What I don't like is "earning planes in game". I truly hate the unlock content model, I find it kind of childish and arcade like. I hope they drop this idea or include a workaround to by pass it.
I have to agree. This kind of system works very well for MMO games, where people have to grind to unlock new stuff, keeping the servers busy and the game alive and attractive to potential new players. In a flight sim though, I'd expect to be able to jump straight into my Yak without having to suffer (from Il-2 experience, I do believe that is the correct word...) through hours of flying the LaGG-3.
If the aim of the unlock system in BoS is to encourage players to play MP to keep the servers full, I doubt there'll be any workarounds to unlock the planes directly, as that would defeat the purpose of the system.
Cheers
Nico