Shane, I agree, it's a great flight simulator. Just one of the things I love: set the time to early morning and fly along the rivers. The mist that clings to the river valleys is stunning. But for me there's one huge drawback: it's essentially closed architecture, so it grows at a snail's pace. At least in this respect CFS is far superior. I enjoy designing aircraft and scenery and I would have loved to design stuff for IL-2. But sadly there's no chance of that. Best regards, Chris

Another factor to consider is how it stands up against CFS3, which I believe is due out later this year. While I agree with all the comments above. I personally found the gameplay in CFS2 better than IL2Early screenshots of CFS3 are a little disappointing though: the aircraft visual models don