Aye, agreed. How they would implement it, I don't know, but that is a biggy. Maybe a sound effect that warns of impending damage or the like.
Actually, this brings up a good point.
I think there should be "Realism Settings" selectable just like in most boxed sims, prior to your flight, and you are scored and displayed in the clipboard accordingly.
Ex.- Hard Realism mode = NO combat trim selectable period, NO auto take off, and a engine that can't be left at 100% without ill effects, etc...
There could be a color small icon on the clipboard next to your callsign showing what mode you fly. Then if you kill someone who is in combat trim easy mode you get "X" amount
more points for it.
Its fair, and a incentive to get more people involved in the flight model which is quite alot of fun, while in fact leaving the easier accessable options to the new guys, or old timers that prefer a easier setup.
It certainly would get some of the "experts" to trade in their hoopty twisty sticks and start manually trimming their planes (ram) which adds alot of difficulty to the sim.
