Hey thanks for the feedback. The lack of functionality in the cockpit is in part due to the lack of animationsources for class MFD and model.cgf. I had big plans when i started working on this but the more i worked, the more i realized how limited the engine is.. I cant really animate something like thrust vectoring (which doesnt even exist in arma, but could be faked if the throttle animationsource was working in the code, which its not) or engine RPM/oil temperatures if the values arent exposed in the code. It seems that airplane simulation has never really been a priority for BI, and most of the functionality for helis/other vehicles simply doesnt work for class Plane. Maybe that will change in the future (at least helicopters are getting some love recently in the form of rotorLIB)
Some of these features could probably be done via a custom script, but since im not much of a coder i decided it focus on things im good at. Also with some scripts i did have to make, it seemed that they have a massive impact on performance so i dread to think what a full JDAM system or tactical map would do to performance.

Anyways thats enough rambling on.. Ive already fixed the fuel nozzle, ground turn radius and engine particle effects (no flames, since no afterburner :( ). Ill also be downgrading a bunch of textures to improve performance (currently theres a ton of 4096x4096 textures which can be a killer for performance on lower GPU RAM systems.

Lastly, I havent noticed any problems with ejecting myself. Seems to work fine for me at least so if you can supply some more detailed information on what situations it happens in, thatd be great

If we want to keep the high res textures is there a way to do that?

A shame to hear about the reduced functionality for the plane class. It is what it is I suppose. Perhaps in the future the fixed wing aspects will receive some more love from BIS. But an interactive map should be doable. Plenty of mods seem to have implemented it without (seemingly) a loss of performance. Nodunit and Franze's AH-64 and the SU-35 flanker by John_spartan and Saul come to mind. Though admittedly, the former is a helo class. However, the MFD seems to include status indicators for the lights (both normal and collision), however these appear to be static assets. Is it not possible to make this dynamic? It's always the small details that make an addon great. Perhaps you could enlist the help of Nodunit and Franze? To date they seem to have implemented the most advanced coding for an ARMA series aircraft (to my knowledge).

Hopefully you don't cut too many of the high resolution textures. Performance wise the plane seems alright (and I have a lousy system) and it would be shame to sacrifice the clean and crisp textures for marginal gain. That being said, I suppose the argument could go the other way around as well I supppose. In any case, I hope the cockpit will remain high resolution atleast. Nothing worse than seeing blurry instrument panels.

I've also encountered a small visual bug. On the right side of the fuselage, close to the cockpit, a small black artifact can be seen. I've included a screenshot for further reference.
http://i.imgur.com/CUOSyV2.jpg

Regarding the eject bug. Ejection is somehow disabled for both the menu and the hotkey (2x v) options. However, at the time of testing I was running CBA and a bunch of other mods. I'll try to replicate it using a vanilla ARMA 3 soon. Lastly, the plane seems a bit too shiny in clear skies daylight conditions. It looks fine during overcast conditions. If I find any more bugs, I'll be sure to report them.

Edit: ever thought about adding a b61? ;)

bugs :C

Please do not down grade the textures. With great mods, people need to understand to up the power of their tech. The community should not slow to an idle, then to stand for the few. People need to upgrade, because this is platnum work here. With that said. I'm only having a slight problem with the sound of getting out of the plane. That would be the stealth plane of the two. Just using one mod. And that is the USS IOWA at the moment. Again enjoying this plane. Once I get my 30" monitor back up and running. I will have some video of its awesomeness.

I also found out that the plane does not like the Nimitz ship deck at all. Just placing it on the deck it explodes.

Please fix the issue with the Nimitz, when I land or place it on the Deck it explodes, when you fix that I restart to fly the Thunder because it is a beautiful plane but I can`t use it at the moment.

I have no problems ejecting myself, but i think the radar needs to be greatly improved(Maybe this is a bug). I also think that you should add better manoeuvrability in the air because youre getting outmanouvred quite easily by the F-18 or Su-35.

Edit:For some reason the thunder has great problems dodging missiles even compared to the A-164 Wipeout maybe you can fix that too.

So i have been having problems adding the gau22 or whatever gun it is. I put in the loadout = "atg" ;gun "yes" but it still isnt giving me the gun. I have tried it on the ground and airborn but the gau never shows up. What am i doing wrong? Any imput would be greatly appreciated, I love this plane as is but with the gau and maybe some rocket pods it would be the greatest ever

This jet is not compatible with the USS Nimitz. Can u please fix this

Dear author, you have created a plane that, in terms of the quality of textures, no one has yet been able to circumvent even in 2019. It is a pity that his defect does not allow you to enjoy a fully elegant fighter. Can you fix the problem with jumping the plane when driving on the road? This problem is peculiar to old addons.