical aircraft (aviation history milestones)
    Helicopters
    Gliders
    Airships, dirigibles, blimps

     Other, please specify:


  8. Please rank the importance of the following addon aircraft features:


    9. a) Detailed and authentic exterior model
        must have nice to have don't care

    b) Detailed, authentic and functional 3D interior model (virtual cockpit)
        must have nice to have don't care

    c) Fully Functional 2D panels
        must have nice to have don't care

    e) Exact replication and operation of the real aircraft systems
        must have nice to have don't care

    f) Special effects (lights and strobes, exhaust flames, smoke, contrails, etc.)
        must have nice to have don't care

    g) Comprehensive and highly detailed flight manual
        must have nice to have don't care

    h) Kneeboard reference chart and check list
        must have nice to have don't care

    i) FSX missions with voices and sound effects
        must have nice to have don't care


  9. There is a tendency with the arrival of FSX to abandon the 2D panels and use only the 3D virtual cockpit. Do you think this is the way to go?

    10. Yes, definitely. 2D is obsolete.
    I don’t like the idea because I also like to fly with the 2D panels sometimes.
    No, I hate 3D virtual cockpits and I fly only using the 2D panels.
    Doesn't matter.


  10. What is your PC hardware platform?

    11. Dual or quad core
    Pentium 4 or equivalent
    Pentium 3 or equivalent
    Other
    Don't know


  11. How many Microsoft® Flight Simulator addons have you bought so far?

    12. Less than 5
    5 - 15
    15 - 25
    More than 25
    None/I only get free ones


  12. On average, how many Microsoft® Flight Simulator addons do you buy per year?

    13. Less than 5
    5 - 10
    10 - 15
    More than 15
    None


  13. What types of Microsoft® Flight Simulator addons do you buy?

    14. Aircraft
    Scenery
    ATC utilities
    Weather utilities
    Missions (FSX)
    Hardware (yokes, pedals, knobs, etc.)

     Other, please specify:


  14. Where do you buy your addons from?

    15. Directly form the game developer
    From an addon reseller
    Don't care


  15. How do you like to receive your addons?

    16. Download, via the Internet
    CD-ROM through mail order
    CD-ROM in a physical retail store
    Don't care


  16. What is the maximum price you have payed for an addon?

    17. Under $15 (USD)
    $15 - $30
    $31 - $45
    $46 - $60
    $61 - $75
    Over $75


  17. In which language(s) would you like the flight manual accompanying your addon?

    18. English
    French
    Spanish
    German
    Other
    I don't care as long as the English version is available


  18. Would you be willing to pay more for a printed manual included with your addon?

    19. Yes
    No
    Maybe


  19. Would you buy a printed manual for your addon if sold separately?

    20. Yes
    No
    Maybe


  20. What would be a dream Flight Simulator addon that you would like to see developed?




  21. Do you fly real aircraft? If yes, please specify:

    22. Commercial
    Private
    Military
    Helicopter
    Other


  22. For how long have you been a flight sim enthusiast?

    23. Less than 5 years
    5 - 15 years
    More than 15 years
    I don't consider myself a flight sim enthusiast


  23. Gender?

    24. Male
    Female


  24. Age?

    25. Under 18
    18-24
    25-39
    40-54
    55-70
    Over 70


  25. Do you have any comments or suggestions?
    26.  (4000 characters max.)




        


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