hey oxman,
sorry i had to go so early.
i also am sorry i wasn't able to give you better answers when you asked about the radar. i didn't realize you were talking about the icons.
to answer your questions:
enemy icons are off. you can still see them on radar to aid in finding them. careful here, as that sometimes may get turned off. i believe they'll inform us of that on the message of the day.
friendly icons are on, but not till D2.5. once again, you can see them on the radar.
ack lethality is turned down, as no one really runs to ack in here.
a couple flying things....
regardless of what side you fly, you will find that the camo works(much like in real life) very well. this is especially true of the luftwaffe rides on the twin rivers map. they blend. they're like chameleons.
i've found that if the fight is low, then fly at treetop level. it's very easy to spot a co-alt or higher con. then you can set up your fight from there.
once you get em in close, keep em there. don't let em get more than about D800, as that's the threshold where they can do that dam ghost thing.
other than that, give it a few hours of flight time, and you'll find that you really like it in there. if you see me on, don't hesitate to ask, and i'll do my best to help ya out.
jeager1, grumpy, jc67, dichodog........any of the regulars in there will gladly help you with anything they can.
be forewarned........if jeager1 is flying near ya, he likes to give "special" rtb escorts.

<<S>> and welcome to the madness that is called the AvA sir.