I'm following the on screen instructions exactly to the letter and it kicks me off every time!

Have you registered at the web site ?

http://il2.com.ru/en/register.php

Just a hint - from my own experience.
Please pay attention to caps when you register and then log in to servers which require registration.
For example: if I register as "dimlee" but keep my nick in IL2 settings "Dimlee", my attempt to log in will fail. Hense, I need to open main screen of IL2 and to either correct the nick or to add new one - "dimlee".
Funny - if try to register again as "Dimlee", it will be rejected because "such user name already exists".

I tried Crimea map at night.
Challenging to fly on instruments, of course. My real life knowledge of Black Sea geography helps a lot. :-) Please keep the full moon on.
Night map is good to try those SABs. Very helpful for precise bombing and straffing.
Some notes:
AAA is not too challenging. Probably rookie level?
Flak guns at Sevastopol (Cape Khersones) airfield are not active.
Tower(red) does not switch runway lights on, despite verbal confirmation. I smell sabotage there! ;-)
What about searchlights, are there any?
Any hints how to find ships and trains at night? If they are moving, the task is almost impossible...

And thanks for keeping another IL2 server alive.

Thanks KG26_Alpha and dimlee.
Sorted! The fault is all mine, I am an idiot!! Kept putting in username not password. Doh! And they let me drive trains!!

Excellent! I managed to succed to login. It works perfectly. Thanks for this full real server!

Doesn't work
 

I follow the instructions,make a pilot with callsign Petresko,as I registered,waited 2-3 mins inside the server,I write <pass<MyPass to the Server and it sends me "You don't have the permissions" in russian ...:evil:

Game server il2.com.ru:21001 is updated to version 4.13.1m!

Well done. And fast :)

What about tower teams - will they illuminate runways at night? Currently those guys ignore my commands, sleepy heads...

Update: runways are illiminated now by pilot's command, I was wrong.

Just made another flight over west coast of Crimea.

Night missions are cool, especially if you have SABs in your bombload.
https://i.imgsafe.org/b6c0cb2.jpg

It becomes easier to do train busting at night. White smoke is more visible.
https://i.imgsafe.org/dcc9b7e.jpg

Wish there were more players...