On the threshold to professionality, there is a big difference in general "computer knowledge" between makers of audio plugins and makers of flight sim add-ons.

On the threshold to professionality, there is a big difference in general "computer knowledge" between makers of audio plugins and makers of flight sim add-ons. For every former demoscener working on DSP plugins you will find a former model plane collector in the flight sim space, with a skillset only marginally updated. I've been on the fringe of both scenes at different points in my life and it does not surprise me at all that one of them is so much better at picking the right battles with piracy than the other.