Deeper trouble at ED?

[BluBear]

I was sad to read of the departure of The Fighter Collection's Corsair from Duxford this year after 30+ years in the UK, now heading to a new owner in the US.
However, the warbird industry benefits from the back and forth of assets and a small consolation was the welcome addition of a Lysander project, that'll be three in the UK, a sight not seen for many years.

That said, the recent news of TFC also selling their unique and lovely, super shiny P-36 and the continued silence around the future of Flying Legends, made me wonder if there's more going on here.

Many are aware that DCS are in legal battles with some of their 3rd party developers, RAZBAM reportedly haven't been paid by ED for over a year. I didn't realise but apparently other Devs such as Heatblur also report not being paid on time.
(For those that didn't know, Nick Grey of The Fighter Collection also owns Eagle Dynamics.)

Now, I don't usually get involved in any of the DCS forum madness, but an aviation forum led me down this rabbit hole: Exploring The Dark Sides Of Digital Combat Simulator 🤯

Ultimately, I hope ED and the devs can sort all this out and TFC stop selling off aeroplanes!

 

[wingflyr]

6 hours ago, BluBear said:

I was sad to read of the departure of The Fighter Collection's Corsair from Duxford this year after 30+ years in the UK, now heading to a new owner in the US.
However, the warbird industry benefits from the back and forth of assets and a small consolation was the welcome addition of a Lysander project, that'll be three in the UK, a sight not seen for many years.

That said, the recent news of TFC also selling their unique and lovely, super shiny P-36 and the continued silence around the future of Flying Legends, made me wonder if there's more going on here.

Many are aware that DCS are in legal battles with some of their 3rd party developers, RAZBAM reportedly haven't been paid by ED for over a year. I didn't realise but apparently other Devs such as Heatblur also report not being paid on time.
(For those that didn't know, Nick Grey of The Fighter Collection also owns Eagle Dynamics.)

Now, I don't usually get involved in any of the DCS forum madness, but an aviation forum led me down this rabbit hole: Exploring The Dark Sides Of Digital Combat Simulator 🤯

Ultimately, I hope ED and the devs can sort all this out and TFC stop selling off aeroplanes!

 

Financially strained, seems a possibility, coming from this foul smelling news. Fingers crossed not the case.😦

[BluBear]

It certainly doesn't read well at all. I've long been an admirer of TFC as a warbird collector, operator, airshow organiser and Nick Grey as a fine airshow pilot etc.
But, the more you read about the dealings of ED, the more it sounds like he's a bit of an asshole businessman!

[fruitbat]

Most of the posts in that thread you linked are from Ron from RAZBAM, and I'd take anything he's posted with a huge pinch of salt. I can only imagine how much his lawyers love that he keeps opening his mouth in the middle of the court case.

[Crash]

Seems like 2 huge egos, but I hope it ends well soon.