Scott-S6

I'll give you that one. That -might- not be correct as is.

I believe that this is correct behaviour. The training pod has some odd interactions with systems.

Or, split the difference. Muck about with it in EA and dive deeper once it's more complete.

True. But we'll have an even more sophisticated and in depth (and complete) simulation that lacks all the hassle which goes with EA just by waiting a while. That's a great trade-off in my opinion. YMMV

Exactly, which is why I will wait until closer to completion to engage properly with the module, as I said. I have much better things to do with my time than relearn a system that's changed because it was previously incorrect/incomplete or find a workaround for something that's been broken by the latest update. In real life those changes you reference are accompanied by proper documentation delivered prior to the change which is almost universally not the case here in EA so I think that is a pretty poor comparison.

And then that system you learn gets changed. Or you're trying to learn it and are sure you're doing it correctly but a recent update broke it. Or a system is implemented and working but a couple of key features are missing which changes how you can can use it substantially. Etc. It's always a mess in EA. If it was purely a case of systems being missing and they get slowly added over time that would be much less irritating.

Does suite 4E+ support JDAMs?

Four months is pretty typical for a DCS module. If it goes over six then that would be unusual.

They can just download it straight from the original link. It works just fine if you transfer it into your own account rather than download it from his (which you should always do as a matter of courtesy...) And why the comment "do you believe that the pdf might somehow contain a virus?"? Of course they believe it might somehow contain a virus because that is absolutely a possibility.

I am pretty sure that I will find the missing or broken features pretty frustrating. I'm not planning on putting any real effort into it for probably at least a year.

Malicious PDF files are absolutely a thing and have been a top ten malicious file type for web and email for over a year.

They aren't similar, they're exactly the same.

Very different price point as well. ~50% more than the boeing rig and triple the price of the F-GT (in the UK). Options are good things.

You think an official statement means anything to conspiracy theorists when they're all riled up for a witch hunt & boycott?

So, nowhere. No info, just speculation.

Yes and no - where RS and virpil decided to make their attachment system TM compatible, WW's isn't. They do make a piece so that you can fit a TM grip to their bases so yes, you can sort the angle out by buying their base, their adaptor, a TM compatible grip and a 3rd party component (or their base, the adaptor and an RS grip). Can't do it using their grip with their base though. In contrast RS offer grips with the rake built in and an adaptor piece to provide the correct rake with TM compatible grips.

The CM3 really should be used with at least a 10cm extension and a suitably low mount (I'd suggest that the virpil desk mount is better then the monstertech in this case).

I don't have the WW MFDs but I do have 4x aux displays in my cockpit driven through a starlink USB adaptor and I had the same problem in win11. This is how I fixed it. Starting config - desktop display on, main and aux cockpit displays powered off. USB hubs powered off. Configured the desktop display as I like it. Extended config - powered on the USB hubs before startup and powered on the cockpit displays while the PC is on and windows is running. Set the resolution, position, orientation, etc. Powered the displays off while the PC is on and windows is running. That seems to "save" it for some reason. I always power the cockpit displays on/off while windows is running and it seems to be okay. If I shutdown or startup while the cockpit displays are on its usually fine, except when it isn't and it forgets their settings. Note that I always turn on/off the USB hub while the PC is off, never while it's running. Again, usually makes no difference except when it does... It's dumb and shouldn't work like this but give it a go. Seems to work for me.

This isn't an increase or a change, VAT is due on imports and always has been. Orders of £135 or less it's supposed to be collected by the retailer at point of purchase (but isn't always so pay attention to that). If VAT isn't collected by the retailer then be prepared for the bill when it hits customs. Always consider the VAT when costing imports, especially if you're comparing to buying locally, and include that in your planning. Sometimes your package slides through customs and you get a little bonus but you absolutely shouldn't plan on that. I import a LOT of stuff (5 packages in flight at the moment and that's a lower number than usual) so I can tell you that if VAT isn't collected at point of sale then it's about 50/50 whether you'll get charged. Also be aware that PF and RM charge a fixed admin fee if there are customs charges which is very annoying for lower value items so I generally prefer FedEx - postage is a little more but it's much faster and if you get a VAT bill you just saved the difference anyway.

In many cases you can simply take the polarising film that's in the display and flip it.

You can also use a USB-HDMI to drive the second display. This will add some additional CPU overhead.

They also have a whole bunch of aircraft and maps for other games. Pre-orders aren't funding anything when there's many years of work prior to pre-order.

If they did communicate nothing, as you suggest, then there'd be a bunch of people screaming about how there's no updates. if you overhype yourself over obviously deliberately vague comments like "soon" and "imminent" then maybe just disengage from the communication? Or, you know, chill out and be patient. It'll be out when it's out.

How would you have liked these fluctuating dates to be communicated to you? If they'd given dates and then changed them, the same people would have been just as upset. If they'd said nothing, the same people would be just as upset.

I think there's room for both to be correct. Comms hasn't been handled well and this is, sadly, situation normal. Then you have all sorts of poor behaviour from a small but vocal portion of the community. The best one was the many people crying over the move of pre-order day (the opening of the window to hand over your money for nothing in return) complete with all sorts of absurd and hyperbolic comparisons. Moving the opening of pre-orders has absolutely zero impact on any of us (except for money staying slightly longer in our bank accounts) so why the drama? That's a people problem, not a comms problem.