Hi!
At this stage there is no cockpit for the gunner, therefore the turret is only AI operated
Take off - well, it is indeed supposed to be quite difficult - as it was in reality, not only due to the weight of the engine but also to the fact that in order to reduce this weight, the Italians had mounted the K14 engine without the reductor, therefore the torque was quite high soon after starting the engine - but if you follow carefully the take off instructions in the first post here you'll soon "get it in your hand".
I intend to upload later this week an updated FM that will reflect the fact that this plane was quite sturdy and most of the losses were not due to enemy fire but to to take off / landing accidents and failure of the engine (for the A80) - presently its toughness is similar to the Fiat Cr42 which is adequate for a fabric covered light biplane not realistic for an heavy metally sturdy italina monoplane - it won't be based upon an incredible 2600 toughness for the fuselage as in the SM79, but quite definitively upon something more than the present 80 (the java component of the DM is already present in the current mod as are the collision boxes).