The bulk of today's show is spent talking about the Panther Clipper, how does it measure up to expectations? Our bumper sized crew have thoughts!

Community Corner
Phantom Explorers Monthly (June 3311) by Mint_the_Mighty - https://phantomexplorers.wixsite.com/phantom-explorers-1/post/june-2025
“Redux - Elite: Dangerous (Flight Assist Off)” by Aitolu - https://youtu.be/GDoZRY1ulus
“Dropping a Panther Clipper down the side of a crater!” by Alec - https://youtu.be/1VcEffaf49Y
Beetlejude’s “10K Your Way” playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp75E0zzZc37c3PtW6jkkJb0J2Fq1W_8E
“Supercruise handling of ships” - updated to include the Panther Clipper - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/supercruise-handling-of-ships.396845/
Sign-ups for Distant Worlds 3 - https://distantworlds3.space/
Sign-ups for The Drakhyr Rally - https://forms.gle/8SB48QH3aqPeaKJR7
10K The Buckyball Way - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-10k-the-buckyball-way-for-special-effect.638954/

Panther Clipper Website - https://www.elitedangerous.com/panther-clipper

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The crew talk about old Elite Dangerous predictions that may no longer come to fruition.

Community Corner
Colonization Removing NSP Issue Tracker - https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/77032
Galnet News Digest About it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_bKjwoLUP0
“I Forgot the BEST Part of Elite — Exploring!” by Mile 13 Gaming - https://youtu.be/aEFB54F0AB8
“Elite Dangerous for Absolute Beginners | Your First Mission Step-by-Step!” by Spacefaring Chronicles - https://youtu.be/pufX-EuqLus
“7 Myths of Elite Dangerous DEBUNKED for new players” by Ricardos Gaming - https://youtu.be/ond4gUgHYbA
How to Make it 'Out There' by Commander Exorcist - https://youtu.be/3ZVfHeStNdI
“Taking the Simstarr off-road in Elite Dangerous - Stream Highlight” by Project SimStarr - https://youtu.be/HHbAjSuzstc
10K The Buckyball Way - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-10k-the-buckyball-way-for-special-effect.638954/

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The crew discuss the most recent updates to the game and answer the question - is the corsair worth the credits?

Community Corner
Distant Worlds 3 has opened for applications! https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/dw3-distant-worlds-3-website-roster-signups.639043/
Distant Worlds 3 - https://distantworlds3.space/
Drakhyr Rally Sign Up - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-the-3311-drakhyr-rally.638651/#post-10653016
Alec's SRV driving tutorials - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSeEFsl5MwqSOdoqhZD_Bom2kK441imiT
BeetleJude's 10k your way - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWgYwY0HIG0&t=132s&pp=ygUKYmVldGxlanVkZQ%3D%3D
10K The Nicey Way - https://niceygy.net/2025/07/02/10k-the-nicey-way/
10K The Buckyball Way - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-10k-the-buckyball-way-for-special-effect.638954/
10K Your Way participants - https://tiltify.com/specialeffect/10k-your-way
Deor's 10k Run - https://www.justgiving.com/page/deor
“Elite Dangerous: Odyssey - Exploration Montage | Episode 18” by coeneman02 - https://youtu.be/46FF6PB8kLM
ELITE DANGEROUS in 2025 - by CMDR Rheeney
https://youtu.be/S05uP_BfMgA
Elite Dangerous - Gutamaya Corsair Review by Slamscape-X - https://youtu.be/lHMgZQF5alU

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The full crew is back to discuss last week's Frontier Unlocked and share their opinions on the Panther Clipper.

Community Corner
Alec's guide to 'interesting' colonisation systems and stations.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/alecs-guide-to-interesting-colonisation-systems-and-stations.638893/
“In Memoriam 4 - Nebula (an Elite Dangerous Exploration video)” by Primetime Casual
https://youtu.be/vKXU5ehpnm8
“10 K Your Way #1” by BeetleJude https://youtu.be/-YDjjZgrFUw
MartinGW is rehosting Quizengine's fantastic OMG website which has detailed plans for every type of Odyssey settlement. https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/a-re-host-of-cmdr-quizengines-fantastic-tool.638913/
“How to Easily Find ANYTHING in a Settlement Raid” by Commander Exorcist - https://youtu.be/jeMNn3CpXlU
Lovely Meet Up 2025 - https://www.psykit.tv/events/lovely-meet-up-25
ECM 2025 - http://elitecommunitymeet.info

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There's a lot to cover, Frontier's Financial reports, our engineering QOTW and Panther Clipper expectations!

Community News -
Kekosummer's Showroom System - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/build-a-system-with-every-odyssey-settlement.637592/
Phantom Explorer's Monthly by CMDR Mint_the_Mighty -https://phantomexplorers.wixsite.com/phantom-explorers-1/post/may-2025
Elite Dangerous in VR with Meta Quest | Full Setup Guide + Tips” by Spacefaring Chronicles - https://youtu.be/D9NFpU1URiY
“How To Collect High-Grade Raw Materials FAST!” by Mile 13 Gaming - https://youtu.be/9D7jG7j9Vo0
“Must-Have Tool for Elite Dangerous: How to Use Odyssey Materials Helper” by Mile 13 Gaming - https://youtu.be/JRcmaX3nhsc
“Panther Clipper Mk2 – How Much Cargo Is Too Much?” by Ricardos Gaming - https://youtu.be/xy5qzVQLUjg
“21 powodów, dla których warto zagrać w Elite Dangerous w 2025 roku”
(aka “21 Reasons to Play Elite Dangerous in 2025”) by Rootsrat - https://youtu.be/n-7dO4IwjdQ
The Drakhyr Rally - 15:00 UTC Sunday 10th August 3311
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-buckyball-racing-club-presents-the-3311-drakhyr-rally.638651/
Lovely Meet Up 2025 - https://www.psykit.tv/events/lovely-meet-up-25

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The crew discuss the upcoming Vanguards update and catch up on the last two weeks after an amazing interview with Arthur!

Community news
CMDR Mechan's Colonisation Guide - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/colonization-mega-guide-v1-0b-released.638126/
Ian Doncaster's Colonisation Thread - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/development-level-figuring-out-what-all-these-numbers-do.634214
Issue Tracker request for Journal File changes - https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/76154
Sol to Colonia in under an hour - https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/1l0b1sj/sol_to_colonia_under_one_hour/
“Elite Dangerous - Huge Community Event” by Nug - https://youtu.be/jH6WOWzpuds
Special Effect Discord - https://discord.gg/2f2VAfECAf
BeetleJude 10 'K' pictures - https://tiltify.com/@beetlejude/ten-k-pictures
Loose Screws Episode 286 deep dive on the power distributor - https://youtu.be/1G0rUaiof-c?t=5210
Reise Lang's Notebook LM for Elite Dangerous history - https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/54eeaa77-98a8-44ff-b8f5-d388c861b8bd
CMDR T2E0 circumnavigation of Enceladus in Sol - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/the-planetary-circumnavigation-club.390451/page-41#post-10645121
CMDR Daisy Bell Pride Month Posts - Week 1 https://bsky.app/profile/daisy-bell.bsky.social/post/3lqk2wvmpdc2e, Week 2 https://bsky.app/profile/daisy-bell.bsky.social/post/3lr3zkemuf22o
Limitless VR and Simrigs - “Elite Dangerous Motion Sim Setup & Haptics” - https://youtu.be/b1w-tBAwqaU
The Drakhyr Rally - https://youtu.be/VqC2Hsrh3Ik
Lovely Meet Up - https://www.psykit.tv/events/lovely-meet-up-25
Colin's Top Shift - https://youtu.be/__OPOJMIRNQ

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The crew sit down for a chat with the wonderful Arthur Tolmie, in his final month at frontier.

Daisy Bell's Pride Posts - https://bsky.app/profile/daisy-bell.bsky.social/post/3lqk2wvmpdc2e
Consider raising money for Special Effect by taking part in the #10kYourWay challenge this July with a special call out to Elite Dangerous Commanders! discord.gg/2f2VAfECAf

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The crew look to the next Frontier Unlocked and speculate what will be revealed as part of the Vanguards update!

Community Corner
“Elite Dangerous is nothing” by timmm - https://youtu.be/dze-TC1g0HI
“Echoes of the Galaxy” by CMDR_JohnWick - https://youtu.be/ZPQYA9BrlsI
“The Heart Within (machinima)” by AuraxisAnimus - https://youtu.be/70I0vIZB4_I
'The Melville Expedition' by Galnet News Digest - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V6lF2DY5eA
“Tell Me Why” by Cmdr Reggit - https://youtu.be/WYu3T5dGmGM
'Sol to Sagittarius A record Smashed' - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/buckyball-racing-club-presents-the-a-challenge-v2-0.516860/page-22#post-10635422
Panther Clipper Sweepstake - open until 28th May’s Frontier Unlocked - https://forms.gle/72YRBwBNNdJK3MTg7

Powerplay Conflict Zones not spawning issue tracker - https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/70594

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The crew discuss the amazing things the Elite Community is capable of when they get together.

Community News
Operation Warbucks - https://tiltify.com/+operation-warbucks-flying-by-starlight/operation-warbucks-flying-by-starlight
Nicey EDDN Blog - https://niceygy.net/2025/05/19/the-eddn-how-your-3rd-party-apps-work/
ZaviiNet’s EDFM (Elite Dangerous Fleet Manager) - https://edfm.space/
Just (Formerly Just About) Elite: Dangerous rewards - https://justabout.com/elite-dangerous/reward
The Buur Pit “Is Elite worth playing in 2025” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQhkcge_nMM&t=2s&pp=ygUPZWxpdGUgZGFuZ2Vyb3Vz
The High Wake 'Typical Type 9 Pilots' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJNhLaYWKTs
Indigo “The Feature Nobody Tells You about in Elite Dangerous” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcDX3oLYkdI
The Way “Elite Dangerous | Colonisation My Star System - Biggest Mistakes | What I built and why” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrqCZFt075Q
QOTW End of the road forum post - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/end-of-the-road.308075/

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In which the crew talk potential customisation, charity shenanigans, and Alec tries to start a fight with The Buur Pit on no less than three occasions.

Development News
Elite Dangerous Update Notes - https://www.elitedangerous.com/update-notes/4-1-2-100
Arthur Tolmie Leaving Frontier - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/arthur-tolmie_update-after-5-years-at-frontier-and-all-activity-7325861458087485440-ATYw/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAA-2vCsBrzxybm8YK81otBIqAJ8uDQT14w8
Serverside fix - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/elite-dangerous-titan-drive-components-in-fleet-carrier-markets.637598/#post-10630106

Community News
A request for help by Diwrnach - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/a-request-for-help.637477/
Operation Warbucks - https://tiltify.com/+operation-warbucks-flying-by-starlight/operation-warbucks-flying-by-starlight
The Buur Pit Elite Dangerous Special - https://youtu.be/8BXpCV1MLbI
Elite Dangerous Gutamaya Corsair Explorer Guide by Slamscape-X - https://youtu.be/aWhsFCqvW7M
Elite Dangerous: Odyssey - Exploration Montage | Episode 17 by coeneman02 - https://youtu.be/zbMHopXoqQw
Alec's video of the Cocijo Challenge - https://youtu.be/QMJK8PX9TAw

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