Hi Case,
Yep its me in the phoenix vids

, Thanks.
Your points are all valued, We are looking into this as we speak,
Phoenix has always put restart time high on the list, so after you crash your back in the air asap,
a crash, break apart sequence would take time and become annoying after a while as in other sims.
The possibility of a menu switch for realistic crashes is something we are discussing.
Then you could choose to have them, or not if you wanted a fast restart.
Ref the Python, Just need some hi res pics and anything is possible!....
Glad your enjoying Phoenix and have a great 2007!
Jim Lacey.