Immelman:
Thanks a lot, M8!

You sure don't miss much, hee, hee! ;)
I just got a used copy of "Wings Over Europe" and it has some nice features that the earlier Third Wire sims don't seem to have. The missiles, instead of just jumping off the rails, first drop, then fire up, then get enough thrust to take off. The result is that the missiles hang around the plane longer, as they should. That certainly presents more opportunities for interesting screenies without having to do so much cutting!
I've cut out flames in the past but getting them to look decent usually requires so much messing around that it's more efficient to make them yourself! ;D
Cheers,
Don