If all the bugs are fixed inc Ai & crashes,& the new FPS/XFIRE/SLI graffics work ok without stutters then I would like the Co-operative gui to work on similar lines to the one in il2 .
Other than that more ships ,allied and Axis with to start with manable AAA,then possibly more ship control.
More flyable aircraft would be cool for CLod ,especialy the Beaufighter that had the first onboard radar system at that period.A worthy adversary for the Bf 110.
For BoM the BF 110-G with its Radar too.

You understand the difference between a working game engine and content, right? We're talking about different things TO DO in the game to make it more enjoyable.

COOP and Online wars and it will feel like the good old JG52 il2:1946 days are back again :D

Of course I would give some parts of my body for a Fw190 ;)

+1000
All I want is a good simulator. If I want to play capture the flag ill go outside and do it ir fire up halo.
If we had a functioning sim the community would have already created dozens of campaigns

ummm, ok

i don't fall into the category of just being focused in the 4 categories you start with(tho #3 has some interest), working comms and AI are the areas i'm patiently waiting for improvements in.

As to your ideas, there are some good ones in there, tho some could be done now- ie the racing, map SDK would be rather helpful here i think(and hopefully adopted into game 'properly' at some point)

Trick flying/aerobatics- done right it could almost be a sim in itself. The scoring system would be 'interesting' to say the least

Gunnery/bombing accuracy yeah- but how about the gunnery being a target towed behind a plane . You get to see the target close up after flight to see how bad your shooting is:-P

However i think you are missing a trick (and probably the majority of CoD users) by ignoring the offline side of these ideas and as CoD is meant to be 'the same' this should be relatively simple to incorporate such ideas in both.

just my thoughts

Variety is the spice of life, it is what is sorely needed for CLOD.. obviously when the game is fixed, a nice bag of planes ect would be fun and keep things fresh..

Ya I do. And I think content comes after working program. PERIOD.

Excellent idea, I remember playing Original IL2 non-stop years ago, CLOD just isnt fun it seems to me.

so nobody is even allowed to discuss content until you are happy?

This right here is why we have a dying genre. Old people who hate others having fun or doing anything other than straight dogfight. Just because those options are available, doesn't mean you have to play them. Just because you dress up in pilot gear and play alone in your mom's basement until your keyboard shorts out from your lonely, lonely tears doesn't mean everyone has to play it that way.

Which is why I started by saying, "assume the game is working perfectly, what else would you want to make it fun for you". Then I expressly mentioned that we don't want whining about patches or aircraft, CONTENT! Not things we want, but things TO DO.

You ended your statement with "Period". Are you on your period? Being a Gynecologist, I know how uncomfortable menstrual cramps can be. Try soaking in a how bath to relieve them.