I agree with you on the sounds - I find it strange they didn't include a custom sound set. If you've got the JT8D sounds from TSS they drop right in and sound great.

I thought it was quite clear there was no 2D, especially in light of the absence of screenshots. If panning is difficult, press and hold SPACE BAR and pan the mouse. Scroll zooms. If it doesn't work, go into the FSX controls menu, and select VIEW. Click "Reset Defaults". This will re-enable the SPACE BAR pan/zoom function if it disappeared (it did with me).

Best regards,
Robin.