Good to see there are still some developing IL2 movie makers
We need more films!
Most pans and zooms can be done from a static camera (CTRL F2 to jump to it), then lock onto the target with F6. Vary the zoom level by sliding the mouse in and out, and then as the aircraft flies by it looks like you are zooming into it.
Another useful tool is mouseemu, a really old programm for simulating moving the mouse very slowly in a smooth pan. There's a link for it in the old UBI forum:
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...8/m/5691037983
EDIT - Darn it, that link is dead. I might have an old copy somewhere, unless anyone esle has a link.