i am new to these forums, but have been following the progress of blackshark for a couple of years and as a helo sim fanatic, am too eagerly awaiting its release.
i saw an interview with a developer and they said that they could not give a release date, as they work for the military and things come up that are more important than a game/sim.
I have been on ubi forums, in particular, the il2fb sim for many years and from what i have seen on there, if a date is posted and nothing materializes on said date, the forums get flooded with negative posts. i think it is good that a release date is not given until it is perfectly clear that it will be complied with.
Also , if a game /sim is released and is not in everyway perfect, i have found that there are again many negative and patch demanding posts.