I completely understand that and I've no problem with it not being in the first release (or any release for that matter. It's not a big deal for me). I just couldn't understand why some people seem so against it ever being a feature on the grounds that it's "unrealistic".
I really don't understand the issue here. Fair enough if they don't include the feature but if a certain number of people are in favour why not include it? Pretty sure the goal of high fidelity PC based flight simulation is to accurately replicate aircraft systems and flight dynamics not cockpit ergonomics. Half the people saying "it's not realistic" probably fly Boeing's with a joystick! (I know I do!)
Let's be honest with ourselves here. If I had to make a guess based on the current price of addons in the X-Plane community and the prices of high-fidelity addons on other sims (*cough* PMDG *cough*) I would say this product is going to cost in the region of 70-90 USD. No more and no less. This is what the market is willing to pay and I believe it would also be a fair price for the product if it's as good as it looks like it's going to be.
I understand completely where you are coming from. It's something I'd like to see but certainly wouldn't be too disappointed if you don't do it. And if you do decide to do it, I know you'll do it right!
Cannot wait for release. This product will be a game changer I'm sure. Not just in XP but in FS as a whole! I know you haven't even released the -300 yet so I'm jumping the gun a little but do you have any plans to later release a -400/-500 variant of the classic?