Not really a 33 pilot just used in my sig cos the pic looked good :p the 27 has definitely got the advantage over the su33, the 33 is slightly heavier and doesn't roll as good in my opinion.
sounds like the campaigns gone corrupt, this happened to me once before, heres a copy of mine for you just replace the one in the missions folder / campaign. su-27_hot_wind.zip
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=TY-006-OK
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8706152362255714044 - in action!!
http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/review/usb_missile_launcher_and_usb_circus_cannon - more of the same including a review!
F19 stealth fighter very first sim on the amiga-
aces high
Falcon 3
warbirds 2.7
warbirds 3
HinD
Apache
A-10 Cuba
FA-18 Korea
janes fa - 18
IL2
IL2 FB - PF
Lomac 1.00
lomac 1.02
lomac 1.12a
Falcon 4.0 AF
since space sim is on the the cards i gotta mention x-wing alliance and klingon academy both top games and the only ones i can remember recently with a good story apart from freespace 1 and 2 which rule! then in the elite regime gotta be freelancer and X2