I could start by saying that HT and company have been involved in the development of what, 3 separate games? Or I could say he's a pilot, and he's actually flown a warbird. I could mention that he's programmed his own personal aircraft into the game in order to compare known, real world performance with the flight model of the game.
However, I'm more interested in how you came to the conclusion that Il2 is more realistic. Is it the extra keymappings? Is it the unnatural head movements and positions? Is it the external view?
Better graphics (which admittedly il2 does have) don't mean their modelling is any better. (I happen to think it's very unrealistic, and compare it to Janes WW2 fighters. However, I'm not going to state that as fact, just that it's my opinion.
Anyway, do tell.
