There is already a level autopilot. Set the gyro compass to the magnetic compass heading, then align the desired heading on the gyrocompass with the actual one so that the plane doesn't drift off course when you engage the autopilot. Finally, switch on the autopilot in course mode. It takes a few seconds for the gyroscopic system to stabilize, but it does fly level after that and you can also command it to make small turns and corrections by changing your desired heading in the gyro-compass.
Known issues:
1) The gyro-compass doesn't work in the Ju88, so you can't use this method. It's a known bug and we are waiting for a fix in a patch. It works fine in the 111 and in the 110.
2) It seems that even if you align the actual and intended headings, it still takes some turns to stabilize. When it does, it seems like it's off by some 5-10 degrees. I don't know if this is a bug or a realistic limitation of the gyroscopic autopilot system.
For the blenheim and br.20 it's harder because they don't have an autopilot. However, they also don't have a sensitive gyro-bombsight. If you trim them well you can fly them from the bomber's seat manually and drop bombs that way.
I hope this helps. I think the current system is more realistic (if a bit buggy at present) but having the level stabilizer for lower difficulty settings would be good too.
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