Now its way better than before
Game owner 72 you are stupid for saying the realism is dead. The power ups are exactly what you see in real life.
Flare: obviously used to disrupt missles and yes its real
Extra plane: your base sends out back up duh
Repair: who cares it a game
Missle lock upgrade: obivously certain air to air missles lock on faster
Radar: flight trajectory. Duh
So no, the realism never was dead.
Destinyhero 2011 about Supreme Air Combat