I think most people really want to play with Russian labels, but there are practical problems that make them switch.
But normally a short training in kyrillic alphabet would be advisable, so you can at least pronounce the words. That helps greatly because they are often very similar to English terms.
It is not big problem to learn Cyrillic, my native language is Serbian, Serbian like Russian is Cyrillic (there si some difference in few letters), but if we can learn Alphabet, you can learn Cyrillic and some Russian words, at least thise one written on panels and gauges of this specific aircraft.
ive learned cyrillic, my wife is russian & when we went to russia i found a large amount of words are the same or similar in english…but for the average consumer expecting them to learn to read a foreign language just to fly one aircraft in a hobby or video game is an unrealistic expectation. thats fine if the aircraft is really intended for russian speaking audiences only.
one of the reasons why i switch to english pits is a meta simulation: it simulates the linguistic familiarity of a native speaker in a cockpit labelled in their native tongue. even in cockpits where i have no problems reading the language its still a foreign language.
I don’t mind if the cockpit is in Russian but a good English tutorial, written or as a video would help quite a bit.
I just completed a few flights with this TU-134… you guys are in for a WORLD of learning. There is NO GPS (thankfully)… Navigation is primarily RSBN based, but you do have ADF and VOR. There is zero hand-holding here and it’s SO challenging and rewarding. Yesterday I did an St. Petersburg-Omsk flight and I just completed Omsk-Novosibirsk one. There is nothing like the old Tupolev airliners. There is so much wealth of technical knowledge to dig into here with this model.
RSBN Navigation is provided with an app called MyNL (it’s freeware and works for all simulators).
The interactive (and voice-command activated crew) will assist you on checklists and in-flight operations. But you have to know which commands to give it and when it’s appropriate.
For those of you with X-Plane, a couple of days ago this author released a collaborative Freeware Tu-134 (though not the A model like the one for P3D)… it’s an update of an older freeware XP 134, it’s not as detailed as the one for P3D, but it does the job (RSBN navigation doesn’t work in that one - you have VOR and ADF as well as default Garmin 430 for navigation).
This site is where you download it. The topic also has several tutorial videos documenting startup, takeoff, landing, and navigation)
Tu-134 for X-Plane (vk.com)
The model discussed in this thread you could not use because it has not been released yet.
The XP model you are advertising is a free rework of the old model converted from the SCS model, I am a participant in this project, but at the moment it is not yet an alternative even to my model for P3D v4 / v5 which is in early access tupolenok.wayforpay.shop . There is a very big difference in the quality and degree of elaboration of these models. So if we are to speak honestly, then the model in the P3D is a more suitable option for studying. https://vk.com/tu134kai31
Maybe Jeremy is a beta tester?
There are no beta testers, the model for MSFS is with me and no one has access to it. He writes about the model for XPlane, which is still very far from the normal version.
And for the time being, my model for P3D is more suitable for studying, which is more developed and gives more skills that everyone will need in Tu-134 for MSFS. And you can start studying right now, because the model is not mastered very quickly. I have been studying Tu-134 for 7 years and I am constantly finding something new.)) 
Since @KAI312378 is the developer, I think he knows who is testing it.
I am NOT using the MSFS version. Just the P3D.
XP model is different (it’s a totally different variant and it’s not as developed as the P3D one)
I am using the Tu-134 for P3D (ver 5.1HF1) from KAI31 and only may confirm it is very well done in spite of the fact it is still under development. It is updated regularly and its support by the author is excellent. As mentioned above this model may be used for studying the Tu-134 before the plane is finally ready for MSFS.
As to Tu-134 for XP11, it is flyable but still at the early development stage. I hope its developer continues to work on it to get it similar to the other SU-planes like Tu-154 (Felix) and An-24 (Felix + other later developers).
Great interview with KAI at MSFS Addons: "It takes some time to study and understand the Tu-134" - an exclusive interview with Alexey Klyuchko, developer of the Tu-134 for MSFS - MSFS Addons
I assume from what is said there somewhere that next year there will be an early access version available?
I will try to provide early access next year. It all depends on the support of the community and the receipt of funds that provide the opportunity to allocate time to work on the project.
hello, when you align gyros on the ground, I know to get the coordinates from the airport charts. How ever, I heard that how have to realign them right before decent? How do I how what to align them to while in the air? And then my second question is that what is the procedure of aligning the gyros(How do you do it, what interments, and what part of the coordinates? Longitude or latitude?) Thanks.
very nice
thx
Is there a specific reason why russian cockpits are very often all painted in green? I Always wondered 
Hi,
yes there is. Russian scientists found that this greenish / blueish color is the the most soothing color for your nerves when in a stressful situation.
Like the colour on the walls in mental hospitals… 