No played this game in years but this has me seriously thinking about getting a xbox as well nxt gen

In other industries the cost of goods rise due to inflation. The price of games hasn't changed in 30+ years, yet the cost of game development has risen 30+ times over.

Yes to all.

Military planes were available through expansion packs back in the day, but they've mostly been relegated to mods (hell, the mod community were the only ones adding to the game in recent years).

Helicopters should be there, too.

My father in law and then my wife played regularly while working on their pilot's licenses.
When lessons can cost a couple hundred $ an hour, it's a nice supplement from what their instructors told them.

I was always more of a "I wish I could shoot stuff" type of player, but a lot of people in that community REALLY dig the accuracy of the simulation.