Wotan, those are very nice. They are accurate in that they are believable (i.e. they COULD have been there).
Dedalu, just hit alt-i until you reach your comfort level. You can fly with enemy icons only, or no icons at all. When flying with my squadron, I use enemy icons only. When flying alone, I turn off icons. I get so much more enjoyment out of the game when I do that. I also stay away from auto-trim. I trim completely manually even for climb out and level. That also adds to the game for me. The next thing I'll do is print out some charts of each map and fly without the clipboard.
HTC: would it be possible to have an option to turn off the little plane icon on the clipboard? I find that the in flight radar info is quite historical in some settings (ie BoB), but the GPS isn't.