YES! I would also like to know about the progress of the new clouds. Ever time I see those clouds when flying I think that someone opened a bottle of Aspirin.
Also, I remember Luthier talking about Direct X 11 about a year ago. How is that coming along? I'm sure everyone would love to know if it's still on the table given the typical performance increase over DX10 and the possibility of DX11 features not available in the sim's current state.