@Flanker, Lock on or Log off?
@Luciel - well .... a B-17 has 4 engines and a wide range of instruments and controls. I'm not sure about B-17 Flying Fortress (game) but I know in IL-2 you can dumb down the complexity of the game whereby all the difficult stuff is done automatically by an Autopilot. Also, it might help to start in mid-air, say 20,000ft to allow some time to get things under control