I cannot play Aces High anymore without flying VR. I've played dozens of VR games now and to give Dale credit, the integration is seamless and pretty well done. I even loaned him my VR headset to fix some bugs. Works awesome.
Yes, there are some things that work differently, like adjusting your text/voice channels, certain other things like your map, etc. And not being able to see the keyboard. But, I use Voice Attack and combined it makes it a very fun experience.
It's kinda like the first time you sat on a 1000cc motorbike and all your life before you road bicycles or mopeds. Just such a different experience.