Sam Millar wrote:We've waited long enough now, so that extra bit longer wont do us any harm.
Agreed 110%.. Not that I don't give a damn about the A380 as I highly respect the amount that everyone working on it has been through, but I currently have more important things in my life at the moment that I'm more excited about than the A380. I have finals in about a week, and will be an uncle for the first time by the end of the month. The fact that finals help shape my future, and being an uncle is more or less like being a dad, just less midnight feeding and diaper changing (or so my uncle himself has said) is more characteristic of my life than painting a few A380s for everyone's enjoyment.
So once i get past this patch of mixed emotions of excitement and and nervousness, I should be ready for the A380. Apart from that, I've got an A320 or two to bang out on to Avsim to help retain my sanity (or lack thereof).

As for the NLS A380, I have followed it, but I like the philosophy of the freeware that PA is making, for it encourages development of additional things in the community to make the A380 better (i.e. panels, soundsets, etc.)