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I do wish AAA would start publishing AC Installers again (buttons file) cos i've learned to trust in its integrity ( stock FM,WM ,DM).

I cannot stress enough how much I agree with you on this, Z.
I've tried both HSFX 4.1 and UP 2.0 after having been happy with UI 1.1 and 1.2 for several months before.
HSFX 4.1 is a neat mod and I like the reduced startup time (compared to UI) very much, but some FM's can drive you crazy...
UP 2.0 is highly appreciated for it's huge number of aircrafts included, but looking at the FM's I can't resist calling this an "intentional" modification for a specific fraction of flyers who need some stimulants for their favourite planes.
In the german subforum we've been discussing several FM's already a long time before HSFX 4.1 and UP 2.0 ever existed, there were several things to be done to improve some crippled FM's, but now with UP 2.0 it's even getting worse.
I took a look over at the UP board and they're already having a massive debate about those FM's, but it's pointless for me to join it since the mainstream of this discussion takes the direction "we at UP have the only true knowledge, what we're doing is right, criticism is blasphemy!".
FW-190's FM in UP 2.0 is absolutely out of discussion. It would have had to be improved, but it has been mutilated instead.
Bf 109 isn't much better either. While versions up to the "Friedrich" are acceptable, the "Gustav"'s DM is out of discussion and the "Kurf