Just bought Sturmovik. Need some help from veterans.

[The Stalker]

Thank you all for your answers. They proved to be quite helpful. Anyways I've been spending a lot of time just running some tests of my own in the quick editor so I'm slowly getting the hang of it.

The dynamic campaign part is a bit confusing tough. Is the objective only to follow waypoints and then land? I played a mission, just followed the leader without firing a single bullet and landed. It said mission completed. I don't think we shot a single enemy tough.

I've mastered the taking off part pretty well, and I'm grasping the landings now.
I don't want to take too many options in difficulty off because it will spoil my gameplay.

Another thing. Every plane seems to go slightly to the right and up when trying to fly straight. Since I'm still on keyboard (I know I know , but I'm buying a flying stick next week) I want to ask if it is easier to control this phenomenon with the joystick. When correcting it with the keyboard I end up constantly swinging a bit up-down, left-right since there are no smooth maneuvers with the keys (save taping).
At the moment I solved the problem by trimming the elevator a bit but not every plane has the option to trim airelons, elevators and the rudder.

PS: I'm form Croatia and we have like... maybe three to four Migs. Quite an armada heheh....
As for the laughs in the game I had a good one when I landed but forgot to extend the gear.. XD. Not only that but I have survived (!) although the engine and the plane were busted.....