landing a plane??
 

i understand you could land a plane in il2, is it possible in il2 bop, en can you take of also, i heard you start in the air in arcade, but in simulation, campain, or online is it possible there to do this??any ideas

Anton said it is possible in Sim mode but a little automated in Arcade mode.

oke possible in sim mode, thats nice, is it also possible for multiplayer to play sim there and have that option, would be nice to start getting in the air al at ones with your mates

I agree with you Peter. Would be very realistic to have a scramble mode during The Battle of Britain, because never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few(Max Mosley).

It would be cool to take off and get into formation and then dogfight.

You can land a plan and then take-off in Birds of Prey - in any mode, including simulation and arcade.
Well, it is not easy in 'simulation', like in original IL-2.

Anton, is the damage model similar to the original Il-2 in the sense that if you muck up a landing, the plane won't blow up but a wing will be ripped off etc? In some games, if you so much as tip a wing on landing; the whole thing explodes. I hope this isn't the same with BoP...;)

There is a video out there where the wing rips off and then the plane explodes and slides on the ground stirring up dirt. It looks fantastic.

Here is the video, he claims he stole the version to play on his xbox.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHmKj...eature=related

It simulates rather accurately, so the wing will rip off.
But then, the plane will most likely explode - just for dramatic effect. It is clear, that you can't take off without a wing or even without gears.
So, for all practicle purposes it is the same, but just looks more 'Hollywood-style'.

Anton, we love Hollywood style for obvious reasons :grin: