I'm in the same boat (no pun intended) but the community always points to this thread regarding mods for SHV
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=192374
Just scroll down, all links are there. They all seem to make it more realistic and playable.
I've had this game in its wrapper for nearly 10 months and installed it last week. I want it as realistic as possible with real navigation etc. I'm downloading these mods to be used in order, but I'm liking Dr Jones's Magui so I might run into a few headaches later on.
Reminds me of the "Falcon 4 dance" I hated.