I have spent may hours on this and dollars upgrading equipment to get the best feeling possible. I have added Pacific Fighters and through a wide community network of talented people enjoyed events ranging from campaigns in all regions to air racing.
A lot happened in my life around this time as a serviceman I was required to do my duty as needed and thus I stopped playing the flight sim and real life took a new meaning. Upon return, unknown to myself I was changed, deeply, but unknowginly and I never returned to the passions I once held so dear. I still follow them and still have them, even an unopened box of Cliffs of Dover.
All these years after, I am slowly getting a spark of interest back into the flight sim once more and IL2 is the driving force. PTSD can be devastating, but good quality and imagination can help bring a sleeping memory back to life. I am hoping my reflexes aren't so bad that I am the lame duck that gets picked off each time :)