Rafale C for FS2004

[Navtech]

Yes and No. Due to what happened with Roland Laborie's Rafale for FSX and how he was ordered by Dassault to take it off market, these guys have written to Dassault to make sure that it is ok for them to release their freeware version

So it's half and half ...
Quite funny from Dassault
The old Dassault should be jealous because his plane is unable to be sold .. but have success in the virtual world of simulation
At least .. we have the tutorial .. (secret défense ? .. lol)
Vive la Françe .. ROFL

[Flyboy208]

Man, can't wait to fly these Rafale variants ! Mike

[Blackbird686]

Quite funny from Dassault
The old Dassault should be jealous because his plane is unable to be sold .. but have success in the virtual world of simulation
At least .. we have the tutorial .. (secret défense ? .. lol)
Vive la Françe .. ROFL

Well... hopefully we'll be able to fly her, but if not (and I really don't see any reason why, but if not...) so be it. I've had Cyril's Rafale all along. Thanks for the update... downloading the manual now.

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[fsafranek]

I'm sure it will get released but as they say, "it is easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission".
Once you've asked your hands are tied.

[VaporZ]

Take a look on these 3 x videos from the VPA's french forum here :

http://rafalevpa.xooit.fr/t29-le-bou...?start=15#p135

Wow !
It is also mentionned a portover version for FSX will be available later !

VaporZ

[Navtech]

Hmmm .. smell no good .... :(

From the forum

.....bien....je pense que je vais monter un peu plus fort aux créneaux puisque les dernières nouvelles sont :
"nous on vous autorise a reproduire payware ou freeware mais on réclame une redevance".......
je pense que je vais leur demander leur avis sur les millions de "reproductions" tous support de leurs produits sans accords de licence, et qui par ailleurs ne sont pas "controlable"....je croit avoir ete gentil en leur proposant une action commerciale gratuite et en plus complétement "vérifiable".
cela risque de changer.
j'attend la question "combien?" de votre part : je dirais assez pour s'endetter pendant un moment mais avec des droits de commercialisation mondiaux.
il reste à savoir si le jeu en vaut la chandelle.
la suite dans la semaine.

Google translator ..............................

..... well .... I think I'll get a little harder to slots since the last news:
"We authorize you to reproduce it payware or freeware but requires a fee ".......
I think I'll ask them their opinion on the millions of "reproductions" support all of their products without licensing agreements, and also are not "controllable ".... I believe they have been offering them a nice action free trade and more fully "verifiable".
this may change.
I await the question "how?" from you: I would say enough to go into debt for a while but with global marketing rights.
It remains to be seen if the game is worth it.
later in the week.

Dassault want royalties from a freeware !
Everybody know that's the economic crisis in France .. but it seems that Dassault is really more concerned than others .. LOL
The best solution is that this "Rafale team" migrate to China ... hehe

[Blackbird686]

Don't ask.... I wouldn't be able to give a sensable answer to that one.

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[aeronca1]

Ridiculous, does Dassault produce any consumer goods that can be boycotted?

[awj112]

Lawyers...

[AndyG43]

I seem to recall Gulfstream have made similar demands, which is why there are so few models of their planes available.

As Navtech said, the irony is they can't sell the real thing; maybe they are trying to recoup the development costs via flight simmers?

[Blackbird686]

The one thing that never ceases to amaze me about this sort of thing is that the company, (Dassault), wants a "royalty payment" on "freeware". As if the folks at "rafalevpa" were planning to make huge amounts of money with the creation of their "virtual" Rafale aircraft. Even if it were being offered as a payware product... we're not talking about "bundles of fivers" here.

Reckon there are just some things in life I will never understand.

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[Navtech]

The problem comes from the use of the name Dassault
This is company name copyrighted
It would be better to them to use another name fo the freeware .. such as
The unmarketable plane

BTW ... LOL
http://www.dassault-aviation.com/fr/...imulation.html

[HorusJ]

BTW ... LOL
http://www.dassault-aviation.com/fr/...imulation.html

Oops! LOL

[Blackbird686]

Has anyone heard anything more about this?

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[fsafranek]

They are still talking to Dassault Aviation, or waiting for replies. The problem is that they asked, and that they asked about a week before the original expected release rather than a couple of months before. So while they are now pretty much ready to go they still have to deal with Dassault. In the meantime they are continuing to refine it and are working on the B model.