Bored with Sim combat......
 

....and the 300ft altitude turning furballs and high score kills? Then get your room to try sessions in cockpit view (no lame excuses here that you only fly German fighters - pick another (plenty to choose from and no cheating either)!

Its an experience worth trying.......give it a go!

No cheating?!

I guess that rules myself and Mirgervin out then!

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yeah....it's harder....but we (including Robotic Pope, SSL Squirrel and a few others) have enjoyed it even when others in the room have opted to fly in virtual....and we didn't cheat as there would be no point in trying it.....worth doing but over several sessions as you need to adapt to flying and searching inverted or continually banking for a second or so....one things for sure .....you won't fly as low or get as many kills....which is kind of refreshing in its own way!

Myself, Mirg, Kozz and Macademic have been playing it on and off for a while now.

I look forward to try a cockpit-only game as soon as I'm back online

cockpit view is my favorite way to fly. Its a blast.
I've always wished there was a cockpit view for the BF-109 also

Yeah, that Yak-1M (the Yak-3, but really it's a Yak-1M codenamed "Yak-3") sure does give you a run for your money doesn't it. Sure it may seem like cheating, but it's not. It's just that good of a plane. :D

The problem with cockpit-only mode is the radar is still there. It can get comical with 2 players circling around looking for each other, except one is at 3000m and the other at ground level.

For a more realistic simulation, try cockpit only and no map! Make sure there's plenty of time though. I've never tried no-map but I've stopped using the map in training. Much better for spotting bogeys.

cockpit view, no map/hud ( except at the very beginning like the tower giving you initial contact info ), limited fuel, and ammo.....

The MP maps are far too large for that to work. And we are grossly limited by the draw distance and haziness of console visuals compared to real life.