Feature requests, or am I missing something?

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   Hi folks,
I am pondering the purchase of an IFD540, so I don't have any real-world experience with the unit. If anyone has time/patience to answer some newbie questions, I'd appreciate it.

I have been playing with the simulator and reading the beta version of the 10.2 documentation. I'm wondering if there are some differences between the simulator and the latest release in the field (other than traffic buzzing like mosquitos and headwinds that follow you - thank goodness that isn't reality) I'm assuming that since I can't find it in the documentation, that these features don't exist. I haven't found mention of these in the forums.

1) Is there a setting to turn off airspace alerts? The documentation mentions audio alerts, but I'd like to turn off the messages entirely, as they are just nuisance messages when flying an IFR clearance. This is especially true of alert areas.

2) I can show a pop-up for an airport in the map screen, but I can't then hit Direct-to to that waypoint. There isn't a short-cut?

3) It would appear that it isn't possible to create user waypoints by selecting a point on the map screen.

4) Is there any use for the top lsk key on the left hand side?

5) There is a data field called Destination ETA. I can't make any sense of the time shown. It is hours off from current time, zulu time or planned arrival time.

6) Previous legs of the flight plan disappear from the screen. Any chance of keeping those visible, or at least show breadcrumbs of route flown?

7) Can the flight log be converted to a kml file? Any chance a sample could be uploaded so I can see what it looks like?

8) I've read the posts regarding lack of Android support. Too bad. I'm another that has no interest in buying fruit.

9) How often do software updates come along? My impression from the forum is that it takes a year or more to see changes come to light. How long would a purchase made now be a candidate for a software update without charge?

10) The documentation (and the forum I believe) makes mention that some features, like orbit holds, are optional. What will the pricing be like for such add-ons, and do I have to pay the avionics shop to add it?

Thanks in advance for input.

Jeff