From Dogfighter.com:I was told the actual quantity that will be produced for the initial run of sticks. I do not wish to put the fear of God into the community but I will say that I have found a vender that will take pre-orders and placed mine before this article was published. Guillemot is being cautious with the initial run. This caution is understandable, as the production costs are very high. I won’t say this is a loss leader for Guillemot but they would not want to be carrying several thousand HOTAS Cougars in inventory, and on their books, at the end of the year. My opinion is that they have dramatically underestimated worldwide demand.