All this reminds me why even "complex" engine management is quite simplified in IL2. These birds were bloody difficult to fly! If we had to learn all of the intricacies of every plane, I bet the papers would be full of mysterious head explosions as simmers everywhere simply overloaded and self-destructed. Seriously though, I've read of pilots getting killed by the workload in these planes, whether by crashing through a procedural error or getting shot down because they were just overwhelmed by all the work.
I too hope to see SOW do a better job of handling engine management, but I'm not sure I'd want to have to break out the manual every time I switched planes. It may be that some simplification is good for all.
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05-17-2010, 11:22 AM
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