Even if you don't have trackIR there is a solution to this. Turn off the mouse cursor to get the mouse to work as a camera controller (default key for this is F10), keep the right mouse button pressed and move the mouse around: you will see that you can move forward/backward/left/right.

This way you can set your default viewpoint to be aligned with the gunsight. Pressing the "center view" key (default is keypad 5) will not reset your view changes as it only applies to pitch/roll/yaw axis of head movement. This way you can fly with the 109 gunsight centered, no matter if you use a head tracker or not ;)

Here is a video explanation of the strafing / planes flipping over bug. Also shadow bug visible but that is a know issue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD1ARS_DzOQ

didn't you realise that the strafing plane is being "mooned"? :)

Might be an unintended bug from propwash modelling?

Has there yet been a word on when the last betapatch will go live on steam? Or has it done so already and i just didnt notice?:)

Winger

Still no words. I hope we will see new beta patch or a full patch on Steam soon.

im optimistic that a new beta patch or even official one will arrive soon.last week the devs have been very quiet too,and then suddenly out of nothing luthier told us that we will get a beta patch in some hours.
now after the feedback,which is widespread, i think they work hard to fix the new problems.
in my opinion this silence is a good sign.at least i hope so.

was this patch officially release via Steam, please?

No !, last officiall update via steam was 18th april.

last beta patch issued here was 22nd april i believe.

The last beta patch was a step backward in stability and frame rates for most players. Hopefully they are working these issues out.