Alert: Payware hosted illegally

[SeanTK]

Already received the go-ahead from a mod here to post this advisory:

The Avsimrus.com/Avsim.su (Russian Avsim) FSX aircraft file library is illegally hosting two payware products at the time of this writing. (April 12, 2015)
They are the ALS-Sim/Flight1 Su-27 Flanker by Mark Harper, and the Alphasim/Virtavia Tu-160 "Blackjack".

Please be advised that if you are perusing their library, these two files are still payware for sale through Flight1 and Simmarket respectively.

Thank you.

[fsafranek]

Can you please provide links. I'll contact the webmaster and have them pulled. Have done it so many times I'm surprised we're not on a first name basis by now. But it helps if I can point to the exact file. PM me if you like.

[SeanTK]

Can you please provide links. I'll contact the webmaster and have them pulled. Have done it so many times I'm surprised we're not on a first name basis by now. But it helps if I can point to the exact file. PM me if you like.

PM Sent. I would encourage others reading this thread to avoid posting direct links to the files. Thanks.

[fsafranek]

I've contacted the admin there. Based on the number of downloads and what they are currently selling for Mark Harper is out about $19,000 in possible
lost revenue for the Flanker and Alphasim/Virtavia is out about $17,960 for the Tu-160. That sucks and kind of takes the wind out of developer's sails.

[DaveSHQ]

Bump

Found both. Looks like they're up still. I have that SU-27 on my wishlist at PCAviator. Anyone know of a better one?

[Blackbird686]

The Alphasim Tu-22M3 is also still up at the Russian Avsim site. Granted it's an older model, but AFAIK, it isn't freeware.

BB686

[fsafranek]

The Alphasim Tu-22M3 is also still up at the Russian Avsim site. Granted it's an older model, but AFAIK, it isn't freeware.

BB686

Thanks. I'll check it out.