just to add a little to this thread, i dont know much about how the reflections work in the game, but the only stuff that truly reflects the images around it is water. it would be nice if planes could somehow also reflect this way. over all, light mechanics are the only really flawed aspect of IL-2, mainly because the is no reflection of actual colors or images on planes (only white light), and because there is no "hard shadows" (E.g. if i a plane tilts so its wing is blocking the sun from a portion of the fuselage, the exact shape of the wing will show up on the fuselage in RL, but not in IL-2). as for planeshine, i dont see why people are complaning about it, as the stock planeshine isnt bad, and there are a couple mods to make it glossier.
just my ten cents, hope i didnt annoy anyone,
mojojojo