Can I do that with the controller? Or will I need a joy stick? (If so, dont tell the missus, its more expense!)

i, personally, cant play this on a controller...many do. but i am not much of a gamer. so, i got a stick. but you ought to be able to do the same thing on the controller. just dont apply as much pressure when pulling back or climbing...see what happens.

My tag is acg515, but at the moment I'm not on x360, I'm fixing it smoetime today. Either way, I haven't played in a while but I can get back into it.

Another thing you can do is always fly in virtual cockpit, even in realistic I do that, its much easier to aim and you have a method of being able to tell how close you are to a stall as two white lines appear as you turn, the closer they become to the crosshair the closer you are to the point of no return.

Hi Balder002, sorry i haven't been online been playing red dead redemption. 'll be back on il-2 this week.
If your still having probs with stalling i dropped the sensitivity on the elevators and ailerons by about half. This works for me using AV8R joystick. just be fluid with your control and not to rough unless you've got good airspeed.

No worries!

Ive dabbled in a few real online games, and yeah i am awful, but you have to start somwhere! I am currently trying to convince the missus that i need a joystick!