On 9 Nov 2005, at 19:31, Curtis L. Olson wrote:

I reserve the right to make the final determination (and all non-included aircraft will still always be available for separate download from the web site ...)


Given that new aircraft have arrived on the scene since the last release, do we want to make any changes to the list of default aircraft included in the base package?


The rule generally is that if we add one, we have to remove an existing one so the total number of included aircraft remains about the same...


De-lurking for a moment,

I recall the original intention was to include at least one aircraft from each common category (single, light twin, heavy twin, bizjet, etc). The new criteria seems to be features / polish / completion - I'm not arguing which criteria makes more sense for a 0.9.9 or 1.0 release, but that's why the c310 is in, as I understand it - in the absence of a Baron or Diamond TwinStar, it's the only light twin that really exists with a model and cockpit. It's had very little love, and the default skin has been the military variant, which a few people have objected too in the past.

If the argument about 'covering the categories' still holds, then replacing the c310 with b1900d is moot - for sure the b1900 should go in, because it's polished and slick, but it's a totally different class of aircraft (replacing the DC-3 with the b1900d would be more equivalent, but there are other reasons the DC3 is nice)

Anyway, I guess all I'm really saying is, it sounds as if the criteria for inclusion have shifted changed, and that's fine, but it might put the existing aircraft selection from 0.9.8 in a new perspective.

James

PS - any time someone wants to do the TwinStar, I am prepared to offer all kinds of bribery! Cash, beer, you name it!

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