Think of how the military uses simulators. They aren't going to just give it to the pilot and say, "Have fun!" They'll be doing some testing and evaluation of the pilots. This means the "black box" functionality will be there. The display might not be as pretty as you're used to. I'd buy it even without the black box, and I can always create one from the internal variables if nothing exists.
That's just it. This IS a "true" AccuSim aircraft. The only thing missing is the maintenance hangar and fancy A2A manual. The A2A Cub, Stratocruiser and Constellation don't have maintenance hangars. It's not only true AccuSim, it's made to much more exacting standards then necessary for a consumer product. We'll be getting versions of the military manuals that can be released to the public.
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If anything else is missing, I don't care. Anyone who cares to buy similar aircraft made by someone other than A2A, go for it. I don't care about a "generic" F-104, I only care about the fact that A2A is making it. I wouldn't even care much about the Phantom, even made by A2A, except that it's a military grade trainer.
Anyone who doesn't want one of these, don't buy it. But don't tell A2A not to release it because that keeps ME from buying it. This kind of thing should even enhance A2A's reputation.
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