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  1. AndyJWest
    What specifically is wrong with the existing cockpit?
  2. AndyJWest
    Which may well be a negotiating tactic. Or an attempt at one. As of now, I've seen no official statement that negotiations between ED and Razbam have stopped. Which may actually be relevant to your original question, since I suspect that other developers are unlikely to want to start work on anything that might directly compete with Razbam modules until the situation is resolved. And come to that, ED probably wouldn't be keen either, while they say they are still seeking a settlement. A Mirage III would be nice, but now probably isn't the best time to ask for it.
  3. AndyJWest
    Where did you get 'Razbam has dissolved' from? They are currently involved in an acrimonious dispute with ED, leading to their modules being withdrawn from sale, but as far as I'm aware, they are still in business.
  4. AndyJWest
    Meanwhile, back in WW2:
  5. AndyJWest
    So, given the lack of any authorised fix for the 'buttons falling out' issue, the Tomcat is grounded? Given the willingness of the aviation industry to use tapes of various sorts for temporary external fixes, I'm not sure that lectures on the inappropriateness of scotch tape in this context is really justified. Anyway, either Heatblur based it on evidence, or they made it up, and I really can't think of any reason why they'd do the latter.
  6. AndyJWest
    I'd be surprised if Heatblur didn't have verifiable evidence that tape was sometimes used, at least as a temporary fix. Is it ideal? No. Is it better than the buttons falling out? Yes.
  7. AndyJWest
    Have we run out of ill-informed things to say about the ED-Razbam dispute? Or is this diversion into generic why-don't-they-make-this ramblings some sort of cunning tactic to lure the mods into complacency?
  8. AndyJWest
    I suspect that the potential for government entities to strongarm their way around end-user agreements may be a further incentive to ED to clamp down hard on anything that infringes the intellectual property rights protection their contract with third-party developers mandates.
  9. AndyJWest
    I hope you aren't being serious. That's a photo of a Camel replica.
  10. AndyJWest
    And a worthy opponent for the Dr.1, obviously.
  11. AndyJWest
    End-user license agreements, even if applied to real entities rather than imaginary air forces, aren't relevant to the ED-Razbam dispute since Razbam isn't an end user.
  12. AndyJWest
    Laws don't apply to imaginary entities.
  13. AndyJWest
    A nice start, but a few comments: The way the canvas curves inwards between the wing ribs is grossly exaggerated: take a look at photographs. I hope that is WIP. The position of that compass makes no sense, since it would have to be horizontal to work. Take care not to get misled by replicas: they can be substantially different in construction, and simply wrong in minor details. When it comes to flight modelling, there's a flight simmer who owns and flies a DR1 replica powered by a genuine rotary engine, who might possibly be able to help out. I'd have to check with him first before giving further detail.
  14. AndyJWest
    Something something Men in Black...
  15. AndyJWest
    Depends on weight, wind, altitude, temperature etc. As ballpark figures (per MacDonnell Douglas, which may be a tad optimistic) , at max all-up weight (31,000 lb), sea level, with no wind, at 15°C, you'll need a minimum of 1,400 ft ground roll, and 3,000 ft to clear a 50 ft obstacle. That's assuming you can find a straight flat road that long. It would probably be easier if DCS didn't place centre dividers on so many multi-lane roads. The South Atlantic map has lots of short runways on the mainland, and a couple of what are effectively FARPs on the Falklands (Goose Green, San Carlos) which are just about long enough to be usable (at reduced loadouts) while being short enough to make things interesting.
  16. AndyJWest
    No, Razbam isn't an end user. They are a party to a business contract which includes clauses concerning restrictions over the use of intellectual property. There are very few, if any, jurisdictions that wouldn't consider such clauses enforceable, since without them, a great many businesses would fold.
  17. AndyJWest
    Landing vertically isn't usually much of a problem. Taking off again with any sensible loadout is. And while it may be possible to find a bit of road suitable for STO on most maps, they aren't always easy to find.
  18. AndyJWest
    And ultimately, it is perfectly possible to get sued for doing so. I suggest you stop posting random non-sequiturs as if they are some sort of fount of wisdom.
  19. AndyJWest
    Or possibly, non existent. You are building a whole scenario around a single video which you've already described as not making sense. Maybe Spud has misunderstood something. Maybe he's been fed misinformation. He certainly isn't in full possession of the facts.
  20. AndyJWest
    I'd be rather surprised if ED licensed a generic 'TBS' at all. From the very limited information we have available, it seems much more likely to me that they actually provide integrated, locked down, bespoke packages which incorporate the EDGE core, along with such content necessary to simulate one specific aircraft type.
  21. AndyJWest
    @Father Cool There are a heck of a lot of assumptions there. I'd agree that what is said in Spud's video doesn't make a lot of sense, but that's not good reason to engage in guesswork.
  22. AndyJWest
    You might be content to take Spud's word on this, if that is what he actually said. I wouldn't. Nothing much in the video was new, and most of it was hearsay.
  23. AndyJWest
    Please provide a verifiable source for the claim that "the FAE already use TBS".
  24. AndyJWest
    I'm sure they would say something. It is unlikely to go into any detail regarding such questions as to whether 'loopholes' had anything to do with it. Disputes like this frequently end with nothing more than a statement that 'a settlement has been agreed'. This one would presumably be followed by some sort of statement regarding the future of the modules. Expecting more is unrealistic: ED would have nothing to gain from saying more.
  25. AndyJWest
    Sorry, I'm not interested in playing Fantasy Court. Nobody has produced the slightest evidence that this supposed 'loophole' exists. And frankly, I can't see how claiming that it does, or that Razbam had been exploiting it if it did, would make them look any better. If this comes to a court case, there's a slim chance we might get conformation one way or another, but as of now, all of this waffle about loopholes looks like nothing more than wishful thinking. As for losing modules, nobody wants that, but inventing excuses for Razbam while trying to shift all the blame onto ED does absolutely nothing to make an agreed settlement more likely. Razbam know what this dispute is actually about. So does ED. They are the ones that are going to have to sort this mess out. If they can.
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