Author Topic: I'm bored so... Plane or Pilot? (Read 2249 times)

Urchin · « **on:** August 03, 2003, 09:37:14 PM »

Hehehe... plane plane plane plane here.

OK, 80% plane, 20% pilot.

I think the plane is far more important than the pilot- and I'd be willing to bet a 'scientific' study would back my point of view on it.

SOB · « **Reply #1 on:** August 03, 2003, 09:59:34 PM »

81% Pilot
4% Plane
10% Environment
15% Ergonomics
9% Instruments

Ummm, is that 100 yet?

nopoop · « **Reply #2 on:** August 03, 2003, 10:41:03 PM »

You forgot the beer quotient

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #3 on:** August 03, 2003, 11:32:41 PM »

The pilot. A plane doesn't fly itself.

Ack-Ack

Mini D · « **Reply #4 on:** August 03, 2003, 11:35:47 PM »

I think flying nekkid makes the biggest difference. All else is suprifilous.

MiniD

Monty405 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 03, 2003, 11:53:27 PM »

also need to shave your body, reduce drag

Karnak · « **Reply #6 on:** August 04, 2003, 12:38:08 AM »

Plane matters, but pilot by far.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #7 on:** August 04, 2003, 01:16:31 AM »

Depends on the pilot and the plane...

Tumor · « **Reply #8 on:** August 04, 2003, 01:30:54 AM »

Between two very good pilots.... "The Plane"

Between two very bad pilots...... "The Luck"

Between one of each above....... "The Pilot"

But that doesn't matter Urchin, this does.... for the typical Aces High MA Scenario:

1 Decent Pilot vs 8 Spits and 4 Lala's... "The Dweeb Horde"

Furious · « **Reply #9 on:** August 04, 2003, 02:10:41 AM »

Plane. If it wasn't the MA would be more diversified.

Kweassa · « **Reply #10 on:** August 04, 2003, 03:02:58 AM »

Plane.

Individual differences may seem drastic when you look at someone next to you, but on a large scale, ultimately, people are all so and so average, and the few talented, above everyone else, are as mentioned, too few to make any difference.

Linz · « **Reply #11 on:** August 04, 2003, 03:10:33 AM »

Pilot.

Doesn't help with a superior plane if u don't know how to take avantage of it.

fats · « **Reply #12 on:** August 04, 2003, 03:47:19 AM »

When it is uninterrupted 1v1 and both pilots are beyond "I am good at flight sims" then it is upto the plane performance, speed and climb in particular. Comparing it in any other environment seems pointless to me.

2 duels I remember from CK beta, one against a P-51 pilot called "spot" and another against Zeke pilot called "mili". In both duels I flew the Fw 190. Spot went on to run me out of fuel after first merge or so. Mili died after losing all his alt, trying to avoid my BnZ, on the deck.

Neither duel showed none of that fancy ACM crap on the "winners" part. Just brutal use of plane's speed advantage over the other.

// fats

beet1e · « **Reply #13 on:** August 04, 2003, 03:57:53 AM »

Plane. A pilot does not have wings.

If the pilot, then why would we have bothered developing the planes we have today - Tomcat/Hornet/Strike Eagle/Tornado/Harrier etc. If it was only the pilot that mattered, we could still be using Spitfires.

In games like these, the pilot is important too. But what is more important is communication and co-ordination - and a plan. Sadly lacking in the AH MA, where the name of the game is to fly the fastest plane with best armament/ord, and attack en masse, cause maximum porkage, auger and re-up.

I used to run streaks well into the 20s in WB when I flew with the Scanian Griffins - a very well organised squad flying 190s. Here, you can be surrounded by 10 friendlies and not get a 6-call.

Creamo · « **Reply #14 on:** August 04, 2003, 04:19:44 AM »

You used to run streaks well into the 20s in WB when you flew with the Scanian Griffins ?

WOW!