[Saburo Sakai]

Look, this simulator is designed to SIMULATE the majority of aerial combat during WW2. Since this started off simulating battles on the ostfront, which were generally low level, there was no need for modelling high altitude combat.

Even with later expansions and in line with the majority of historical combat, fighting usually occured at no more than 7000m, sometimes a bit higher. There are very few instances where combat occured above 10000m.

It would be good if this could be expanded, but the simulator was not designed for it. And really, if you want to fly high powered jets above 10000m, this isn't the sim for you. This was a ww2 sim designed to simulate the majority of WW2 combat and I think it does a pretty good job at it.

I regularly fly high level bombing runs at 9.500mtrs in my pe-8 during euro campaigns, and around 7,000 in the PTO and when PF was introduced,(where high alt flights where all the rage), the issue of dark sky at alt should have been addressed then along with the curvature issue, so when it was all merged into 1946 it was sorted. remember that 1946 ia a merger of all the il2 range, not just the ostofront!
BUT, remember that oleg said most of this stuff the modders have done here, was not able to be done(impossible was his own words)