Light colors please, blue, red, orange, green...only one color per plane, though.

If I understood you right you would give each pilot his own color, neat idea.

Have you by chance ever seen the Japanese Blue Impulse Team?

The first one almost looks like their paintsheme, although I'm sure you didn't copy it...just interesting that two people came up with a similar design for similar purposes.

White or chrome...hard question. If you could come up with a white very glossy color it might even look better than pure chrome, and it would keep the reflexes and reflections. Kinda like "white chrome" not just standard white. Have to admit though, I dont know much about skining in FS2002 and the chrome effect.

What about national markings?

I showed you the picture of my old Janes Aerobatic Skin, where ALL national markings of all nations involved did show up on the tail fin.
On the other hand, if everyone gets his own paintsheme, we could all have our own NIS.

Looking forward to your work...