Thanks for the tip Penguin !
Realistic is a much better setting, so I will go through the tutorial. It is a little confusing where you can change this setting and where not. Im used to the good old PC IL-2 which was much less restricted, more intuitive and flexible.
I hate all the unlocking in console games, but in IL-2:BoP its easily worth it
BTW: I finished an upgrade of my HOTAS today and will include some pictures in progress tomorrow morning. Now I have an analog joystick on top for viewing, and have wired up the Attack command to a throttle button.
Tonight I will do some flying