I'm a FIRM believer of "if it is not in stock, it does not exist & should not be sold or advertised for sale". Flightsketch comes to mind - love the product, but if you can't get it, what good is it?
So I've been frustrated by these threads, Since you mentioned FlightSketch, here's my take:
#1 - Nobody in this business is trying to get rich. Most of us are just trying to give something back to the hobby we love for as long as we can sustain it.
#2 - PerfectFlite also supports ~5000 students every year as the sole-source for altimeters for TARC competition. The FireFly is always available and it's good to see that they are giving priority to what is likely the future of our hobby.
#3 - Demand reflects quality. People want StratoLoggers for good reason & they are consistently shipping what is available. It pays to support products and companies that manufacture in the US and test by hand.
#4 - Global electronics shortage - We would love to be shipping several new products right now! Unfortunately Bosch Sensortec is still giving us dates ~5/21 and U-Blox is even farther out ~7/30. Can't do much about that, the last few years have been brutal on supply chains. We'll be lucky if they hit these dates.
So should the StratoLogger be discontinued? - No. Should we pull our product pages for upcoming releases? - No. We've gotten a tremendous amount of useful feedback that has directly influenced the products we will release. Sure it's frustrating you still can't buy one, but the process will ultimately benefit everyone.
Bottom line is it takes a lot to support even a simple vendor storefront. Hopefully you realize that. Innovating and bringing new products to market is even harder, especially today.
Russ Parrish - FlightSketch