Just wanted to add that with this last release, airfield textures begin to disappear shortly after take-off ( about 100' AGL) for me. It is like a wave motion as they appear and disappear. I also have the texture ripping at edges of water/land.
I have tried every variation ( I think....
) of video settings, both in game and through ATI control panel.
ATI 8500 (128MB) w/ latest ATI drivers for Win98SE
AMD 2600+
512MB RAM
[added] Same for Beta 30 release.