Another Pilots Notes for Cockpit Photos

[lefuneste]

v11.2 - 2025/12/27 :  changes for Spit mk XIV suggested by Mark_Krieger added

 

Hello,

It's difficult to fly without technochat planes you don't know by heart. So, some people created Pilots Notes for Cockpit Photos to display parameters in the cockpit photo and help you to do it.

I'm a fan of it, but I found some lacks in it and, at the opposite,  some informations not really needed.

 

So I created a new template, including more information:

 

 

 

 

In addition of what was in the "Pilots Notes for Cockpit Photos", the new template includes this information:

• Propeller rotation direction beside RPM, put at left or right of RPM label, regarding rotation direction. The position of the logo is the direction the plane will pull on takeoff, or the direction on which it is easier to turn.
• Dive, Climb, Corner, Glidescope speed
• Manual or Automatic mode for cooling is specified by (M) or (A).
• Altitude for supercharger stage change (if more than 1 stage)
• Way to engage boost (if any)
• Range information and some time rough extrapolation on range if Fuel Warning (based on flight parameter for max.Range).
• Various Tips
• "Worst performance line" is describing altitude range in which IAS is lowering with altitude (at low altitude), as drawn in IL2compare:

 

 

Information are taken from https://ravensystem.github.io/il2_specs/ of RavenSystem, from IL2Compare, and from Aircraft Flight and Technical Specifications and Operational Details (which seems no more updated).

Special thanks to @Charlo-VR who fills a lot of WWI sheet and C6_zorkaiev who provides me a compilation of them.

 

RPM information for German planes using "KomandoGerat" are only valid at low altitude and must better be been seen as a cue than as an instruction.

Depending of fly parameter and altitude, KomandoGerat may put WEP or Nominal RPM for same ATA !

So fly your German bird with "KomandoGerat" by  RPM and not by ATA.

 

There are 2 versions provided in the mod, each version contains all WWII planes, so only one is to be used.

• Another Pilots Notes for CockPit Photos official numbers
  Nominal parameters are taken from the Aircraft Flight and Technical Specification
• Another Pilots Notes for CockPit Photos technochat numbers
  Nominal parameters are taken from measurement I made  in IL2 at 300m using technochat.
  All note are not impacted (for examples Spitfires seems OK in the official doc). Modified notes are outlined in black and elements modified are in italic

 

Of couse, the idea and first version are from SAS_Storebror,  II./JG1_Vonrd.

 

Every profile is provided as a gimp file in the same directory than the .dds, in order to ease any change (Plane/Textures/)

There is a DEFAULT folder containing the template to fill for any new plane.

All "chapters" are in a dedicated text layer.

 

In order to export the .dds file from GIMP you have to do the following steps:

• Merge layer /clipped to image" command
• Export as an custom_photo.dds
  Option = compression BC3/DTX5
  mipmap = generate mipmap
• Undo merge layers

 

All WWI and WWII planes are available here:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/20t4b77ekqs5syn/Another_Pilots_Notes_for_CockPit_Photos_v11.2.zip/file

 

To install it :

• Use JSGME or OVGME (best way) or
• Unzip the file, copy the contain of the directory "Another Pilots Notes for CockPit Photos official numbers" or "Another Pilots Notes for CockPit Photos technochat numbers" into the directory of IL2. All files named "custom_photo.dds" in [IL2installDIR]\data\graphics\Planes\[planeName]\Textures should be overwritten.
   

As for previous Pilots Notes for Cockpit Photos, do  not forget to  enable "Photo" in the "Pilot Stuff" tab in the "Plane Settings" (Where you select fuel load, ammo, skins, etc.).

 

 

Please fill free to modify, fix, add profiles and diffuse them.

 

History

v11.1 - 2025/11/16 :  Me410 and Me109E4 changes for 6.107 added

v11.0 - 2025/10/02 :  ju87D5 and Me109E4 added.

v10.0 - 2025/08/17 :  Yak1 serie 23 and Yak3 serie 9 added.

v9.0 - 2025/08/05 :   gotha added, glide speed and flap max speed updated for Spit Mk.IX c&e 

v8.0 - 2025/05/31 :   added I153 and LaGG3s4

v7.0 - 2024/12/18 :   take into account changes of 5.505, add in all WWII planes consumption in l/min.

v6.0 - 2024/11/29 :  added Charlo-VR FC IV planes and updated Bf109 G4/6 as Mig3  to take into account changes of 5.504

v5.2 - 2024/10/25 :  fixed folder name for the SchuckertDIV

v5.1 - 2024/06/29 :  added Ta 152 H1

v5.0 - 2024/03/06 :  missing  AircoDH4 and Breguet14 added, fixed folder name of BristolFB, max RPM for Camel changed to 1400, at RavenSystem request

v4.0 - 2024/02/25 :  IAR80B, SpitfireMkIXc, P40E1 added.

v3.3 - 2024/01/15 :  Fix another issue in folder structure

v3.2 - 2024/01/09 :  Fix an issue in folder structure

v3.1 - 2024/01/08 :  Albatross DII and DV (from Charlo_VR) added.

v3.0 - 2023/12/29 :  Li2, I.A.R.80, La5s38 and all WWI planes added.

v2.2 - 2023/05/04 :  Bf109G6AS added, C47 fixed and more infos for SpitfireMkXIVe

v2.1 - 2023/04/01 :  SpitfireMkXIVe added (same values as SpitfireMkXIV)

v2.0 - 12/12/2022 : C47A added

v1.9 - 08/21/2022 : Boost added for Hurricane

v1.8 - 08/03/2022 : Me410A1 added

v1.7 - 06/18/2022 : Ar234B2 added

v1.6 - 06/03/2022 : MosquitoFBMkVIs2 added

v1.5 - 03/17/2022 : Ju88 C6 added

v1.4 - 01/22/2022 : P51B fix: boost + bombs dropped by pair

v1.3 - 01/13/2022 : P51B added

v1.2 - 12/05/2021 : auto radiator for P38 (official and technochat), technochat RPM for A20B reduced at 2300 RPM instead of 2400

v1.1 - 09/17/2021 : for all Fw190A replace 2450RPM by 2425 RPM for nominal "technochat" value

V1.0 - 09/04/2021, addition of a version with technochat numbers, fix in some notes for both version

V0.1 - 09/03/2021 : first version (some errors are in notes)

Edited November 16 by C6_lefuneste

Edited December 27, 2025 by lefuneste

[Koziolek]

Thank you for moving it to the new forum. Could you please check the upload of the 2nd and 3rd picture. They do not show up. The first one is OK

 

Edit. Must have been something wrong on my side. Now it's OK. Sorry

Edited November 25, 2025 by Koziolek

[Mark_Krieger]

Some suggestions to change on the Spitfire Mk. XIV and XIV bubble canopy notes based on the historical Pilot's Note's manual.

Recommended climb speed: 180 mph (instead 165)
Recommended approach speed with flaps down: 100 mph (engine assisted), 110 mph (glide) (instead 125 glide)
Maximum speed to lower landing gear and flaps: 160 mph (instead 140)
Full rudder trim to port to take off.

Thank you!

 

[lefuneste]

On 12/24/2025 at 3:46 PM, Mark_Krieger said:

Some suggestions to change on the Spitfire Mk. XIV and XIV bubble canopy notes based on the historical Pilot's Note's manual.

Recommended climb speed: 180 mph (instead 165)
Recommended approach speed with flaps down: 100 mph (engine assisted), 110 mph (glide) (instead 125 glide)
Maximum speed to lower landing gear and flaps: 160 mph (instead 140)
Full rudder trim to port to take off.

Thank you!

 

hello, reading elements from here https://ravensystem.github.io/il2_specs/planes/spitfiremkxiv.eng.html , I got

glide = 180-210 kph, 195 kph = 121 mph...I put 125, so I fixed it to 121.
As I have no reference from climb, I'll put 180.
sorry, no room for trim...
first post updated with 11.2 versio

[Mark_Krieger]

But perhaps the model works better with your reference

Edited December 28, 2025 by Mark_Krieger

[SE.VH_DARK-BR]

Hey, what's in version 11.2, my friend? What bugs or issues were added or fixed?