Isere anyway to take it out of pan mode?
No, just pan view. Supposedly in a recent post the devs have working on the view system on their to-do list.
Playing the game more, this is definitely a game that is marketed towards the mass market instead of the flight sim player. Once you get over the eye candy, the realization that the game isn't the new "IL2" and is geared more towards the arcade flight sim gamer, you're going to see some sour expressions. The campaign is clearly geared for Arcade mode and really don't work very well in either Realistic or Sim mode. It's best to play through the campaign mode in Arcade mode and the missions in Realistic or Sim mode. The missions are far better suited for Realistic and Sim modes as they offer realistic goals and set of friendlies and enemy.
For those starting out in flight sims and want to move from the arcade style ones and into something more meatier, I would recommend this game to cut your teeth on before getting into the more complex and advanced flight sims. It's a good learner flight sim due to its rather small learning curve.
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