As far as certain small aircraft not having a VSI, we aren't flying a cub, this is a 727.  You tell me what American Airlines would have done say 20 years ago if the VSI went out?  Let me qualify that "legally" statement as per carrier.  No carrier would let a jet go off the ground if there was a static system failure.  The whole point of the VSI is so that I am not having to calculate the decent rate in my head, its like having to manually calculate my airspeed--although a bit more critical, still you get the point.  I understand in an emergency how to calculate decent rates, but unless you declare an emergency wheels up every time you fly, you should have a working VSI.  

Also, my ASI is off by as much as 10 knots on takeoff.  V2+10 gets a little interesting if the ASI is off by 10 knots.  If this is true to the 727 in RL, thats one scary bird!

As for FS Passengers screaming over 5000fpm, the MD-82 is capable of reutinely climbing out at 6000fpm, so that seems a bit odd?

However, if CS would simply address these few issues, the 727 could take a leap from aweful to pretty darn good.  I just dont feel like I'm flying a 727 if I can climb like a rocket ship--I need the white-knuckle takeoffs!  You dont pay $80 for something that doesnt work, and that is my problem with CS at the moment.  I paid a huge premium for this aircraft and A) it doesnt have anything close to true to life performance, and B) basic instruments in the cockpit dont work.  Its crazy, if CS had perhaps waited just a few more weeks and fixed the bugs before release, I would have gone from my current unsatisfied state to being a happy customer--yet here we are.