I bought AS, and ran it at Anime Weekend Atlanta. We had a buh-last! Two Lances in under an hour! Just unreal. One of the guys I played with was a long-time Battletech player. After a couple games of AS, he pulled out his phone and ordered the hardcover Alpha Strike and Alpha Strike Companion on Amazon.
I tried it on my local gaming group, and they dug it (even the guy who said "Aw, man... not Battletech again!"). This week I am going to throw LAM's into the mix just to fiddle about with the Aerospace combat module of the AS rules.
I'll be completely honest here, I have not been super-impressed with a lot of the happenings in Battletech, but Alpha Strike (and the BMM) are truly solid products. Kudos! And thanks!