
The hit flashes/sparks, seem to be getting a little old.
Can it be changed to maybe a bit more better looking wad of white 'ball'?

Different hit marks for different ammunition would also be very obliged. A machine gun shell might give out small sparks, and 20mms with explosive shells with much bigger.. maybe different colored sparks?? Rounds over 30mms with biggest sparks..
This would also help settle the score with gripes over "Hey I lit you up like a Christmas Tree, and you still fly?" issues...
The hit sprites won't necessarily have to have proper graphic effects as seen in IL-2(hit 'explosions' graphically represented).. it could be current level of detail(just a sprite graphic overlapping a certain part of a plane) with just different shape(or, maybe a bit more delicate shape than the crude 'balls'??)...