I just got IL-2 for X-mas.
Neat game, but there is no gunsight crosshairs on any planes. It seems to be way off to the left.
Say's it all, and now that you know, you'll find tweaks on your hotas to make the views work, and the mouse view is what just makes it really cool.
As much as the limited 6 views in IL-2 seem realistic to me, and the mouse view blows away AH, I just hate the rear view looks as it doesn't compensate for a body leaning at all.
Oh well. It's still a way better flightSIM experience than most. More you fly it, the more you'll like it.