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On the menu below, it would be useful to have the state of rearming and what ordnance they have because otherwise you have to tediously go through the aircraft menu to find out how many weapons have been replenished and what they are carrying.

I'm aware that pilots will be added to X2, with various stats and permadeath. Would it be possible to have these pilots actually in the front of the dropship at mission start— possibly used to scout out the ground in front? Perhaps they could even hunker down/take fire?

I would personally prefer the old mechanic. You are already gimping your man by giving him a shield, more penalties on top of that seem a bit excessive. In Xeno 1, shield guy was a crucial unit assaulting UFOs, at least in my games. Would be a shame to miss that function in Xeno 2.

The Dropship Pilots don´t need an Chance. They are fully fine like they are now. They have already 3 important Jobs: 1. to bring the Soldiers to and from the Ground-Fighting Zone, looking that the Transport don´t get destroyed (Flee as fast as they can in Emergency) and stearing from the Cockpit the MARS or whatever Support Vehicle / Vehicles later on. But you are right in an other Part of that: Combat Pilots! They are the Pilots which have the hardest Job: 1. flying first underdog Combat-Fighters and save the Skys from UFOs ; 2. escort in Emergency the Troop Transport; 3. looking not to going down with the Fighter (Shoot Down, Out of Fuel, to much Damage or whatever); get alive and take as much experiance as they can to give the knowleade to new Rooky-Combat-Pilots; If they get shoot down or crashlanded about not enough Fuel, then such a Mission makes Sense. Your Troopers have to save the Combat Pilot (dosen´t matter Women or Men) and bring him home alive. Only then to create such an Mission makes Sense. Important is to order the Combat Pilots you have to better Fighter-Planes.