Arctander

In that case can you please breakdown the order of delivery and any dependencies (because I am assuming it is not serial) and put this on a webpage as a proper backlog/roadmap with a simple indication of status: Not yet started Work in progress Delivered So we can Assess if you are on track or falling behind to better help conversations on delivery earlier than later. Many of us have been saying for many many months/years that ED continuously overestimates capacity to deliver, so I for one would like to see if you are on track or already falling behind throughout 2020, so we don’t have to wait until December 15th to have another conversation about lack of progress to plan, otherwise I maintain this is just ‘another’ list and nothing has really changed. By doing this you will help to demonstrate improved transparency as well as (assuming you do do manage to hit these goals) an ability to estimate work effort And then deliver to it which will improve confidence in ED in the future. Thanks.

Why is the bdu training bomb, while the least desired weapon, in 2020, and the firebomb which was higher in 2021?!

Kate - you say the list for 2020 is long and the goal is tight. Ok. So what can yo tell us about changes being made internally inside ED that can give us *any* confidence that we won’t be in this exact situation in 2021 talking about ‘what was missed in 2020 that needs to be delivered in 2021, and of the things that should have been in 2021 we can live without’. What, in fact, is different about this list than the list at release or last year?

Agreed

Why does the weekly newsletter mention: a) Sale b) P-47 c) Channel map but NOTHING about either the 2.5.6 performance issues, the supercarrier issues or the Hornet roadmap feedback? That is what many want to know about....

I turn the map off by default. In be the brightness gain symbology and contrast buttons don’t seem to do a thing

You’d have been better of saying ‘not in the one we are simulating’ and leave ‘currently’ out as in the current climate it’s all too easy to read more into that than required. As much as lose lips sink ships, careful choice of wording in the current climate would be advisable...

I’m going to assume that was poor choice of wording and you’re reading too much into it. Any mention of a super hornet or two seat version as a paid upgrade prior to a completed F/A-18C lot 20 would be a folly.

+1

Then how about we thank them not for ‘hard work’, but when they’ve actually delivered the complete product?

Yes - the hornet radar is very unreliable and has generally been getting worse since the Biper introduction.20-30nm is the bad zone for me (and yes I keep the data age relatively high and manage the antenna elevation). This also happens in RWS/Stt or TWS

Two reasons most probably: 1) they said it would be - so ED management have decided to remove things from the ‘delivered in EA’ list so they can claim they hit it, even with putting more resource on it by putting the Viper in the back burner, rather than admit they goofed again and it will now be 2021, which they have done because: 2) they have realised having multiple things in EA is optically very bad and their consumers are starting to revolt over the amount in unfinished things. They know they cannot release another 4th gen jet that they had likely started working on to EA until the hornet is out of EA, and this causes a cash flow issue as they have clearly stated EA is how they stay profitable. At least that is my personal opinion. I would love to hear for sure though.

This is a very good point. As I recall, ED say they have higher standard for third parties because if it is their own module they ‘know’ they will complete it. We don’t. ED must hold themselves to the same level of quality standard for release as the Heatblur and Deka Of this world on OUR BEHALF.

100% agreed.

Agreed. What I am concerned about is given the re-calibration - what is to stop ED 'recalibrating' yet again and moving more to that area. Remember - Wags gave two examples, not an exhaustive list. I think we deserve at least that and a backstop.