Packrat,
Your question about cockpit details is something I asked a while ago. I think NATEDOG responded, and said that at present cockpits were not going to be any more realistic due to FR issues, especially given that fact that quite a few other aspects have yet to be implemented. He also said that maybe sometime in the future when they have most of the game system implemented, the question of designing more realistic cockpits may be reassessed.
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leonid, aka grisha
129 IAP VVS RKKA